Soft IP Design Framework Using Metaprogramming Techniques

We discuss the application of the metaprogramming techniques for soft IP design. Two metaprogramming paradigms are considered: the internal (using capabilities of the single language) and external (based on the usage of the target language and external metalanguage simultaneously) ones. The novelty of our approach is that we apply the concept of the multi-dimensional separation of concerns implemented via metaprogramming for the design of parameterized soft IPs for embedded systems in order to achieve higher flexibility, reusability and customizability.

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