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An apparatus and method a method for performing two-pass real time video compression is provided. Tactical decisions such as encoding and quantization values are determined in software, whereas functional execution steps are performed in hardware. By appropriately apportioning the tasks between software and hardware, the benefits of each type of processing are exploited, while minimizing both hardware complexity and data transfer requirements. One key concept that allows the compression unit to operate in real time is that the architecture and pipelining both allow for B frames to be executed out of order. By buffering B frames, two-pass motion estimation techniques can be performed to tailor bit usage to the requirements of the frame, and thereby provide a more appealing output image.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for maximizing the performance of DMA transfers over a PCI.TM. bus are provided which includes a Per-Channel Retry count, Double Buffer Management, Wait Enable functionality, Back Up register functionality, Gather/Scatter mapping, a method for minimization of PIO writes, Read Semaphore functionality, a method for servicing of DMA transfers during FMU latency periods, Valid bit functionality, high and low water thresholds, and re-usable page tables.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for maximizing the performance of DMA transfers over a PCI.TM. bus are provided which includes a Per-Channel Retry count, Double Buffer Management, Wait Enable functionality, Back Up register functionality, Gather/Scatter mapping, a method for minimization of PIO writes, Read Semaphore functionality, a method for servicing of DMA transfers during FMU latency periods, Valid bit functionality, high and low water thresholds, and re-usable page tables.
摘要:
A parallel hardware-based multithreaded processor is described. The processor includes a general purpose processor that coordinates system functions and a plurality of microengines that support multiple hardware threads. The processor also includes a memory control system that has a first memory controller that sorts memory references based on whether the memory references are directed to an even bank or an odd bank of memory and a second memory controller that optimizes memory references based upon whether the memory references are read references or write references.
摘要:
Simulating a logic design having combinatorial logic and state logic includes representing the combinatorial logic and the state logic using separate graphic elements, identifying clock domains for the combinatorial logic and the state logic using the separate graphic elements, generating computer code that simulates operation of portions of the logic design, the computer code being generated based on the clock domains, and associating the computer code with graphic elements that correspond to the portions of the logic design.
摘要:
A technique for designing a logic circuit includes specifying a model. The model including combinatorial blocks, state elements and graphical library elements. The technique maintains a data structure representative of the model, and generates an architectural model and an implementation model from the data structure. The data structure represents a descriptive net list of the model. The architectural model includes C++ code and the implementation model includes Verilog.
摘要:
A circuit design parameter file is maintained for a circuit being designed by a circuit designer. This circuit design parameter file specifies a physical characteristic of the circuit. A design environment is monitored to detect the addition of a circuitry component to the circuit and a component design parameter file that specifies at least one design parameter for that added circuitry component is accessed. The circuit design parameter file is updated based on the design parameter(s) included in the component design parameter file. The circuit designer is provided with feedback concerning the physical characteristic of the circuit being designed.
摘要:
A parallel hardware-based multithreaded processor is described. The processor includes a general purpose processor that coordinates system functions and a plurality of microengines that support multiple hardware threads. The processor also includes a memory control system that has a first memory controller that sorts memory references based on whether the memory references are directed to an even bank or an odd bank of memory and a second memory controller that optimizes memory references based upon whether the memory references are read references or write references.
摘要:
Representing a logic device generally includes creating a model of a logic device, where the model represents a collection of variants of the logic device. A representation of the model may be used in a logic design and a particular variant of the logic device may be selected automatically based on connections made to the representation. Connection errors may be detected automatically and a first indication may be displayed automatically when the connection errors are detected. A second indication that differs from the first indication may be displayed automatically when the connection errors are corrected.
摘要:
To reduce the processing time required for correcting a fault, the instruction decorder segment and the first execution segment of a pipelined processor are provided with "state silos" that are operative during normal instruction execution to save a sufficient amount of state information to immediately restart the instruction decoder segment and the first execution segment by reloading the state information having been stored in the state silos. The state silos, for example, include a queue of registers clocked by a common clocking signal that is inhibited during correction of the fault. When the fault is corrected, multiplexers select the state information from the silos to be used by the respective pipeline segments. In a preferred embodiment, the instruction decoder segment decodes variable length macroinstructions into operand specifiers and operations to perform upon the specifiers. The first execution segment receives control information when a new operand specifier or operation is decoded, and otherwise holds the previously received control information. A microsequencer issues a series of microinstructions for each specifier or operation having been decoded, and also issues a series of microinstructions in a fault routine when a fault occurs. The microsequencer is also provided with a state silo so that the normal sequence of microinstruction execution is resumed when the fault is corrected.