2/5/2002
CS 269  Hardware and Software Engineering of Embedded Systems
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Configuration
lConfiguration process starts at Tensilica website (www.tensilica.com).
lGeneration process produces the processor’s configured RTL description and its configured software development tools.  (ANSI C/C++ compiler, linker, assembler, debugger, code profiler, and instruction set simulator.)
lAfter generation process, user can measure performance or start hardware synthesis using the RTL description.
lThe profiler can be used to identify bottlenecks in application performance.
lDesigner can also map the RTL description to gate-level netlist using industry standard synthesis tools.
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