System and method for energy aware program development

A method comprising:

• executing, by a processor, a first version of a program generated by an instruction generator;
• tracking energy provided to the processor, during the executing, by measuring parameters of a signal that controls switching of energy to a storage device of a switching power supply that powers the processor;
• determining, based on values of the parameters, attributes of operation of the processor during an interval corresponding to the measured parameters;
• determining, by a code generation control system, whether the values indicate that the execution of the first version of the program uses an amount of energy that is outside a predefined energy range;
• based on the amount of energy used being outside the predefined energy range:
• identifying, by the code generation control system, a first parameter of the instruction generator that if changed will cause a second version of the program, when executed by the processor, to use an amount of energy that is within the predefined energy range;
• changing, by the code generation control system, a value of the identified first parameter;
• and
• triggering, by the code generation control system, the instruction generator to produce a second version of the program based on the changed value of the first parameter.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• an energy tracking system configured to execute on the one or more processors to measure parameters of a pulse signal that controls the switching of energy to an energy storage device of a DC-DC converter that provides energy to a processor;
• an energy monitoring system coupled to the energy tracking system, and configured to execute on the one or more processors to determine, based on values of the parameters received from the energy tracking system, attributes of operation of the processor during an interval corresponding to the measured parameters;
• and
• a code generation control system configured to execute on the one or more processors to:
• determine whether values of the attributes of operation received from the energy monitoring system indicate that the execution of the first version of a program uses an amount of energy that is outside a predefined energy range;
• and
• based on a determination that the amount of energy used is outside the predefined energy range:
• identify a first parameter of an instruction generator that if changed will cause a second version of the program, when executed by the processor, to use an amount of energy that is within the predefined energy range;
• change the identified first parameter;
• and
• trigger the instruction generator to produce a second version of the program based on the changed first parameter.