FPGA AS A PART OF MS WINDOWS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT

Krzysztof Kołek; Andrzej Turnau

doi:10.7494/csci.2007.8.3.61

Authors

Krzysztof Kołek AGH University of Science and Technology
Andrzej Turnau AGH University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2007.8.3.61

Keywords:

MS Windows extensions, soft real time operating system, FPGA-based controller

Abstract

The attention is focused on the Windows operating system (OS) used as a control and measurementenvironment. Windows OS due to extensions becomes a real-time OS (RTOS).Benefits and drawbacks of typical software extensions are compared. As far as hardwaresolutions are concerned the field programmable gate arrays FPGA technology is proposed toensure fast time-critical operations. FPGA-based parallel execution and hardware implementationof the data processing algorithms significantly outperform the classical microprocessoroperating modes. Suitability of the RTOS for a particular application and FPGA hardwaremaintenance is studied.

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Author Biographies

Krzysztof Kołek, AGH University of Science and Technology

Department of Automatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Scienceand Electronics

Andrzej Turnau, AGH University of Science and Technology

Department of Automatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Scienceand Electronics

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