Enhancing FPGA Synthesis for Space Applications: Performance Evaluation of ScaleHLS in the ADAPT Project

<p>This thesis investigates the application of ScaleHLS, a high-level synthesis (HLS) tool, to enhance Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) synthesis for space applications, with a focus on the Antarctic Demonstrator Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (ADAPT) project. The study explores how ScaleHLS optimizes the transformation of C code into FPGA-compatible designs to improve computational efficiency and resource utilization.</p> <p>The research details the process of adapting ADAPT's computational algorithms for FPGA using ScaleHLS, emphasizing the tool's effectiveness in streamlining the code-to-hardware translation. A performance evaluation highlights significant improvements in resource management and operational speed, demonstrating the tool's impact on FPGA synthesis.</p> <p>These findings illustrate ScaleHLS's potential to advance hardware design and set a foundation for further developments in high-level synthesis, crucial for enhancing spaceborne computational systems.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Systems Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Wang, Ruoxi

Contributors dc:contributor

• Roger Chamberlain
• James Buckley Shantanu Chakrabartty

• FPGA
• HLS
• ScaleHLS
• APT
• ADAPT
• Other Electrical and Computer Engineering

Statement dc:rights

• I have not registered my thesis with the U.S. Copyright Office, and do not intend to.

Language dc:language

English (en)

Identifier

https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/1012

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:eng_etds-2080