HiPART: a new hierarchical semi-interactive HW-/SW partitioning approach with fast debugging for real-time embedded systems

In this contribution we present a new system-level hardware/software partitioning approach (HiPART) which is run in the frame of an integrated hardware software design methodology for embedded system design. The benefits of the approach result from an hierarchical partitioning algorithm, consisting of three phases of constructive and iterative methods. The main advantage of the system is a freely selectable degree of user interaction and manual partitioning. A permanent observation of timing constraint violations during partitioning guarantees the applicability for real-time systems.