一种基于SystemC的系统级软硬件协同设计新模型

分析了SystemC的建模特性,提出了一种基于SystemC的系统级设计新模型,即从系统功能描述开始逐步细化,建立模型间通信抽象的事务模型,对抽象通信具体化,最后形成通信模型。以此为基础进行RTL级综合,完成软硬件协同设计。本方法应用于一款导航芯片的设计,有效地缩短了研制周期,降低了开发成本,提高了系统设计质量。

A new model for system level hardware and software co-design based on SystemC

This paper analyses the characteristic of SystemC and gives a new model for system design based on SystemC.The model analyses the system function,refines to establish transaction model and communication model,and then abstracts to form the final communication model.It will implement RTL level synthesis to finish hardware and software co-design.In the design of a navigation chip,the new method is used.It has greatly shorten the development cycle,and reduced the development costs and improved,the quality of system design.