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타이틀	XML Translator for Interface Descriptions
저자	Boroson, Elizabeth R.
Keyword	COMPUTER PROGRAMS;; DOCUMENT MARKUP LANGUAGES;; HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES;; OPERATING SYSTEMS (COMPUTERS); FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS;; CONSISTENCY;; ACCURACY;; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;; WINDOWS (COMPUTER PROGRAMS); ERRORS;;
URL	http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090032126
보고서번호	NPO-46447
발행년도	2009
출처	NTRS (NASA Technical Report Server)
ABSTRACT	A computer program defines an XML schema for specifying the interface to a generic FPGA from the perspective of software that will interact with the device. This XML interface description is then translated into header files for C, Verilog, and VHDL. User interface definition input is checked via both the provided XML schema and the translator module to ensure consistency and accuracy. Currently, programming used on both sides of an interface is inconsistent. This makes it hard to find and fix errors. By using a common schema, both sides are forced to use the same structure by using the same framework and toolset. This makes for easy identification of problems, which leads to the ability to formulate a solution. The toolset contains constants that allow a programmer to use each register, and to access each field in the register. Once programming is complete, the translator is run as part of the make process, which ensures that whenever an interface is changed, all of the code that uses the header files describing it is recompiled.