Activities

Training: Mitrion - Software programming for FPGAs

• Resource: Mr. Stefan Moll, Chief Technology Officer, Mitrionics
• Dates: Tuesday, September 7, Thursday, September 9, and Friday September 10, 2010.
• Times: from 9:00 am-12:am and 1:pm-4:pm.
• Place: Room A-144 (Aula Virtual), Computer Science Department - UPR-RP
• Pre-requisites:
  • Basic knowledge of parallel systems
  • Basic familiarity with C-family language syntax (C/C++/Java/C#/etc)
  • Bring a laptop and mouse with a mouse-wheel (working in pairs is fine). Otherwise let the organizers know in advance so that they can provide you with a laptop.
• Description: After completing this training, you will be able to:
  • Understand the fundamentals of the Mitrion Processor
  • Have a thorough understanding of Mitrion-C basics
  • Have familiarity with all aspects of Mitrion-C
  • Know how to use the Mitrion SDK and Debugger
  • Write, compile and debug your own Mitrion-C programs
  • Optimize Mitrion-C programs
  • Use a toolbox of tips & tricks
  • Write high-performance programs in Mitrion-C
  • Have a solid base for further self-studies
• Content: Each day of training consists of both lectures and exercises
  • Day 1: Basic Mitrion Programming
    The fundamentals: The Mitrion Virtual Processor, Mitrion-C and the Mitrion debugger
  • Day 2: Advanced Mitrion Programming
    Further studies: Advanced Mitrion-C programming, advanced parallel techniques in Mitrion-C, bandwidth, latency and performance.
  • Day 3: Mitrion Programming in Practice
    Bringing it all together: Mitrion-C programming in full applications, Smith- Waterman and other Bioinformatics applications in Mitrion-C

Please reserve your space in the training by emailing rafael.arce@upr.edu.