4 SynDEx: system level CAD software
SynDEx is a system level CAD software, i.e. the tool associated with the AAA methodology, for rapid prototyping and optimization of distributed real-time embedded applications. It may be freely downloaded at: www-rocq.inria.fr/syndex or syndex.org, and offers through a GUI the following functionalities:
- algorithm specification of the functionalities with a factorized conditioned data flow graph or interface with some high level specification languages,
- architecture specification of the multicomponent with a directed graph,
- heuristics execution for the optimized distribution and scheduling of the algorithm onto the architecture,
- visualization of the heuristics results, as a timing diagram corresponding to a simulation of the real-time execution,
- generation of the distributed real-time executives, mainly static and without any deadlock. They are built with a minimum overhead, from executive kernels, presently available for the following processors: ADSP216X(Sharc), TMS320C4X, TMS320C6X, i80C196, MC68332, MPC555, i80X86, and workstations under UNIX and LINUX. Executive kernels are easily ported on other processors from the existing ones.
The way to practically use the GUI of SynDEx is described in its User Manual and examples are given in its Tutorial.