Project description Computing SystemsImproved performance and lower costs for safety-critical systems design through optimized WCET hardware architectures. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Safety-critical systems are important parts of our daily life. Those systems are also called dependable systems, as our lives can depend on them. Examples are controllers in an airplane, breaking controller in a car, or a train control system. Those safety-critical systems need to be certified and the maximum execution time needs to be bounded and known so that response times can be assured when critical actions are needed. Even with high performance processors in our desktop PCs we notice once in a while that the PC is "frozen" for a few seconds. For a safety-critical system such a "pause" can result in a catastrophic failure.The mission of T-CREST is to develop tools and build a system that prevents pauses by identifying and addressing the causes for possible pauses. The T-CREST time-predictable system will simplify the safety argument with respect to maximum execution time striving to double performance for 4 cores and to be 4 times faster for 16 cores than a standard processor in the same technology (e.g. FPGA). Thus the T-CREST system will result in lower costs for safety relevant applications reducing system complexity and at the same time faster time-predictable execution.Standard computer architecture is driven by the following paradigm: make the common case fast and the uncommon case correct. This design approach leads to architectures where the average-case execution time is optimized at the expense of the worst-case execution time (WCET). Modelling the dynamic features of current processors, memories, and interconnects for WCET analysis often results in computationally infeasible problems. The bounds calculated by the analysis are thus overly conservative.We need a sea change and we shall take the constructive approach by designing computer architectures where predictable timing is a first-order design factor. For real-time systems we propose to design architectures with a new paradigm: make the worst-case fast and the whole system easy to analyse. Despite the advantages of analysable system resources, only a few research projects exist in the field of hardware optimized for the WCET.Within the project we will propose novel solutions for time-predictable multi-core and many-core system architectures. The resulting time-predictable resources (processor, interconnect, memories, etc.) will be a good target for WCET analysis and the WCET performance will be outstanding compared to current processors. Time-predictable caching and time-predictable chip-multiprocessing (CMP) will provide a solution for the need of more processing power in the real-time domain.Next to the hardware (processor, interconnect, memories), a compiler infrastructure will be developed in the project. WCET aware optimization methods will be developed along with detailed timing models such that the compiler benefits from the known behaviour of the hardware. The WCET analysis tool aiT will be adapted to support the developed hardware and guide the compilation. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.3.4 - Computing Systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator The Open Group Limited Address Forbury road apex plaza RG1 1AX Reading United Kingdom See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Scott Hansen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution € 332 839,00 Address Karlsplatz 13 1040 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sibylle Kuster (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ABSINT ANGEWANDTE INFORMATIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 315 517,00 Address Science park 1 66123 Saarbrucken See on map Region Saarland Saarland Regionalverband Saarbrücken Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christian Ferdinand (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 673 126,00 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mikkel Boel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNOLABS srl Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via crescenzio 2 00193 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Silvia Mazzini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data PARTECIPAZIONI TECNOLOGICHE SPA Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 159 217,00 Address Salita del poggio laurentino 7 00144 Roma See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Silvia Mazzini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution € 443 150,00 Address Groene loper 3 5612 AE Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Suzanne Udo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data GMVIS SKYSOFT SA Portugal EU contribution € 144 096,00 Address Alameda dos oceanos 115 1990 392 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Patrícia Nunes (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution € 369 022,00 Address Heslington YO10 5DD York north yorkshire See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Caroline Moore (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data