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Embedded Firmware Development with Multi-Way Branching

DVOŘÁK, V. Embedded Firmware Development with Multi-Way Branching. Proc. of the 3rd Int. Coference on Systems. New York: IEEE Computer Society, 2008. p. 317-322. ISBN: 978-0-7695-3105-2.
Czech title
Vývoj vestavěného firmware s vícemístným větvením
Type
conference paper
Language
English
Authors
Dvořák Václav, prof. Ing., DrSc.
Keywords

Embedded firmware, decision diagrams,   iterative disjunctive decomposition, multi-valued functions, space complexity

Abstract

This paper proposes a technique of firmware development based on Multi-valued Decision Diagrams (MDDs). Evaluation of multiple-output Boolean functions is faster than the one using Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) and has a small memory footprint often required in embedded systems. A micro-programmed controller that firmware runs on is supposed to support multi-way branching in hardware, whose implementation is known. A novel heuristic technique of a sub-optimal multivalued MDD synthesis is presented and a specific condition for spatial efficiency of MDD-based firmware is derived. The method is illustrated on practical examples. It may be quite useful for development of embedded microcontroller firmware as well as for fast digital system simulation.

Published
2008
Pages
317–322
Proceedings
Proc. of the 3rd Int. Coference on Systems
ISBN
978-0-7695-3105-2
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Place
New York
BibTeX 
@inproceedings{BUT30478,
  author="Václav {Dvořák}",
  title="Embedded Firmware Development with Multi-Way Branching",
  booktitle="Proc. of the 3rd Int. Coference on Systems",
  year="2008",
  pages="317--322",
  publisher="IEEE Computer Society",
  address="New York",
  isbn="978-0-7695-3105-2",
  url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/8586/"
}
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