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System for performing a co-simulation and/or emulation of hardware and software

US8352231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Joern Babinsky · Steinenbronn, DE
Holger Horbach · Aidlingen, DE
Steffen Knoll · Stuttgart, DE
Andreas Kohler · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 2008
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/261
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for performing a co-simulation and/or emulation of hardware and software. The system includes a hardware simulator with an integrated hardware model, a hardware and/or software environment for controlling the hardware simulator and performing a software simulation and/or a direct software application, at least one synchronization facility within the hardware model for indicating a request from the hardware and/or software environment, a receiver for setting the synchronization facility into a predetermined state, and a controller for switching the hardware simulator between a free-running state and a request-handling state.

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