System-Level Energy Estimation for SoC based on the Dynamic Behavior of Embedded Software

This paper describes a system-level SoC energy consumption estimation method based on a dynamic behavior of embedded software in the early stages of the SoC development. A major problem of SOC development is development rework caused by unreliable energy consumption estimation at the early stages. The energy consumption of an SoC used in embedded systems is strongly affected by the dynamic behavior of the software. At the early stages of SoC development, modeling with a high level of abstraction is required for both the dynamic behavior of the software, and the behavior of the SoC. We estimate the energy consumption by a UML model-based simulation. The proposed method is applied for an actual embedded system in an MFP. The energy consumption estimation of the SoC is more accurate than conventional methods and this proposed method is promising to reduce the chance of development rework in the SoC development. ∈

Authors:

• Yoshifumi Sakamoto
• Kouichi Ono
• Takeo Nakada
• Yousuke Kubo
• Hiroto Yasuura

Keywords:

• SoC
• Embedded Sytem
• Energy Consumption
• Dynamic behavior
• UML
• Modeling
• Model-based simulation

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