9–11 Apr 2018
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
Europe/Amsterdam timezone
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QUEENS-FPGA: Quality Evaluation of European New SW for the BRAVE FPGA

11 Apr 2018, 10:00
25m
Newton 1 and 2 (European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC))

Newton 1 and 2

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)

Keplerlaan 1 2201AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands

Speaker

Mr David Gonzalez-Arjona (GMV Aerospace and Defence)

Description

GMV is the prime contractor of QUEENS-FPGA project which stands for “QUality Evaluation of European New SW for brave FPGA”. The BRAVE project supported by ESA and CNES provided very promising European SRAM-based FPGAs for Space, a good roadmap that will allow Europe to avoid restrictions on access to non-European technologies and FPGAs. GMV will present the preliminary conclusions of NG-MEDIUM development environment utilisation based on the experience gained and the results obtained from the use of the NanoXplore tools following the methodology proposed under ESA-founded QUEENS-FPGA in the starting phase of the projetc. The project follows a methodological evaluation. NanoXplore is part of the team solving some bugs found, guiding on the proper use of the tools and implementing suggestions found by the alpha/beta users in the consortium. These users are GMV and NTUA. The synthesis, place&route, bitstream and HW assessment report is obtained by the implementation of a subset of circuits divided into different complexity and challenging benchmark circuits (simple basic structures, interfaces and medium-complex circuits, high-complex designs) besides the porting of existing real space-oriented implementation algorithm by GMV. Comparison of BRAVE FPGA development is performed with respect to other FPGAs consolidated in the space and commercial industry. We used NanoXplore tools following a comparison methodology proposed in the project. Due to the lack of standard benchmarks to assess performance capabilities of FPGA development environments, we proposed a quality assessment methodology based on analysis and comparison of measurable characteristics (metrics) among different FPGA frameworks using equivalent devices in terms of logic resources, performance, technology and radiation-hardness.

Summary

GMV will present the preliminary conclusions of NG-MEIDUM development environment utilisation based on the experience gained and the results obtained from the use of the NanoXplore tools following the methodology proposed under ESA founded QUEENS-FPGA project in the starting phase.

Primary author

Mr David Gonzalez-Arjona (GMV Aerospace and Defence)

Co-authors

Dr George Lentaris (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) Mr Ruben Domingo (GMV Aerospace and Defence)

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