MRI: Acquisition of Research Instrumentation for Electronic Systems Emulation, Prototyping and Testing

该提案支持混合信号电子系统和（可重构）计算的新兴方向，旨在获得一系列硬件设备，以便在多个领域进行与硬件相关的研究，包括模拟和混合信号设计、可重构计算项目的CAD和几个可重构计算系统项目。该研究和培训中心以电子仿真、快速原型和测试为中心。项目具体涉及分布式仿真、MEMS内置自检、FPGA CAD环境、可重构计算分析和自适应、功耗感知FPGA设计映射等。基础设施的主要部分包括印刷电路板站、电子测试仪器、可重构计算板和光学测试设备。该设施能够实现现实的硬件实验，分析和演示以前主要通过混合信号电子系统和可配置计算模拟验证的研究思想。更广泛的影响：影响未来的研究方向、研究生和合作者；影响课程，并进一步扩大少数民族学生的教育机会。20所大学将共享设备。该项目还鼓励更多的产业合作。

This proposal, supporting emerging directions in mixed-signal electronic systems and in (re-)configurable computing, aims at acquiring a collection of hardware equipment to enable hardware-related research in several areas including analog and mixed signal design, CAD for reconfigurable computing projects, and several reconfigurable computing system projects. This research and training facility centers on electronic simulation, rapid prototyping, and testing. Projects specifically address, among others, distributed simulation, MEMS built-in self-test, FPGA CAD environments, reconfigurable computing analysis and adaptation, power-aware FPGA design mapping. The major pieces of the infrastructure include a printed circuit board station, electronic test instruments, reconfigurable computing boards, and optical test equipment. The facility enables realistic hardware experimentation, analysis, and demonstration of the research ideas previously verified largely by simulations in mixed-signal electronic systems and in configurable computing.Broader Impact: Impacts future research directions, graduate students and collaborators; impacts courses, and further extends educational opportunities to minority students. 20 universities will share the equipment. The project also encourages more industrial collaboration.