Compiler Playground for energy-efficient embedded dataflow processor
Hi HN! My team at Efficient Computer (https://efficient.computer) and I are working on a new computer architecture and I am leading the team that is building the compiler for our chip. Our hardware is focused on energy-constrained embedded applications and is super efficient, which lets devices run for years on a small (ie AA) battery. We built a playground for our compiler that has a cool visualizer and debugger that shows how your C code (more languages to come) maps to our Fabric architecture, and an energy model that shows you how much less energy your code uses on our…
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Compiler Playground is a development tool for Efficient Computer's energy-efficient embedded processor architecture. It allows developers to write C code and visualize how it maps to the Fabric architecture, with a built-in debugger and energy model showing power consumption estimates. The tool is designed for engineers working on battery-powered embedded applications that need to run for extended periods on minimal power.
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Hi HN! My team at Efficient Computer (https://efficient.computer) and I are working on a new computer architecture and I am leading the team that is building the compiler for our chip. Our hardware is focused on energy-constrained embedded applications and is super efficient, which lets devices run for years on a small (ie AA) battery. We built a playground for our compiler that has a cool visualizer and debugger that shows how your C code (more languages to come) maps to our Fabric architecture, and an energy model that shows you how much less energy your code uses on our architecture. Check it out: https://www.efficient.computer/resources/effcc-compiler-play...
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