What will you learn?

1. Introduction to modern embedded system design and SOC
design: Definition and examples of Embedded digital
systems with emphasis on communication and networking,
SOC design for embedded systems, VLSI design issues for
embedded systems – Power, Homogenous and
Heterogeneous COREs, Instructions sets, and Addressing
concepts for embedded processors – Example Xilinx,
MicroBlaze and ARM Thumb instruction sets, Power PC and
MicroBlaze register organization, Cache organization for
MicroBlaze, interrupt controllers for Embedded processors
– example of Power PC and ARM Interrupt controller,
memory space for embedded processors like Power PC and
MicroBlaze, Pipelines for modern embedded processors
e.g. Power PC pipeline
2. Architectures of common embedded processors: How to
pick the right embedded processor for the application
example in network processing, Overview of ARM
Architecture overview, ARM AHB/AIX overview for connect
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and buses, AHB, APB, bus protocols. Case study of
architecture of a basic AHB/APB bus bridge
3. Bus architectures and protocols: Modern on chip
interconnect for embedded processors, Need for on chip
buses from power and throughput standpoint, Concept of
OCP protocol, OCP sockets, Discussion of simple OCP socket
design, OCP Core bridges, Case study of designing simple
memory controller using OCP interface, Industry standard
connect AMBA and its derivatives AXI bus protocol,
Hierarchical AHB
4. Implementation of on chip buses: Overview of Element
interconnect Bus in CELL processor and overview of
concepts behind high performance buses on SOCs, Case
study of an actual NOC implementation for a high end
communication processor with low power implementation,
various methods of bus arbitration and implementation of
practical low-power bus arbiters on FPGA, Case study of
implementation of DMA controller on FPGA
5. Implementation of communication and networking
algorithms on FPGA systems: Dissecting communication
algorithms for HW-SW co-design, Basic elements for
executing communication algorithms in embedded Code,
optimizing embedded systems through optimization of SW
and HW, Case study of implementation of a Wireline MAC
on an embedded processor on FPGA
6. Integration of Embedded processors on FPGAs: Integration
of Xilinx MicroBlaze Core in FPGA. Key issues for CORE
integration, Integration of a MicroBlaze core with an on
chip bus. Address space optimization for system
implementation, JTAG controller with IEEE 1149.1
7. Power-PC for communication applications: Example of
integration of Power PC in Xilinx FPGA- Key issues for
integration –like interfacing, power, memory addressing,
interrupt handling, Case study of a communication system
example- low cost router for integration of Power PC on
FPGA- the design cycle
8. Xilinx MicroBlaze for networking applications: Anatomy of
a network traffic management application, Ingress Queue
and Egress queues, Queue depth, network traffic
management, Use of MicroBlaze for managing traffic
management, Packet flow control and its implementation
on FPGA
9. Software tools for embedded processors on FPGAs:
Overview of SW tools like compilers, linkers and loaders and
methodologies to integrate COREs in FPGA- specific case of
Xilinx Micro-Blaze, Case study of design flow and
integration of a Xilinx 32 bit processor CORE on FPGA, usage
of Xilinx EDK (Embedded Development Kit)
10. Future direction for embedded VLSI systems: Summary of
current technology for embedded processors on FPGA,
Future trends including issues of integrating multiple
processor CORES on FPGA- case study
11. Tools Used: MATLAB/​Simulink , Xilinx ISE, Xilinx uCos, Xilinx
EDK

Batch Size

No Minimum

Course Material

Provided

Module Delivery

Fast Track — 4 Hrs / Day
Regular Track — 2 Hrs / Day

Duration

80 Hrs