System level power profiling of embedded applications executing on virtual multicore system-on-chip platforms

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implements a method of generating system level power information for an embedded application configured to execute on a multi-core system-on-chip (SoC) that includes hardware sub-components, the method comprising:
• breaking down the embedded application into software sub-components;
• loading the software sub-components of the embedded application into t-he a simulation model-of the SoC that includes the hardware sub-components;
• executing the software sub-components of the embedded application on the simulation model;
• extracting, during the execution, state information about both the software sub-components of the embedded application and about the hardware sub- components of the SoC, the hardware state information including state information for individual processor cores, one or more buses, one or more memories, and one or more peripheral devices;
• determining, from the hardware state information, per-cycle energy values for the hardware sub-components of the SoC;
• and
• creating, a power profile for each of the hardware components, including each individual processor core of the multi-core SoC, and assigning the per-cycle energy values of the hardware subcomponents to corresponding software sub-components.

A system for generating system level power information for an embedded application configured to execute on a multi-core system-on-chip (SoC), comprising:

• a computing network including a processing device in communication with one or more computer memory storage devices;
• and
• the computing network further configured to implement a method, the method further comprising:
• loading the software sub-components of the embedded application into a simulation model of the SoC hardware;
• breaking down the embedded application into software sub-components;
• executing the software sub-components of the embedded application on the simulation model, and extracting state information about both the software sub-components of the embedded application and hardware components and hardware sub-components of the SoC, the hardware sub-components including individual processor cores, one or more buses, one or more memories, and one or more peripheral devices;
• determining, from the hardware state information, per-cycle energy values for the hardware sub-components of the SoC;
• and
• creating, a power profile for each of the hardware components, including each individual processor core of the multi-core SoC, and assigning the per-cycle energy values of the hardware subcomponents to corresponding software sub-components.