1. Electronic System Level Design Methodology
Alan P. Su

2. Methodology
ESL Success Elements
Architect
Team
SW
Team
Management
HW
Team
Tools Library
Key users and leader
Undivided support
Implementation users
Not methodology

3. Architecture Exploration & Virtual Platform Modeling
– Architect Team
Specification
Algorithm1 Analysis Algorithmn Analysis
Data Flow1 Analysis Data Flown Analysis
Matlab
Simulink
HW Component Modeling
System Modeling
Performance Analysis
IP
Library
System-Level Verification
• Memory bank
• DMA spec
• Bus bandwidth
• HW/SW partition
x86
Models
Architecture/Platform Design
Implementation
Referenced
SW Code
System Simulator

4. SW Development & HW Verification
– SW & HW Teams
Implementation
Virtual Platform
SystemC
Golden Model
HW RTL Design
Using the Virtual
Platform/Architecture
as part of the IDE
Component level
RTL Design
Architecture/
Platform
SW Design
Virtual Platform/
Architecture
Referenced
SW Code
Co-verification
Compiler(s) Debugger(s)
High Level Synthesis