EE382C Embedded Software Systems - Spring 1998 Projects

Prof. Brian L. Evans

These are the research projects that the students completed during the Spring 1998 semester:

1. Sultan Ahmed, George Benavides, and Khalid Islam, "HDSL2 Implementation in Ptolemy"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Impact: Contributions to Ptolemy
   • Status: Khalid Islam works for Synopsys in Austin, TX. George Benavides graduated in May, 1998, with an MSEE degree (with thesis). Sultan Ahmed works for Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX. Khalid Islam works for Synopsys in Austin, TX.

2. Hugo Andrade and Scott Kovner, "Software Synthesis from Dataflow Models for Embedded Software Design in the G Programming Language and the LabVIEW Development Environment"
   • Modeling: Dataflow
   • Implementation: LabView G language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Impact: Invited paper
     • Hugo Andrade and Scott Kovner, "Software Synthesis from Dataflow Models for Embedded Software Design in the G Programming Language and the LabVIEW Development Environment", Proc. IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Nov. 1-4, 1998, Pacific Grove, CA, pp. 1705-1710.
   • Status: They continue to work full-time for National Instruments in Austin, TX

3. Guner Arslan, "Dual-Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) Detector Implementation"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C and TMS320C50 assembly language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Impact: New C50 target for Ptolemy 0.7.1
   • Status: Ph.D. student under Prof. Brian L. Evans

4. Ravi Bhargava and Ramesh Radhakrishnan, "Characterization of MMX-enhanced DSP Applications on a General Purpose Processor"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C and MMX Pentium assembly language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Impact: Two published conference papers, one submitted journal paper, and a published benchmark suite
     • R. Bharagava, R. Radhakrishman, B. L. Evans, and L. K. John, "Characterization of MMX-enhanced DSP and Multimedia Applications on a General Purpose Processor," Digest of Workshop on Performance Analysis and Its Impact on Design, Barcelona, Spain, July 27-28, 1998, pp. 16-23.
     • R. Bharagava, R. Radhakrishman, B. L. Evans, and L. K. John, "Evaluating MMX Technology Using DSP and Multimedia Applications," Proc. IEEE Int. Sym. on Microarchitecture, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 1998, Dallas, TX, pp. 37-46.
     • R. Bharagava, L. K. John, B. L. Evans, and R. Radhakrishman, "Evaluating Native Signal Processing on General Purpose Processors," IEEE Transactions on Computers, submitted.
   • Status: Graduate students under Prof. Lizy John

5. Dong-Ming Chuang and Yucong Gu, "Multicarrier CDMA Communication System Design"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Status: Ph.D. students under Prof. Guanghan Xu

6. Amey Deosthali and Srikanth Gummadi, "Low-cost Real-time Decoding of Broadcast Time and Frequency Standard"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: PIC microcontroller assembly language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Impact: One Master's report
     • Embedded Signal Processing on Microcontrollers, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1084, May 1998.
   • Status: Amey Deosthali graduated in May 1998 with an MSEE degree and works for Schlumberger in their Sugarland facilty near Houston, TX. Srikanth Gummadi graduates in December 1998 with an MSEE degree and will work for Motorola Ft. Worth.

7. Thomas Holme and Karen Watkins, "Optimal Architectures for Massively Parallel Implementation of Hard Real-time Beamformers"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C and Analog Devices assembly language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
   • Presentations: Literature Survey - Final
   • Note: This work was conducted in collaboration with the Applied Research Laboratories at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where Karen Watkins is employed.
   • Impact:
     • K. P. Watkins, "Optimal Architectures for Massively Parallel Implementations of Hard Real-time Beamformers", IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Nov. 1-4, 1998, Pacific Grove, CA.
   • Status: Karen Watkins continues to work full-time at Applied Research Labs. Thomas Holme was an exchange student from Denmark.

8. Jong-il Kim, "System-level modeling and implementation of video codecs"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: C and assembly language
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature Survey - Final report
   • Impact:
     • J.-I. Kim and B. L. Evans, "System Modeling and Implementation of Generic Video Codec," Proc. IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 7-9, 1998, pp. 311-316.
   • Status: Ph.D. student at UT Austin.

9. Guido Meardi, "FPGA-coupled Microprocessors"
   • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
   • Implementation: FPGAs
   • Abstract
   • Reports: Literature Survey - Final report
   • Status: Returned to Italy after his semester as an exchange graduate student at UT Austin

10. Juan C. Rubio and Wade Schwartzkopf, "Binary-to-Binary Translation"
    • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
    • Implementation: C and TMS320C54 assembly language
    • Abstract
    • Reports: Literature Survey - Final report
    • Presentations: Final
    • Status: Juan Rubio is a Master's student at UT Austin. Wade Schwartzkopf is a Master's student under Prof. Brian L. Evans.

11. Jianlan Song and Qian Wang, "Implementation of an H.263+ Decoder on a TMS320C54 DSP"
    • Modeling: Synchronous Dataflow
    • Implementation: C and TMS320C54 assembly language
    • Abstract
    • Reports: Literature Survey - Final report - Final Presentation
    • Status: Master's students.

12. Chuanjun Wang, "Web-Enabled System-Level Design CAD Tools"
    • Modeling: ?
    • Implementation: Java, C, and C++
    • Abstract
    • Reports: Literature survey - Final report
    • Status: full-time position with Oracle in Boston, MA