Generic Timer - Scalable I/O coprocessor for automotive microcontrollers

Overview

The Generic Timer IP module (GTM) ensures accurate multi-input data acquisition and multi-output signal generation in automotive powertrain and active safety applications, or in industrial closed-loop applications.

The GTM captures digital input signal changes in real-time. These are used together with digitized analog signals for computation. The powerful programmability due to its high-level language (C) allows to generate virtually any output signal shape with complex pulsewidth modulation (PWM). Multiple programming channels can act in parallel, while still ensuring synchronous signal generation.

Key Features

Enables real-time control loops
Deterministic multi-threaded architecture (8 threads per RISC unit)
Programmability (special purpose RISC/ALU)
Scalable and configurable architecture
Easy integration due to generic interfaces and hierarchical architecture
SystemC model support for in-system verification and early software development
Supports model-based development
5 ns input and output resolution for high-precision data capturing and data signal generation

Benefits

Complex timer IP for various application domains and classes.
Easy integration due to generic interfaces and hierarchical architecture.
Scalable and configurable architecture.
SystemC model support for in-system verification and early software development.

Deliverables

Module implementation
Basic software
Test environment (test bench and integration tests)
SystemC executable-Model for in-system verification and early software development.
Documentation including specification, integration guide, application notes and verification reports.

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