SLAAC Technologies

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SLAACSystems Level Applications of Adaptive
ComputingDelivering ACS Technology to
Applications
DARPA/ITO Adaptive Computing Systems PI
Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico October 6-8,
1999 Project Lead Bob Parker Presented by
Steve Crago Information Sciences Institute

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Outline

• Overview
• Hardware Status
• Customer Applications
• Electronic Countermeasures Analysis (ECMA)
• Sonar Beamforming

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SLAAC Objectives

• Define a system-level open, distributed
  heterogeneous adaptive computing architecture
• Design, develop and evolve scalable reference
  platforms implementing the adaptive systems
  architecture
• Validate the approach by deploying reference
  platforms in multiple defense application domains
• SAR ATR
• Sonar Beamforming
• ECMA
• Others

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System Level Applications of Adaptive Computing
Utilizing Three Phases of Adaptive Computing
Components
Large Current Generation FPGAs
Rapid Reconfigurable and/or Fine Grain FPGAs
Hybrid FPGAs
Integrating Multiple Constituent Technologies
Gigabit/Sec Networking
Modular Adaptive Compute Modules
Network Based Runtime Control Software
Algorithm Analysis/ CompilationTools
Developing Reference Platforms
Flight Worthy Deployable System
Low Cost Researchers Kit
Lab Demo of an ACS implemented SAR ATR algorithm
First Generation of Reference Platforms
Embedded SAR ATR Demo of ACS HW (Clear,
1Mpixel/s, 6TT)
Significant reduction in power, weight, volume,
and cost for several challenging DoD embedded
Embedded SAR ATR Demo (CCD, 1Mpixel/s, 6TT)
applications
Embedded SAR ATR Demo
(CCD, 10Mpixel/s, 6TT)

• Demonstrate 500x reduction in system
• volume on SAR/ATR ACS challenge
• Demonstrate First forward looking, 50,000 beam
• towed array on ACS sonar challenge

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Team Members USC/ISI (Lead), BYU, UCLA, VT,
Sandia National Labs, LANL, LM-GES
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SLAAC Affiliates
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SLAAC Technologies
Runtime System
Hardware
- SLAAC, WILDFORCE, WILD-ONE, ...
SLAAC
Module Generators
Application Mapping
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SLAAC is delivering ACS technology!
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Technology Integration
ACS technology is targeting SLAAC!
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SLAAC Node Architecture

• VHDL model available
• Model Technologies
• Synopsys
• JHDL port coming soon

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SLAAC-1 Board

• Simulation Environment
• Drivers
• Windows NT driver running
• Linux driver coming soon
• Runtime system
• SLAAC API (http//www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/slaac/)
• Synthesis
• Synplicity
• Synopsys

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SLAAC-1 Status

• Working hardware!
• Transitioned to university labs
• Designs running in all FPGAs

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SLAAC-2 Board

• Simulation Environment
• Drivers
• VxWorks
• Runtime system
• SLAAC API
• Synthesis
• Synplicity
• Synopsys

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SLAAC-2 Status

• Working hardware!
• Delivered to Lockheed Martin-GES
• Designs running in all FPGAs

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