Practice In-depth Hardware-software Partitioning (9.2.3) - Design Synthesis
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In-depth Hardware-Software Partitioning

Practice - In-depth Hardware-Software Partitioning

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does hardware-software partitioning involve?

💡 Hint: Consider both hardware components like FPGAs and software like CPU code.

Question 2 Easy

Define computational intensity in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about tasks that require significant processing power.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of hardware-software partitioning?

To eliminate hardware completely
To allocate system functions to hardware or software
To ensure software runs faster than hardware

💡 Hint: Consider what the main decisions involve.

Question 2

True or False: Timing criticality refers to tasks that can afford to be delayed.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what happens if deadlines aren't met.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a scenario where a greenfield IoT project requires rapid prototyping, discuss how you would approach partitioning for both speed of development and optimal performance.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the risks associated with transforming software functions into hardware.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate a case where communication overhead hindered performance in a project. What design choices could have eased the inefficiencies?

💡 Hint: Consider alternative partitioning strategies that could influence communication paths.

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