DFW: The DSPCAD Framework
This page describes the DSPCAD Framework, which is developed in the Maryland DSPCAD Research Group
Overview
The DSPCAD Framework (DFW) provides a backbone for most of the software packages developed in the DSPCAD Group. In particular, most DSPCAD Group packages are either base packages of the framework, which means they are at the core of the framework, or they are plug-ins to base packages.
The base packages of DFW consist of three complementary tools – the Data-flow Interchange Format (DIF), LIghtweight Data-flow Environment (LIDE) and DSPCAD Integrative Command Line Environment (DICE), which support flexible design experimen- tation and orthogonalization across three major dimensions in model-based DSP system design – abstract data-flow models, actor implementation languages, and integration with platform-specific design tools, respectively.
For a more detailed overview of the base packages in DFW, see the DSPCAD Framework book chapter.
Current Project Participants
- Shuvra Bhattacharyya, Xiaowen Qi, Yan Zhang (University of Maryland).
Previous Project Participants
- Kyunghun Lee, Lin Li, Shuoxin Lin, Yanzhou Liu, William Plishker (University of Maryland).
Software Download and Setup
The only required package in DFW is the DSPCAD Integrative Command Line Environment (DICE).
E-mail List and Contact for Questions
News about the DSPCAD Framework, including information about updates and new releases, is broadcast on the DSPCAD News Email List. To subscribe to this list, send email to the DSPCAD Manager list.
For questions about installing, using, or DFW, send email to the DSPCAD Manager list.
Publications
A list of publications related to the DFW project can be found on the DFW Project Publications Page.
Sponsorship
Research on the DSPCAD Framework has been supported in part by the US National Science Foundation, Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences, and Tekes – The Finnish Funding Agency For Innovation.