International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business (IJIEEB)
IJIEEB Vol. 2, No. 1, 8 Nov. 2010
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A Novel Fixed-Point Simulation Library for the Design of FPGAs
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Author(s)
Bingyang Liu
1,*
Xiaojun Zhang
1
Zhenchao Chang
1
Jing Liu
1
Index Terms
Fixed-point simulation, library, zero error, float-point to fixed-point conversion
Abstract
Fixed-point simulation is extremely important in the design of fixed-point FPGAs. Float-point simulation is used to verify the arithmetic, while the fixed-point simulation is adopted to evaluate the performance and verify the implementation. The design of high-precision system based on FPGAs must focus on the fixed-point simulation to reduce the error acceptable even to zero. Basing on the analysis of fixed-point simulation approaches, especially the approach with MATLAB Fixed-Point Toolbox, we propose a novel fixed-point simulation library consisting of four modules. The library works under VC environment and its basic definition module imitates operating principle of MATLAB Fixed-Point Toolbox. The aim of library is to assit setting up fixed-point simulation conveniently, easily and quickly. Finally, simulation shows effect of the library.
Cite This Paper
Bingyang Liu, Xiaojun Zhang, Zhenchao Chang, Jing Liu, "A Novel Fixed-Point Simulation Library for the Design of FPGAs", International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business(IJIEEB), vol.2, no.1, pp.1-8, 2010. DOI:10.5815/ijieeb.2010.01.01
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