System on programmable chip for real-time control implementations

Abstract

This paper presents the architecture of a System on Programmable Chip (SOPC) solution for embedded real-time control applications. It integrates a general-purpose processor, an application specific processor (CSP II), an AMBA compliant bus and a standard communication interface (Ethernet) on a single FPGA. The design supports high-speed, adaptive real-time control and integrates in a single device all the digital electronics, reducing the required external logic. The programming of the system is supported by software libraries that automatically transform the control law's equations into the processor's native Instruction Set.