Verification Platform with ARM‐ and DSP‐Based Multiprocessor Architecture for DVB‐T Baseband Receivers

• Published in: ETRI journal Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 141 - 151
• Main Authors: Cho, Koonshik, Chang, June‐Young, Cho, Han‐Jin, Cho, Jun‐Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국전자통신연구원 01.02.2008
• Subjects: communication interface; crossbar switch; DVB‐T baseband receiver; Multiprocessor SoC platform; pipelined scheduling; 전자/정보통신공학
• ISSN: 1225-6463; 2233-7326
• DOI: 10.4218/etrij.08.0107.0129

In this paper, we introduce a new verification platform with ARM‐ and DSP‐based multiprocessor architecture. Its simple communication interface with a crossbar switch architecture is suitable for a heterogeneous multiprocessor platform. The platform is used to verify the function and performance of a DVB‐T baseband receiver using hardware and software partitioning techniques with a seamless hardware/software co‐verification tool. We present a dual‐processor platform with an ARM926 and a Teak DSP, but it cannot satisfy the standard specification of EN 300 744 of DVB‐T ETSI. Therefore, we propose a new multiprocessor strategy with an ARM926 and three Teak DSPs synchronized at 166 MHz to satisfy the required specification of DVB‐T.