System optimization involves running Linux applications and understanding the impact on the hardware and other software in a system. It would be great if system optimization could be done by running benchmarks one time and gathering all needed information…

Recently, Carbon released the first ARMv8 Linux CPAK utilizing the ARM CoreLink CCN-504 Cache Coherent Network on Carbon System Exchange. The CCN family of interconnect offers a wide range of high bandwidth, low latency options for networking and data…

Linux containers provide a way to build, ship, and run applications such as the EDA tools used in SoC Design and Verification. EDA Containers is a LinkedIn Group to explore and discover the possibilities of using container technology for EDA application…

Carbon cycle accurate models of Arm CPUs enable system performance analysis by providing access to the Performance Monitor Unit (PMU). Carbon models instrument the PMU registers and record PMU events into the The specified item was not found. System…

I’m excited to introduce the most complex Carbon Performance Analysis Kit (CPAK) created by The specified item was not found.; an 8-core ARM Cortex-A53 system running 64-bit Linux with full Swap & Play support. This is also the first dual-cluster…

Previously, I explained how to create a minimal, single-core ARM® Cortex™-A15 system running Linux®. In this article I will update the hardware design to use a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and run SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing) Linux. While the first…

Linux® has become a popular operating system in embedded products, and as a result is experiencing increased usage for system design and verification. This means that a new set of people, who are not traditional embedded software engineers, need to learn…