14th APS Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics,  8 a 11 de Julho de 2002, Madison, USA

	An Event-Driven Reconfigurable Real-Time Processing System for the Next Generation Fusion Experiments
	A. Combo, A. J. N. Batista, J. Sousa e C. A. F. Varandas
	Resumo
	This paper presents a new event-driven processing platform which uses a mixture of Digital Signal Processors (DSP) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) to provide data reduction and real-time processing and control capabilities for long discharge fusion experiments. The architecture and physical implementation aims to provide more processing power, a mathematical algorithm description interface, and an easy integration with existing acquisition systems as well as the seamless integration with an event-driven data acquisition and control system for current and upcoming fusion experiments. A complete framework from the algorithm description to the physical implementation of the new platform in a heterogeneous processing system will be described in the next sections.