The AXIOM software layers

•AXIOM project aims at developing a heterogeneous computing board (SMP-FPGA).•The Software Layers developed at the AXIOM project are explained.•OmpSs provides an easy way to execute heterogeneous codes in multiple cores. People and objects will soon share the same digital network for information exc...

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Published in:Microprocessors and microsystems Vol. 47; pp. 262 - 277
Main Authors: Álvarez, Carlos, Ayguadé, Eduard, Bosch, Jaume, Bueno, Javier, Cherkashin, Artem, Filgueras, Antonio, Jiménez-González, Daniel, Martorell, Xavier, Navarro, Nacho, Vidal, Miquel, Theodoropoulos, Dimitris, Pnevmatikatos, Dionisios N., Catani, Davide, Oro, David, Fernández, Carles, Segura, Carlos, Rodríguez, Javier, Hernando, Javier, Scordino, Claudio, Gai, Paolo, Passera, Pierluigi, Pomella, Alberto, Bettin, Nicola, Rizzo, Antonio, Giorgi, Roberto
Format: Journal Article Publication
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
Subjects:
Arquitectura de computadors
Arquitectures paral·leles
Cluster programming
Cyber-physical systems
Distributed shared memory
FPGA Programming
Informàtica
Microprocessadors
Microprocessors
Ompss
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Processament en paral·lel (Ordinadors)
Smart home
Smart video-surveillance
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC
Smart video-surveillance
Smart home
Cyber-physical systems
FPGA Programming
Distributed shared memory
Ompss
Cluster programming
ISSN:0141-9331, 1872-9436
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Summary:•AXIOM project aims at developing a heterogeneous computing board (SMP-FPGA).•The Software Layers developed at the AXIOM project are explained.•OmpSs provides an easy way to execute heterogeneous codes in multiple cores. People and objects will soon share the same digital network for information exchange in a world named as the age of the cyber-physical systems. The general expectation is that people and systems will interact in real-time. This poses pressure onto systems design to support increasing demands on computational power, while keeping a low power envelop. Additionally, modular scaling and easy programmability are also important to ensure these systems to become widespread. The whole set of expectations impose scientific and technological challenges that need to be properly addressed. The AXIOM project (Agile, eXtensible, fast I/O Module) will research new hardware/software architectures for cyber-physical systems to meet such expectations. The technical approach aims at solving fundamental problems to enable easy programmability of heterogeneous multi-core multi-board systems. AXIOM proposes the use of the task-based OmpSs programming model, leveraging low-level communication interfaces provided by the hardware. Modular scalability will be possible thanks to a fast interconnect embedded into each module. To this aim, an innovative ARM and FPGA-based board will be designed, with enhanced capabilities for interfacing with the physical world. Its effectiveness will be demonstrated with key scenarios such as Smart Video-Surveillance and Smart Living/Home (domotics).
ISSN:0141-9331
1872-9436
DOI:10.1016/j.micpro.2016.07.002