A Fault-Tolerant Time-Predictable Processor

Christos Gkiokas; Martin Schoeberl

doi:10.1109/norchip.2019.8906947

A Fault-Tolerant Time-Predictable Processor

Christos Gkiokas, Martin Schoeberl

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Abstract

Advancements in commercial space applications have increased interest in deploying FPGA devices with soft processors on satellite systems. Processors are a vital component in all satellite payloads used for control functions and on-board data processing. However, a high integration level within an FPGA causes high sensitivity to ionising radiation-induced errors, requiring mitigation for single event effects to ensure reliable operation. In this paper, a triple-core lock-step processor for radiation-induced soft-errors mitigation is presented that aims to reduce the probability of a processor failure due to soft-errors. Aerospace applications are also defined by strict real-time requirements for processors, thus the design is implemented using Patmos, a time-predictable processor of the T-CREST multicore research platform.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference
Number of pages	6
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2019
Pages	1-6
ISBN (Print)	9781728127699
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/norchip.2019.8906947
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 29 Oct 2019 → 30 Oct 2019 https://events.tuni.fi/norcas2019/

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference
Country	Finland
City	Helsinki
Period	29/10/2019 → 30/10/2019
Internet address	https://events.tuni.fi/norcas2019/

Series	2019 Ieee Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (norcas): Norchip and International Symposium of System-on-chip (soc)

Keywords

Fault-tolerance
Triple-modular redundancy
Lock-step
Single event upsets
Time-predictable architecture

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Gkiokas, C., & Schoeberl, M. (2019). A Fault-Tolerant Time-Predictable Processor. In Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (pp. 1-6). IEEE. 2019 Ieee Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (norcas): Norchip and International Symposium of System-on-chip (soc) https://doi.org/10.1109/norchip.2019.8906947

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Gkiokas, C & Schoeberl, M 2019, A Fault-Tolerant Time-Predictable Processor. in Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference. IEEE, 2019 Ieee Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (norcas): Norchip and International Symposium of System-on-chip (soc), pp. 1-6, 2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 29/10/2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/norchip.2019.8906947

A Fault-Tolerant Time-Predictable Processor. / Gkiokas, Christos ; Schoeberl, Martin.

Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference. IEEE, 2019. p. 1-6 (2019 Ieee Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (norcas): Norchip and International Symposium of System-on-chip (soc)).

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