How does scheduling analysis compare to simulation, measurement or tracing?
These are complementary techniques that can often be used productively together. The most prominent advantages of SymTA/S, which implements scheduling analysis are • SymTA/S systematically identifies, verifies and visualizes hard-to-find worst-cases situations. • SymTA/S can systematically analyze end-to-end timing. • SymTA/S enables rapid design-space exploration and sensitivity analysis, supporting optimization including ‘what-if’ analysis. • SymTA/S can be applied early in the design process before design decisions have been finalized. • SymTA/S focuses fully on analysis, verification and optimization of performance and timing. Function design and verification can be done by other excellent, established tools.
