Hardware-software design flow with high-level synthesis for heterogeneous and programmable devices

A method of implementing an application within an integrated circuit having a data processing engine array coupled to a Network-on-Chip (NoC), the method comprising:

• determining, using computer hardware, data transfer requirements for a software portion of the application intended to execute on the data processing engine array by simulating data traffic to the NoC as generated by the software portion;
• generating, using the computer hardware, a NoC routing solution for data paths of the application implemented by the NoC based, at least in part, on the data transfer requirements for the software portion;
• compiling the software portion of the application for execution by different ones of a plurality of data processing engines of the data processing engine array based, at least in part, on the NoC routing solution;
• and
• generating, using the computer hardware, configuration data that, when loaded into the integrated circuit, configures the NoC to implement the NoC routing solution.

A system for implementing an application within an integrated circuit having a data processing engine array coupled to a Network-on-Chip (NoC), the system comprising:

• one or more processors configured to initiate operations including:
• determining data transfer requirements for a software portion of the application intended to execute on the data processing engine array by simulating data traffic to the NoC as generated by the software portion;
• generating a NoC routing solution for data paths of the application implemented by the NoC based, at least in part, on the data transfer requirements for the software portion;
• compiling the software portion of the application for execution by different ones of a plurality of data processing engines of the data processing engine array based, at least in part, on the NoC routing solution;
• and
• generating configuration data that, when loaded into the integrated circuit, configures the NoC to implement the NoC routing solution.

A computer program product, comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, wherein the program instructions are executable by computer hardware to initiate operations for implementing an application within an integrated circuit having a data processing engine array coupled to a Network-on-Chip (NoC), the operations including:
• determining data transfer requirements for a software portion of the application intended to execute on the data processing engine array by simulating data traffic to the NoC as generated by the software portion;
• generating a NoC routing solution for data paths of the application implemented by the NoC based, at least in part, on the data transfer requirements for the software portion;
• compiling the software portion of the application for execution by different ones of a plurality of data processing engines of the data processing engine array based, at least in part, on the NoC routing solution;
• and
• generating configuration data that, when loaded into the integrated circuit, configures the NoC to implement the NoC routing solution.