MICRO-45 Tutorial

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=====Cross-Platform FPGA Accelerator Development Using the CoRAM Virtual Architecture and the CONNECT Network-on-Chip Generator===== We are hosting the first CoRAM tutorial in conjunction with [[http://www.microsymposia.org/micro45|MICRO-45]]. NOTE: Please make sure to bring a laptop with about 15GB free space and Virtualbox installed (https://www.virtualbox.org). Overview

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In this tutorial, participants will develop portable, FPGA-based accelerators using the CoRAM Virtual Architecture and the CONNECT Network-on-Chip generation framework. CoRAM provides a universal abstraction to the user that is both easy-to-use and portable across different FPGA platforms. Details

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The tutorial will be held during a half-day session on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at the [[http://www.fairmont.com/hotel-vancouver|Fairmont Hotel Vancouver]]. This hands-on tutorial will cover a variety of topics, including: * Overview of CoRAM architecture * Compiler * NoC Generation Using the [[http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~mpapamic/connect|CONNECT Network-on-Chip Generator]] * Cross-platform targeting: Xilinx ML605, Altera DE4, Xilinx ZYNQ platform, Convey HC-x platforms (tentative) * Memory loading and checking * User I/O * Application debugging Schedule

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^ Time ^ Activity ^ Leader ^ | 1:30-2:00 | CoRAM Overview | Eric | | 2:00-3:00 | Hands-on Exercise | Gabe | | 3:00-3:30 | Coffee/Tea Break | - | | 3:30-4:15 | Advanced Topics | Michael and Eric | | 4:15-5:00 | Advanced Exercises + Demos | All |