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Design of an Automation Framework for a Novel Data-Flow Processor Architecture

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dc.contributor.authorLakshmanan, Karthicken
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Mark T.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairMartin, Thomas L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPlassmann, Paul E.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:42:02Zen
dc.date.adate2010-08-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:42:02Zen
dc.date.issued2010-07-21en
dc.date.rdate2010-08-10en
dc.date.sdate2010-07-26en
dc.description.abstractImproved process technology has resulted in the integration of computing elements into multiple application areas. General purpose micro-controllers are designed to assist in this integration through a flexible design. The application areas, however, are so diverse in nature that the general purpose micro-controllers may not provide a suitable abstraction for all classes of applications. There is a need for specially designed architectures in application areas where the general purpose micro-controllers suffer from inefficiencies. This thesis focuses in the design of a processor architecture that provides a suitable design abstraction for a class of periodic, event-driven embedded applications such as sensor-monitoring systems. The design principles of the processor architecture are focused on the target application requirements, which are identified as event-driven nature with concurrent task execution and deterministic timing behavior. Additionally, to reduce the design complexity of applications on this novel architecture, an automation framework has been implemented. This thesis presents the design of the processor architecture and the automation framework explaining the suitability of the designed architecture for the target applications. The energy use of the novel architecture is compared with that of PIC12F675 micro-controller to demonstrate the energy-efficiency of the designed architecture.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07262010-184604en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07262010-184604/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34193en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLakshmanan_K_T_2010.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectElectronic Textilesen
dc.subjectAutomation Frameworken
dc.subjectData-Flowen
dc.titleDesign of an Automation Framework for a Novel Data-Flow Processor Architectureen
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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