Prototyping Advanced Control Systems on FPGA

In advanced digital control and mechatronics, FPGA-based systems on a chip (SoCs) promise to supplant older technologies, such as microcontrollers and DSPs. However, the tackling of FPGA technology by control specialists is complicated by the need for skilled hardware/software partitioning and desig...

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Published in:EURASIP journal on embedded systems Vol. 2009; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors: Simard, Stéphane, Mailloux, Jean-Gabriel, Beguenane, Rachid
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Architectures
Circuits and Systems
Control Structures and Microprogramming
Control systems
Design
Electronic Circuits and Devices
Engineering
Field programmable gate arrays
FPGA Supercomputing Platforms
Product development
Research Article
Signal,Image and Speech Processing
Techniques for Accelerating Computationally Complex Algorithms
FPGA Device
Rotor Flux
Induction Motor
Design Flow
ASIP
ISSN:1687-3955, 1687-3963
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Summary:In advanced digital control and mechatronics, FPGA-based systems on a chip (SoCs) promise to supplant older technologies, such as microcontrollers and DSPs. However, the tackling of FPGA technology by control specialists is complicated by the need for skilled hardware/software partitioning and design in order to match the performance requirements of more and more complex algorithms while minimizing cost. Currently, without adequate software support to provide a straightforward design flow, the amount of time and efforts required is prohibitive. In this paper, we discuss our choice, adaptation, and use of a rapid prototyping platform and design flow suitable for the design of on-chip motion controllers and other SoCs with a need for analog interfacing. The platform consists of a customized FPGA design for the Amirix AP1000 PCI FPGA board coupled with a multichannel analog I/O daughter card. The design flow uses Xilinx System Generator in Matlab/Simulink for system design and test, and Xilinx Platform Studio for SoC integration. This approach has been applied to the analysis, design, and hardware implementation of a vector controller for 3-phase AC induction motors. It also has contributed to the development of CMC's MEMS prototyping platform, now used by several Canadian laboratories.
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ISSN:1687-3955
1687-3963
DOI:10.1155/2009/897023