SOC SFTWR SYNTHESIS
EECS 222C, Course Code: 18435
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2008

Course Description

EECS 222C: System-on-Chip Software Synthesis (3)
System-on-Chip software concepts, requirements, examples, for engineering applications including automotive and communication. Software synthesis methodology. Algorithmic specification, design constraints. Applications using embedded operating systems. Static, dynamic scheduling. Input/output, interrupt handling. Code generation, retargetable compilation. Instruction set simulation. Debugging and prototyping.
Prerequisite: EECS 222A or consent of instructor.

Course Objectives and Outcomes

• Course Objectives:

  • To learn embedded software concepts in system-on-chip (SoC) designs.
  • To be able to design, develop and debug software in SoC designs.
  • To understand software code generation for SoC.

• Course Outcomes:

  • Students understand the special requirements of software for SoC.
  • Students understand the process of code generation and integration for SoC.
  • Students are able to develop application software, middleware, and/or drivers for SoC.
  • Students are able to implement, test and debug a software application for a SoC.

Course Resources

• Text books:
  

  P. Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003. ISBN 0-4020-7690-8
  A. Jerraya, S. Yoo, D. Verkest, N. Wehn (editors): "Embedded Software for SoC", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003. ISBN 978-1-4020-7528-5
  P. Marwedel, G. Goossens (editors): "Code Generation for Embedded Processors", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1995. ISBN 0-7923-9577-8
  A. Gerstlauer, R. Doemer, J. Peng, D. Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, June 2001. ISBN 0-7923-7387-1

• Additional Reading:
  • F. Vahid, T. Givargis:
    "Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction",
    John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2002.
    ISBN 0-471-38678-2
  • J. Staunstrup, W. Wolf (editors):
    "Hardware/Software Co-Design: Principles and Practice",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997.
    ISBN 0-7923-8013-4
  • H. Kopetz:
    "Real-time Systems",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997.
    ISBN 0-7923-9894-7
  
  
• Course web site at
  http://eee.uci.edu/08f/18435/

Course Contents

	Topic	Reading
1	Embedded software concepts and requirements	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 1
2	Real-time requirements	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4a
3	Real-time scheduling	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4b
4	SoC software specification	Gerstlauer, Doemer, Peng, Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Chapter 1
5	Embedded software design flow	Gerstlauer, Doemer, Peng, Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Chapter 2
6	Software synthesis	Gerstlauer, Doemer, Peng, Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Chapter 2
7	RTOS targeting and mapping	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4c
8	Target processors	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 3
9	Code generation and compilation	Marwedel, Goossens (editors): "Code Generation for Embedded Processors", Chapters 1-3
10	Instruction-set simulation	Schirner, Sachdeva, Gerstlauer, Doemer: "Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis in an Embedded Software Design Flow...", CECS TR 06-06



• Note that contents are tentative and may change.
• Please see the Schedule page for up-to-date scheduling information.

Course Policies

• Attendance Policy:

  Attendance and active participation is required.

• Assignments:

  Homework assignments are listed on the Assignments course web page. They are assigned on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Submission instructions and due dates are listed with each assignment.

• Exams:

  The course includes one final examination. Final examinations are administered during examination week at the time announced in the Schedule of Classes, Fall quarter 2008.

• Grading Policy:

  The final grade for the course will be determined based on the results of homework assignments and the final examination, as follows:
  • 50% Homework assignments
  • 50% Final project/examination

• Academic Honesty:

  The complete policy statement on academic honesty is published in the Schedule of Classes, Fall quarter 2008.
  Dishonesty will not be tolerated.