Contents Digital design need software + hardware co-design

1. Hardware Software -CodesginEmbedded System Design / Integrated Circuits Design LabPeiyi Zhao, Ph.DEmail : zhao@chapman.eduWeb: www.chapman.edu/~zhaoMath and Computer Science DepartmentChapman University Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

2. Contents • Digital design need software + hardware co-design • Digital processors and the programming languages for digital design • Tools and resource in the lab Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

3. Digital design= soft ware + hardware co-design Digital design is everywhere • communication, • consumer electronics, • defense, • aerospace, etc Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

4. About 60 microcontrollers in your car from airbag controller to engine temperature controller. • 6 billion microcontroller units were shipped in 2004, predicted to increase by 10%(Source: Instate.Inc market research ) each year from 2004-2009 • Semiconductor annual revenue of 2004: estimated of $211.4 billion Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

5. Moore’s law (observation): transistors on a chip doubles in every 18-24 months.More and more transistors are put in one chip to enable complex functions you never dream 10 years ago Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

6. Some of the design issues you may notice in daily life: • For microprocessor in laptop, the power consumption reaches 100 watts which nearly could cook an egg Source: Intel • Other issues: security, etc. • The issues need to be solved by hardware/software co-design Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

7. These complex processors need people to design and program, the power and security issues need people to research. • Digital design : programming skill + digital hardware knowledge = software + hardware co-design • “The performance of software systems is dramatically affected by how well software designers understand the basic hardware technologies at work in a system. Similarly, hardware designers must understand the far-reaching effects their design decisions have on software applications.” Source: John Hennessy, President of Stanford University; David Patterson, University of California, Berkeley, President of ACM; • Our lab provides interdisciplinary training for software, hardware co-design. Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

8. 2. Digital Processors and Programming Languages in Digital Design • Human being: • super low power, ultra speed amazing brain, • memory, • sense (eye, ear, etc) • Basic structure of processor: • central processing unit, CPU • memory, • input/output in computer ( keyboard, screen etc) Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

9. What kinds of processors are there? • Microcontroller: put central processing unit, memory, input/output port in one silicon chip. Uses C or assembly language to program. (related course: CPSC250) • Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA): powerful prefabricatedprogrammable digital integrated circuits. You can design a circuit on your computer and have it running on your desk in minutes. Using Verilog / VHDL to programming.(related courses: CPSC365, CPSC252) • Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC): Using C/ Verilog/ VHDL programming language to design chip for better speed and power according to your specification and fabricate it. (related course: CPSC465) Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

10. The computer : multilevel hardware software perspective • Level 5 Program oriented language level CPSC 230/231, 350,353,354,402,408 • Level 4 Assembly language level Assembly language CPSC 250 • Level 3 Operating system level Operating system CPSC 380 • Level 2 Instruction set architecture level Computer architecture CPSC 252 • Level 1 Digital logic level Digital logic CPSC 365 • Level 0 Integrated circuit level Integrated circuits CPSC 465 • People interested in understanding how a computer really works must study all the levels. Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

11. 3.Tools and resources in the lab • Instruments • Software • Special parts • Methods/skills Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

12. Instruments • Waveform generator • Oscilloscope • Digital analyzer • Multimeter • Computers and gate arrays • Sun Blade server • Digilent FPGA boards • Microcontroller: Atmel STK 500 • MIT Handyboard • Lego RCX board Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

13. Design tool • Cadence • Synopsys • ModelSim • StudioAVR • C Codevision compiler • Xilinx XSE tool • Altera tool • Special parts • Sensors: light, pressure, temperature • Breadboards • LCD • Resistors, capacitors Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

14. Design skill: Using the previous tools to • design and download different digital logic design to boards • or send to MOSIS to fabricate abstract digital design level • Troubleshooting design • Breakdown large problem to small ones, • Isolate problem, • Create/use test bench, • Search error message/solution in data base, help manual, ask specialist questions, check tutorial, FAQ, user group, etc Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

15. Student projects • Embedded system design • Security: Implement security design in FPGA • Low power research: low power circuits • Microcontroller • Handyboard Robot • Send Chips to MOSIS for fabrication (coming soon) Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University

16. Webpage: • Our department and college • http://www.chapman.edu/wcls/ • http://www.chapman.edu/wcls/MathCS/ • More information on the related digital courses: • http://www1.chapman.edu/~zhao/ • Peiyi Zhao, Assistant Professor Department of Math and Computer Science,BK403 Chapman University One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 • Phone: 714 744 7804 • Fax: 714 628 7340 • Email: zhao@chapman.edu Embedded Sys. Integrated Circuit Chapman University