Reprogrammable Platforms for High-Speed Data Acquisition
Jozsef Ludvig, James McCarthy, Stephen Neuendorffer, Sonia R. Sachs.
Kluwer Journal of Design Automation for Embedded Systems
Volume 7, Number 4
ABSTRACT
Complex embedded systems that do not target mass markets often have
design and engineering costs that exceed production costs. One example
is the triggering and data acquisition system (DAQ) integrated into
high-energy physics experiments. Parametrizable and reprogrammable
architectures are natural candidates as platforms for specialized
embedded systems like high-speed data acquisition systems. In order to
facilitate the design of specialized embedded systems, design
strategies and tools are needed that greatly increase the efficiency
of the design process. End-user programmability of reprogrammable
platforms is essential, because system designers, without training in
low-level programming languages, are required to change the base
design, compare designs, and generate configuration data for the
reprogrammable platforms. This paper presents a methodology for
designing and evaluating high-speed data acquisition systems using
reprogrammable platforms.
