Hardware/software approach for code synchronization in low-power multi-core sensor nodes

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages

  Braojos, Rubén ^a   Dogan, Ahmed ^a   Beretta, Ivan ^a   Ansaloni, Giovanni ^a   Atienza, David ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bio Medical Signal Processing; Code Synchronization; Embedded Systems; Wireless Sensor Nodes

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; HARDWARE; SENSOR NODES; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

BIO-MEDICAL; BIO-SIGNAL PROCESSING; CODE SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPUTING CAPABILITY; CONSTRAINED ENERGY; DEGREE OF COMPLEXITY; PARALLEL PROCESSING; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84903822309     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7873/DATE2014.181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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