Prototyping Platform for the Development of Proof-of-Concept of Digital Signal Processing Algorithms

Abstract

Currently, in the field of new technologies, the trend is to use tools that minimize non-recurring engineering (NRE)costs and time-to-market. This is based on the fact that the high competitiveness between technological companies requires high dynamism in the flow of innovative ideas up to become salable products. In this aspect, the use of Heterogeneous Computing Platforms (HCPs)has a significant upswing since they allow rapid prototyping and a considerable approximation to the final product. Proof of concept (PoC)is an implementation of an idea or principle to demonstrate its feasibility or practical potential. Generally, the PoCs are small and may not be complete. This article exposes the following contribution: a proposal of an HCP that allows to analyze PoC by evaluating the performance of implementations with different objectives, such as theoretical evaluation of an algorithm, efficient implementation in terms of speed or finding processing bottlenecks to identify hotspots in the processing chain and apply manual refinements to the final product.