Applications of TORC: An Open Toolkit for Reconfigurable Computing

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dc.contributor.authorCouch, Jacob Donalden
dc.contributor.committeechairAthanas, Peter M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSchaumont, Patrick R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTront, Joseph G.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:43:44Zen
dc.date.adate2011-08-27en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:43:44Zen
dc.date.issued2011-08-05en
dc.date.rdate2011-08-27en
dc.date.sdate2011-08-18en
dc.description.abstractTwo research projects are proposed that rely on Tools for open Reconfigurable Computing (TORC) and the openness of the Xilinx tool chain. The first project, the Embedded FPGA Transmitter, relies on the ability to add arbitrary routes to a physical FPGA which serve no obvious purpose. These routes can then mimic an antenna and transmit directly from the FPGA. This mechanism is not supported utilizing standard hardware description languages; however, the Embedded FPGA Transmitter requires measurements on a real FPGA to determine success. The second project is a back-end tools accelerator designed to reduce the compilation time for FPGA times. As the complexity of FPGAs have exceeded over a million logic cells, the compilation problem size has greatly expanded. The open-source project, TORC, provides an excellent framework for new FPGA research that provides physical, real-world results to ensure the applicability of the research.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08182011-165440en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08182011-165440/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34624en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartCouch_JD_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectXilinxen
dc.subjectTORCen
dc.subjectqFlowen
dc.subjecttFlowen
dc.subjectUnconventional Transmittersen
dc.subjectField programmable gate arraysen
dc.titleApplications of TORC: An Open Toolkit for Reconfigurable Computingen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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