SOC SFTWR SYNTHESIS
EECS 222C, Course Code: 18416
Quarter: Spring Quarter 2013

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", Embedded Systems Foundations of Cyber-Physical Systems, 2nd edition, Springer, 2011. eBook: ISBN 978-94-007-0257-8 Softcover: ISBN-13 978-94-007-0256-1
  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 Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-7923-7387-2 Softcover: ISBN 978-1-4613-5575-5

• Course web site at
  http://eee.uci.edu/13s/18416/

Course Contents

	Topic	Reading
1	Embedded software concepts and requirements	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 1, 2
2	System software	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4
3	Real-time scheduling	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 6
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 6
8	Target processors	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 7
9	Code generation and compilation	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 7
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, Spring quarter 2013.

• 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 UCI Schedule of Classes, Spring quarter 2013.
  Dishonesty will not be tolerated.