ETRI Journal
- Volume 30 Issue 1
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- Pages.141-151
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- 2008
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- 1225-6463(pISSN)
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- 2233-7326(eISSN)
Verification Platform with ARM- and DSP-Based Multiprocessor Architecture for DVB-T Baseband Receivers
- Cho, Koon-Shik (Samsung Electro-mechanics) ;
- Chang, June-Young (IT Convergence & Components Laboratory, ETRI) ;
- Cho, Han-Jin (IT Convergence & Components Laboratory, ETRI) ;
- Cho, Jun-Dong (Department of Mobile Systems Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
- Received : 2007.04.27
- Published : 2008.02.28
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a new verification platform with ARM- and DSP-based multiprocessor architecture. Its simple communication interface with a crossbar switch architecture is suitable for a heterogeneous multiprocessor platform. The platform is used to verify the function and performance of a DVB-T baseband receiver using hardware and software partitioning techniques with a seamless hardware/software co-verification tool. We present a dual-processor platform with an ARM926 and a Teak DSP, but it cannot satisfy the standard specification of EN 300 744 of DVB-T ETSI. Therefore, we propose a new multiprocessor strategy with an ARM926 and three Teak DSPs synchronized at 166 MHz to satisfy the required specification of DVB-T.
Keywords
- Multiprocessor SoC platform;
- DVB-T baseband receiver;
- pipelined scheduling;
- communication interface;
- crossbar switch