National Instruments Corporation

Michael J Trimborn

Guang Yu Yang

Hugo A Andrade

Newton G Petersen

Jeffrey N Correll

Jacob Kornerup

Kaushik Ravindran

Rhishikesh Limaye

Guoqiang Wang

Arkadeb Ghosal

Charles E Crain, Ii

Sadia B Malik

Ian C Wong

John R Allen

Charles E Crain Ii

Guang Yang

Techniques for specifying and implementing programs. A graphical program is created in a graphical specification and constraint language that allows specification of a model of computation and explicit declaration of constraints in response to user input. The graphical program includes a specified model of computation, a plurality of interconnected functional blocks that visually indicate functionality of the graphical program in accordance with the specified model of computation, and specifications or constraints for the graphical program or at least one of the functional blocks in the graphical program. The specified model of computation and specifications or constraints are useable to analyze the graphical program or generate a program or simulation.

Graphical specification and constraint language for developing programs for hardware implementation and use

System and method for specifying and implementing programs. A graphical program is created in a graphical specification and constraint language that allows specification of a model of computation and explicit declaration of constraints in response to user input. The graphical program includes a specified model of computation, a plurality of interconnected functional blocks that visually indicate functionality of the graphical program in accordance with the specified model of computation, and specifications or constraints for the graphical program or at least one of the functional blocks in the graphical program. The specified model of computation and specifications or constraints are useable to analyze the graphical program or generate a program or simulation.

System and method for optimizing a data flow diagram based on access pattern information are described. Access pattern information for a data flow diagram may be received. The data flow diagram may include a plurality of interconnected actors, e.g., functional blocks, visually indicating functionality of the data flow diagram. The access pattern information may include one or more of: input pattern information specifying cycles on which tokens are consumed by at least one of the actors, or output pattern information specifying cycles on which tokens are produced by at least one of the actors. A program that implements the functionality of the data flow diagram may be generated based at least in part on the access pattern information.

Optimization of a data flow program based on access pattern information

Developing programs for hardware implementation in a graphical specification and constraint language

Developing programs in a graphical specification and constraint language

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Michael J Trimborn