High Level Power Estimation based on a functional analysis for Embedded DSP Software

5 pagesWe introduce here a high level power estimation method based on an original functional analysis; the power consumption of a whole algorithm is evaluated at a behavioral level instead of the classical study conducted at the instruction level. We also present the energy models elaborated for the last generation complex DSP: the TI C6201. This energy estimation method has been applied to a classical signal processing algorithm (FIR) and validated by measurements; with an error of less than 1%