Targeting complex embedded architectures by combining the multicore communications API (MCAPI) with compile-time virtualisation

Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 51-60

  Gray, Ian ^a   Audsley, Neil C ^a  

^a Department of Computer Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Languages; Performance

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION-SPECIFIC; COMPILE TIME; COMPLEX ARCHITECTURES; CRITICAL PARTS; CUSTOM HARDWARES; EMBEDDED ARCHITECTURE; HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; LANGUAGES; MULTI CORE; MULTICORE ARCHITECTURES; NEW INDUSTRY; ON CHIP COMMUNICATION; ON CHIPS; PERFORMANCE; PROCESSING ELEMENTS; PROGRAMMABILITY; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; SOFTWARE THREADS; STANDARD PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; TARGET ARCHITECTURES; UNIDIRECTIONAL CHANNEL; VIRTUALISATION;

ABSTRACTING; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; MULTICORE PROGRAMMING; PROGRAM COMPILERS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; STANDARDS;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 79955667876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1967677.1967685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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