Automated FPGA implementation methodology of PLC programs with floating point operations

Economakos, C; Economakos, G; Koutras, I

dc.contributor.author	Economakos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Economakos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutras, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:46:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:46:41Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32792
dc.subject	Control Algorithm	en
dc.subject	Design Space Exploration	en
dc.subject	Fixed Point	en
dc.subject	Floating Point	en
dc.subject	fpga implementation	en
dc.subject	High Level Synthesis	en
dc.subject	Industrial Automation	en
dc.subject	Industrial Control	en
dc.subject.other	Control algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Control task	en
dc.subject.other	Design space exploration	en
dc.subject.other	Design tradeoff	en
dc.subject.other	Fixed points	en
dc.subject.other	Floating point operations	en
dc.subject.other	FPGA implementations	en
dc.subject.other	FPGA technology	en
dc.subject.other	High Level Synthesis	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial automation	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial control applications	en
dc.subject.other	Language translators	en
dc.subject.other	PLC programs	en
dc.subject.other	PLC technology	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Automation	en
dc.subject.other	Digital arithmetic	en
dc.subject.other	High level languages	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial electronics	en
dc.subject.other	Space research	en
dc.subject.other	Industry	en
dc.title	Automated FPGA implementation methodology of PLC programs with floating point operations	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/ISIE.2010.5637831	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2010.5637831	en
heal.identifier.secondary	5637831	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Although the performance of traditional PLC technology is adequate for the majority of industrial automation and control tasks, there exist a number of demanding applications, which need more powerful alternatives. One such alternative, which has received considerable research interest in recent years, is the implementation of control algorithms on FPGAs. An inherent difficulty of this approach is that it requires expertise in both industrial automation and FPGAs. Also, FPGAs have been traditionally suited towards fast, fixed point calculations. This paper presents an automated methodology which addresses the first problem, by using language translators and hardware behavioral or high-level synthesis. For the second problem, different approaches to support floating point operations at the behavioral domain are thoroughly investigated. Overall, an efficient methodology for design space exploration of industrial control applications is proposed, using FPGA technology. The presented experiments show that design trade-offs can be easily explored and the desired solution for each application can be efficiently selected. © 2010 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/ISIE.2010.5637831	en
dc.identifier.spage	3045	en
dc.identifier.epage	3050	en