• e.g., DVB-T

Matlab Source

• instruction selection • scheduling • register allocation

to C

Backend

Matlab

Octave

Frontend

• debugging • Philips Trimedia • Intel ISSE/MMX • TI C6x

Object Code

Tree Representation

• type analysis • customization • vectorization • tranformation

System-C Model

VHDL Model

Lisa Model

Centerpart

• CATS DSP

Linear Instruction List