Project description Computing Systems Show the project objective Hide the project objective The increasing demand for functionality in current and future real-time embedded systems is driving an increase in performance of processors. However at the same time, in developing safety-related real-time embedded systems, there is a need to prove that the timing requirements are met. Multi-core processors are increasingly being considered as the solution to achieve the increased processor performance, without increasing CPU clock speeds and maintaining low chip costs, low power consumption etc. However, current trends in mainstream multi-core processor design result in processors with certainly reduced average execution times, but typically with unpredictable and unanalysable (or extremely pessimistic) worst case behaviour that deems them unusable in the domain of safety-related real-time embedded systems.The MERASA project will develop multi-core processor designs (from 2 to 16 cores) for hard real-time embedded systems hand in hand with timing analysis techniques and tools to guarantee the analysability and predictability regarding timing of every single feature provided by the processor. Design exploration activities will be performed in conjunction with the timing analysis tools. The project will address both static WCET analysis tools (the OTAWA toolset) as well as hybrid measurement-based tools (RapiTime) and their interoperability. It will also develop system-level software with predictable timing performance.To constrain production costs and technology integration risks, we investigate hardware-based real-time scheduling solutions that empower the same multi-core processor to handle hard, soft, and non real-time tasks on different cores. The developed hardware/software techniques will be evaluated by application studies from aerospace, automotive, and construction-machinery areas performed by selected industrial partners. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarecomputer processors Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.3.4 - Computing systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG EU contribution € 834 980,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 86159 Augsburg Germany See on map Region Bayern Schwaben Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alexander Drexler (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL SRO Czechia EU contribution € 163 780,00 Address V PARKU 2325/16 CHODOV 148 00 Praha See on map Region Česko Severozápad Ústecký kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stanislav MATYSEK (Mr) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data HONEYWELL, SPOL. S.R.O Participation ended Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address V PARKU 18 14800 Praha See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Maïmouna Goudiaby (Ms) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION Spain EU contribution € 403 280,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mercè Calvet (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III France EU contribution € 304 539,00 Address ROUTE DE NARBONNE 118 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michèle IBANEZ (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RAPITA SYSTEMS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 393 421,00 Address ATLAS HOUSE OSBALDWICK LINK ROAD YO10 3JB York See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ian Broster (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data