Patent ID: 6697774
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of operating a computer system to design an application specific processor (ASP) modeled as a processor and a set of peripherals comprising:defining said peripherals which are responsive to stimuli and which communicate with said processor; generating for each peripheral an input file which defines the functional attributes of that peripheral in a high level language with an input data structure; entering the input file into the computer system and operating a modelling tool loaded on the computer system to generate from the input file at least an interface functions file which defines the communication attributes of the peripheral with the processor and the functional attributes of the peripheral in a manner independent of any particular data structure, and a test functions file, separate from the interface functions file, which defines the communication attributes of the processor with the peripheral in a manner independent of any particular data structure; using the interface functions file and test functions file to generate a functional model in a high level language for simulating the architectural behaviour of the ASP; and using the functional model to design the ASP.