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Complex embedded systems that do not target mass marketsoften have design and engineering costs that exceed production costs. Oneexample is the triggering and data acquisition system (DAQ) integrated intohigh-energy physics experiments. Parameterizable and reprogrammable architecturesare natural candidates as platforms for specialized embedded systems likehigh-speed data acquisition systems. In order to facilitate the design ofspecialized embedded systems, design strategies and tools are needed thatgreatly increase the efficiency of the design process. End-user programmabilityof reprogrammable platforms is essential, because system designers, withouttraining in low-level programming languages, are required to change the basedesign, compare designs, and generate configuration data for the reprogrammableplatforms. This paper presents a methodology for designing and evaluatinghigh-speed data acquisition systems using reprogrammable platforms.
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Ludvig, J., McCarthy, J., Neuendorffer, S. et al. Reprogrammable Platforms for High-Speed Data Acquisition. Design Automation for Embedded Systems 7, 341–364 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020311322960
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