PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI: A System for Stream-Based Reconfigurable Computing

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	Ronald Laufer, R. Reed Taylor, Herman Schmit, "PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI: A System for Stream-Based Reconfigurable Computing," Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, Annual IEEE Symposium on, pp. 200, Seventh Annual IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 1999.

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	@article{ 10.1109/FPGA.1999.803682, author = {Ronald Laufer and R. Reed Taylor and Herman Schmit}, title = {PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI: A System for Stream-Based Reconfigurable Computing}, journal ={Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, Annual IEEE Symposium on}, volume = {0}, year = {1999}, issn = {1082-3409}, pages = {200}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/FPGA.1999.803682}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - CONF JO - Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, Annual IEEE Symposium on TI - PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI: A System for Stream-Based Reconfigurable Computing SN - 1082-3409 SP EP A1 - Ronald Laufer, A1 - R. Reed Taylor, A1 - Herman Schmit, PY - 1999 VL - 0 JA - Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, Annual IEEE Symposium on ER -

Ronald Laufer, Carnegie Mellon University

R. Reed Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University

Herman Schmit, Carnegie Mellon University

Reconfigurable hardware accelerators have been shown to be flexible and efficient in stream-based applications. In this paper, we discuss the design of PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI. PCI-PipeRench is a coprocessor utilizing the PipeRench architecture which includes on-chip control and data buffering to interface with a host processor over a PCI bus. SWORDAPI calls resemble standard C file control functions, and allow developers to create applications independent of underlying reconfigurable hardware details. In addition, the SWORDAPI provides a cosimulation environment so that verification can be performed using unmodified application source with a hardware simulator. Efficient utilization of the bus is of critical importance in the design of such a system; various methods used to address this issue are presented.

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Ronald Laufer, R. Reed Taylor, Herman Schmit, "PCI-PipeRench and the SWORDAPI: A System for Stream-Based Reconfigurable Computing," fccm, pp.200, Seventh Annual IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 1999

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