HDFFSMDirector
ptolemy.domains.hdf.kernel.HDFFSMDirector

This director extends MultirateFSMDirector by restricting that state transitions could only occur between global iterations. The choice and commitment of the transition is deferred by sending a change request to the manager. <p> An HDFFSMDirector is often used in heterochronous dataflow (HDF) models. The HDF model of computation is a generalization of synchronous dataflow (SDF). In SDF, the set of port rates of an actor (called the rate signatures) are constant. In HDF, however, rate signatures are allowed to change between iterations of the HDF schedule. The change of rate signatures can be modeled by state transitions of a modal model, in which each state refinement infers a set of rate signatures. <p> <b>References</b> <p> <OL> <LI> A. Girault, B. Lee, and E. A. Lee, ``<A HREF="http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/papers/98/starcharts"> Hierarchical Finite State Machines with Multiple Concurrency Models</A>, '' April 13, 1998.</LI> </ol>

Author(s): Ye Zhou. Contributor: Brian K. Vogel
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