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This volume presents the results and outcome of the FP6 project, which focuses on the development of an integrated tool chain targeting a heterogeneous multi-core platform. Downloadable software will be provided for simulation purposes.

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HW/SW Co-Design for Heterogeneous Multi-Core Platforms describes the results and outcome of the FP6 project which focuses on the development of an integrated tool chain targeting a heterogeneous multi core platform comprising of a general purpose processor (ARM or powerPC), a DSP (the diopsis) and an FPGA. The tool chain takes existing source code and proposes transformations and mappings such that legacy code can easily be ported to a modern, multi-core platform.
Downloadable software will be provided for simulation purposes.

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Introduction.- ThArtes Toolchain.- The hArtes Platform.- Audio Array Processing for Telepresence.- In Car Audio.- Extensions of the hArtes Toolchain.- Conclusion: Multi-Core Processor Architectures are Here to Stay.

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From the reviews:

"Professionals striving to work on both software and hardware will appreciate this book. C/C++ developers involved in programming for heterogeneous embedded systems will also benefit from the book´s broad overview, ranging from design problems to a fully automated approach. The book presents a hardware/software (HW/SW) abstraction in the form of the hArtes toolchain, supporting application-level mapping and profiling to provide an interesting advantage for dealing with heterogeneous platforms. ... this is a great book." (Andre Maximo, ACM Computing Reviews, June, 2012)

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