Experimental Partnership - Comprehensive Retargetable Embedded Systems Software Development Environment

嵌入式计算机系统已经成为我们国家重要基础设施的关键组成部分。 嵌入式计算机是大量其他自动化设备和消费电器中的组件。自动化装置的例子包括空调系统、电梯、消防控制系统、保安系统、照明系统等。嵌入式计算机的消费电器包括录像机、传真机、机顶盒、调制解调器、蜂窝电话、寻呼机、打印机、复印机等。本项目旨在通过开发算法工具，以及使用高级语言支持嵌入式系统软件开发的技术。最初，我们的研究将集中在针对数字信号处理器及其支持的嵌入式应用的算法和工具。 这个项目将建立在Zephyr编译器的基础上，并对它进行扩展，Zephyr编译器的基础是由弗吉尼亚大学和普林斯顿大学开发的。 Zephyr项目的目标是构建编译器基础设施，以支持尖端的计算系统研究。

EIA-0072043Jack DavidsonUniversity of VirginiaEIA-0072043Jack DavidsonUniversity of VirginiaEmbedded computer systems have become key building blocks of our nation's vital infrastructures. Embedded computers are components in a large number of other automated devices and consumer appliances. Examples of automated devices include air conditioning systems, elevators, fire control systems, security systems, lighting systems, etc. Consumer appliances with embedded computers include VCRs, facsimile machines, set-top boxes, modems, cellular telephones, pagers, printers, photocopiers, etc.This project seeks to address the embedded software development problem by developing algorithm tools, and techniques to support embedded system software development using high-level languages. Initially, our research will focus on algorithms and tools targeted at digital signal processors and the embedded applications they support. This project will build on and extend the Zephyr compiler infrastructure being developed at the University of Virginia and Princeton University. The goal of the Zephyr project is to build compiler infrastructure that enables and supports cutting-edge computing systems research.