A C++-embedded Domain-Specific Language for programming the MORA soft processor array

Vanderbauwhede, W. , Margala, M., Chalamalasetti, S.R. and Purohit, S. (2010) A C++-embedded Domain-Specific Language for programming the MORA soft processor array. In: Charot, F., Hannig, F., Teich, J. and Wolinski, C. (eds.) ASAP 2010 - 21st IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors, 7-9 July 2010, Rennes, France. IEEE Computer Society: Piscataway, N.J., pp. 141-148. ISBN 9781424469666 (doi: 10.1109/ASAP.2010.5540750)

Abstract

MORA is a novel platform for high-level FPGA programming of streaming vector and matrix operations, aimed at multimedia applications. It consists of soft array of pipelined low-complexity SIMD processors-in-memory (PIM). We present a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) for high-level programming of the MORA soft processor array. The DSL is embedded in C++, providing designers with a familiar language framework and the ability to compile designs using a standard compiler for functional testing before generating the FPGA bitstream using the MORA toolchain. The paper discusses the MORA-C++ DSL and the compilation route into the assembly for the MORA machine and provides examples to illustrate the programming model and performance.

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• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Vanderbauwhede, Professor Wim
• Authors: Vanderbauwhede, W., Margala, M., Chalamalasetti, S.R., and Purohit, S.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Publisher: IEEE Computer Society
• ISBN: 9781424469666
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• First Published: First published in Proceedings of ASAP 2010 - 21st IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors, 7-9 July 2010, Rennes, France : 141-148
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