Packet-based systems are common in wireless communications. Data is received over the air and is decoded as discrete packet data on a compute device. For given system requirements, it is difficult to design a system and implement directly on SoC as it often involves long iterations of debugging and integration on hardware since hardware effects are difficult to account for at design time. In this example, you will design packet-based airplane tracking application based on Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) standard, partitioned between FPGA and embedded processor. Unlike traditional methods, you will simulate the application design with memory interface before implementation on hardware using SoC Blockset to shorten development time. You will then validate the design on hardware by automatically generated code from the model.

Presents a systematic approach to design the data-path between hardware logic (FPGA) and embedded processor using SoC Blockset. Applications are often partitioned between hardware logic and embedded processor on a system-on-chip (SoC) device to meet throughput, latency and processing requirements. You will design and simulate the entire application comprising of FPGA & processor algorithms, memory interface and task scheduling to meet the system requirements. You will then validate the design on hardware by generating code from the model and implementing on a SoC device.