Abstract: An emulation system for data-driven processors aims at shortening the emulation time by employing parallel processing techniques without increasing overhead. The emulation system emulates virtual data-driven processors by using real data-driven processors. The emulation is performed by dividing the functionality of the processor into a data path and a timing path. In the data path emulation, each virtual packet to be processed in the virtual processor is expressed as a PACKET message, and the processing operation of the virtual packet is evaluated for each functional block. In the timing path emulation, a SEND signal and an ACK signal, to be controlled by a self-timed transfer control mechanism and a gate logic, are expressed as a SEND message and an ACK message, respectively, and stage-to-stage transfer operations of the SEND signal and the ACK signal are evaluated.

Abstract: An emulation system for data-driven processors which aims at shortening the emulation time by employing parallel processing techniques without increasing overhead. The emulation system emulates virtual data-driven processors by using real data-driven processors. The emulation is performed by dividing the functionality of the processor into a data path and a timing path. In the data path emulation, each virtual packet to be processed in the virtual processor is expressed as a PACKET message, and the processing operation of the virtual packet is evaluated for each functional block. In the timing path emulation, a SEND signal and an ACK signal, to be controlled by a self-timed transfer control mechanism and a gate logic, are expressed as a SEND message and an ACK message, respectively, and stage-to-stage transfer operations of the SEND signal and the ACK signal are evaluated.