Rapid-prototyping of high-assurance systems

The rapid prototyping of VLSI systems from an abstract specification is described. The high-assurance rapid-prototyping environment HARP is used. HARP is based on the translation of an abstract formal language with a formal semantics to a synchronous, communication-dominated finite state machine with data path implementation. The approach supports the specification, verification, synthesis, and VLSI level implementation of communicating sequential processes (CSP)-specified globally and locally clocked synchronous digital systems using existing tools for design and formal verification.<>