Herbert Valerio Riedel's Theses

@MastersThesis{hvriedel-2005-SWUARTS,
  author   = "Herbert Valerio Riedel",
  title    = "{Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transceivers}: 
	      {A Software Implementation Approach}",
  school   = "Institute of Computer Aided Automation, 
	      Vienna University of Technology",
  year     = {2005},
  month    = dec,
  address  = "Operngasse 9/183, A-1040 Vienna, Austria",
  keywords = {Software-UARTs, ISO7816, Smart-cards, RTOS, Linux, 
	      Sofware Peripherals},
  abstract = "Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitters (UART) are
              hardware components usually required to handle serial
              communication protocols; protocols that are widely in
              use, ranging from implementing low-cost communication
              paths between peripherals on embedded systems to
              connecting hosts to external peripherals or other host
              systems.

              With the continued growth of CPU performance it becomes
              viable to emulate UARTs traditionally implemented as
              dedicated hardware components in software. Software
              implementations allow for more flexibility with respect
              to upgrade-ability, potentially shorter time to market,
              and cost savings at the expense of higher CPU
              utilisation.  When the host system is expected to service
              other processes while the software UARTs is active,
              challenges are faced for the implementation, depending on
              the real time constraints imposed by the serial protocol.

              This thesis gives an overview of various serial protocols
              in use and discusses the difficulties arising when
              emulating the corresponding UART in
              software. Furthermore, different common software UART
              approaches for the implementation of ISO7816 serial
              protocol are presented in the context of the general
              purpose non-real-time Linux kernel, and discussed with
              respect to reliability and (whole system)
              performance. Finally, a novel algorithm is presented
              which meets the posed requirements of a portable,
              response-conserving, reliable, good performing, and
              protocol conforming implementation."
}