EaSys: uma linguagem orientada por objectos para descrição de sistemas digitais

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of object-oriented programming languages in the design of digital systems. The ideas presented here are particularly useful to develop complex systems composed of hardware and software components. The EaSys language described in this paper was developed to allow the use of a single language in the entire design flow. This language is an extension to the C++, implemented through a class library, that adds to the base language a set of useful abstractions and mechanisms for hardware modelling. To write, compile and debug a system model written in EaSys, only standard C++ development tools are needed.