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1996 ICCD Tutorial: Embedded System Design Issues (The Rest of the Story)

Philip J. Koopman, Jr.

Revised September 15, 1996

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SLIDE SHOW INDEX:

• TITLE
• OVERVIEW
• EMBEDDED SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
  • Embedded CPUs Dominate Market
  • What Are Embedded Systems?
  • Typical Embedded System Organization
  • Typical Embedded System Functions
  • Four Example Systems
  • Signal Processing System Example
  • Mission Critical System Example
  • Distributed Control System Example
  • "Small" System Example
  • What's Different About Embedded Systems?
• EMBEDDED COMPUTER DESIGN ISSUES
  • Embedded Computer Design Requirements
  • Real Time/Reactive Operation
  • Small Size, Low Weight
  • Safe and Reliable
  • Harsh Environment
  • Moderate To Extreme Cost Sensitivity
• SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN ISSUES
  • System-Level Requirements
  • End-Product Utility Is the Goal
  • System Safety & Reliability
  • Analog, Power, I/O
  • Power management
• LIFE-CYCLE ISSUES
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Life-Cycle Issues
  • Component Acquisition
  • System Certification
  • Logistics & Repairs
  • Upgrades
  • Long-Term Component Availability
• BUSINESS ISSUES
  • Business Issues
  • Design vs. Fabrication Costs
  • Cycle Time (time To Market)
  • Product Families
• CULTURAL ISSUES
  • Cultural Issues
  • Mechanical/Computer Cultural Clash
  • Accounting for Cost of Engineering Design
  • Compelling Advantage Required (Inertia)
• SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS
  • Product Design, Not Digital Design
  • Business Issues Can't Be Ignored
  • HW/SW Codesign -- A Solution?
  • Synthesis & Re-synthesis