ECP5 module for power consumption measurement platform

The Embedded Architectures & Systems Group at TU Graz (headed by Prof. Dr. Marcel Baunach) focuses on applied and basic research on hardware and software for highly dependable and sustainable embedded systems. Novel processor architectures and operating systems for future transportation, advanced robotics, and the Internet of Things are just some examples.

Regarding hardware, we work on partially reconfigurable and extensible, yet dependable computing platforms. We focus on designing modular microcontrollers that can be changed at runtime and the optimization of hardware design flows. Regarding software, our research is on sustainability through updates at runtime, verified correctness, portability to new hardware, support for re-configurable MCUs, and the integration of AI/ML into application and system software.

With this project, we'll investigate how the internal hardware structure in a System-on-Chip (SoC) and the executed software in a soft-core influence the power consumption of such a chip. With the help of PCBWay, we'd like to build a modular electronic platform to be able to perform measurements on different SoCs in the same measurement environment, compare the results and create solutions for hardware and software to improve the power characteristics of a target architecture.

Contact:

Kristóf Kanics

PhD Student

Prof. Dr. Marcel Baunach

Research Group Leader

Graz University of Technology, Austria