CPU-to-CPU Communications in Multicore Designs
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Embedded designs incorporating several CPUs - either multiple cores on a chip, multiple chips on a board, or a combination of the two - are becoming increasingly common.
It's no secret that software development for multicore systems has its challenges, but fortunately, the industry is working towards sorting out the key issues. In this webinar, we will discuss the background to multicore design, with a focus on symmetrical multi-processing (SMP) compared with asymmetrical multi-processing [AMP] and the software implications, such as the use of multiple operating systems. We will also discuss the specific challenge associated with communication between cores, processes, and threads. An emerging standard from the Multicore Association, the Multicore Communications API (MCAPI), promises to provide a rational way for software developers to implement such communication, even between multiple disparate operating systems. We will demonstrate how to implement MCAPI within the framework of Mentor Graphic's Nucleus operating system and Linux.
What You Will Learn
- The basics of multicore designs
- The key issues and benefits of SMP and AMP
- Why and how multiple operating systems may be usefully deployed
- The basics of inter-core communication and MCAPI
About the Presenter
Colin Walls
A Technical Marketing Manager, Colin has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, Colin is a member of the marketing team of the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division, and is based in the UK.
Book: Embedded Software: The Works
Blog: The Colin Walls Blog
Who Should Attend
- Embedded developers using or planning to develop multicore and multiprocessor systems
- Technical managers looking for an industry-standard communications mechanism to ensure portability
Products Covered
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Technical Requirements
What do I need to watch and hear this web seminar?
Mentor Graphics’ web seminars are delivered using Adobe Connect. You will be able to login to the seminar room 15 minutes prior to the start time on the day of the presentation. You can hear the audio using your computer’s speakers via VoIP (Voice over IP) and background music will play prior to the beginning of the presentation.
Detailed system requirements
Microsoft® Windows
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10.3 or later
- 1.4GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor and 512MB of RAM
Mac OS X, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7.4, 10.8
- Mozilla Firefox; Apple Safari; Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash Player 10.3
- 1.83GHz Intel Core™ Duo or faster processor and 512MB of RAM
Linux
- Ubuntu 10.04, 11.04; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; OpenSuSE 11.3
- Mozilla Firefox
- Adobe Flash Player 10.3
Mobile
- Apple supported devices: iPad, iPad2, iPad3; iPhone 4 and 4 S, iPod touch (3rd generation minimum recommended)
- Apple supported OS versions summary: iOS 4.3.x, 5.x, or 6.x (5.x or higher recommended)
- Android supported devices: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1), ASUS Transformer, Samsung Galaxy Tab (7”) , Motorola Xoom, Motorola Xoom 2, Nexus 7
- Android supported OS versions summary: 2.2 and higher
- Android AIR Runtime required: 3.2 or higher
Additional requirements
- Bandwidth: 512Kbps for participants, meeting attendees, and end users of Adobe Connect applications. Connection: DSL/cable (wired connection recommended) for Adobe Connect presenters, administrators, trainers, and event and meeting hosts.
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