CP7023 RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING SYLLABUS FOR 3RD SEM ME CSE SYLLABUS REG-2013

ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

REGULATIONS - 2013
CP7023 RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING SYLLABUS

ME 3RD SEM COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SYLLABUS

CP7023 RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING SYLLABUS

OBJECTIVES:

 To understand the need for reconfigurable computing

 To expose the students to various device architectures

 To examine the various reconfigurable computing systems

 To understand the different types of compute models for programming reconfigurable architectures

 To expose the students to HDL programming and familiarize with the development environment

 To expose the students to the various placement and routing protocols

 To develop applications with FPGAs

UNIT I DEVICE ARCHITECTURE

General Purpose Computing Vs Reconfigurable Computing – Simple Programmable Logic Devices – Complex Programmable Logic Devices – FPGAs – Device Architecture - Case Studies.

UNIT II RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS

Reconfigurable Processing Fabric Architectures – RPF Integration into Traditional Computing Systems – Reconfigurable Computing Systems – Case Studies – Reconfiguration Management.

UNIT III PROGRAMMING RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS

Compute Models - Programming FPGA Applications in HDL – Compiling C for Spatial Computing – Operating System Support for Reconfigurable Computing.

UNIT IV MAPPING DESIGNS TO RECONFIGURABLE PLATFORMS

The Design Flow - Technology Mapping – FPGA Placement and Routing – Configuration Bitstream Generation – Case Studies with Appropriate Tools.

UNIT V APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH FPGAS

Case Studies of FPGA Applications – System on a Programmable Chip (SoPC) Designs.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to

 Identify the need for reconfigurable architectures

 Discuss the architecture of FPGAs

 Point out the salient features of different reconfigurable architectures

 Build basic modules using any HDL

 Develop applications using any HDL and appropriate tools

 Design and build an SoPC for a particular application

REFERENCES:

1. Maya B. Gokhale and Paul S. Graham, “Reconfigurable Computing: Accelerating Computation with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays”, Springer, 2005.

2. Scott Hauck and Andre Dehon (Eds.), “Reconfigurable Computing – The Theory and Practice of FPGA-Based Computation”, Elsevier / Morgan Kaufmann, 2008.

3. Christophe Bobda, “Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing – Architectures, Algorithms and Applications”, Springer, 2010.