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Brian Kamenetzky of ESPNLos Angeles.com: "While he was able to play, Kobe was forced to help his teammates succeed, forced to again find some of the trust perhaps lost over some admittedly raggedy Pau-free games. I'm not saying the Lakers are better off without Bryant on the floor, but to some degree the reset button needed to be hit on the team's collective execution. They needed to start moving the ball and themselves, get re-dedicated to post play, and so on. The sort of stuff they do when the offense is humming and the defense is stopping the opposition. It happened in stretches on Tuesday night, under very trying circumstances. I have no idea how any of this translates to Wednesday night's game against the Mavericks, or if it even does. So much of that depends on who shows up to play, and I mean that in the most literal sense. But there was something there the Lakers can reference even when the roster is again healthy."
Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: "Asked about all the distinctions and eccentricities that assemble Stephen Jackson, Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown described it this way: 'You ask anyone in the league -- Stephen is an elite player,' Brown said. 'He's as bright as anyone I've coached. He's in that difficult category. But he gets everyone involved.' Brown meant 'difficult' as in challenging to coach. But Tuesday he was difficult to guard. No, impossible to guard. He scored a career-high 43 points, dragging the offense to the finish of a remarkable 102-94 victory against the Houston Rockets. It was remarkable because the Bobcats played perhaps their worst defense of the season in the first half, spotting the Rockets a 13-point lead. And remarkable, too, because Jackson hadn't shot well lately."
Dave D'Alessandro of The Star-Ledger: "If you're still wondering why the Nets have engaged in this purge of their veterans -- alaborious but necessary process that has merely begun with Rafer Alston and Eduardo Najera -- here's the reason: They have acquired a guy who is actually content to be here. Yes, coming from the No. 2 team in the Western Conference to the 3-34 train wreck that plays in East Rutherford. 'It's an opportunity to play, and just make the most of it,' said forward Kris Humphries, who will make his debut Wednesday night against Boston, two days after being traded by Dallas for Najera. 'We're trying to win games, and my attitude is to come in and compete every night. You look at this team, this team can be (competitive) next year. Some of the core guys are really good players, so I think there's a future in some sense.' "
Jeff Caplan of ESPNDallas.com: "Dirk Nowitzki, 16 points away from accumulating 20,000 career points, remembers his first two like it was yesterday. 'It was the first game of my career in Seattle against [Detlef] Schrempf. There was huge hype, Germans all over the place. They organized a handshake with me and Schrempf before the game at halfcourt and it was just a mess,' Nowitzki said. 'It was like the stadium was so big, I was just in awe the whole time.' The game was played at Seattle's Key Arena on Feb. 5, 1999. Nowitzki's rookie season got a late start because of the league's labor stoppage. The Mavs lost, 92-86 in overtime, but Nowitzki's first game couldn't end soon enough. 'I was like 0-for-3 or 0-for-4 from the floor and I made two free throws, so those were my first points in my NBA career,' Nowitzki siad.'"Looking back, it was probably one of the worst games I ever played.' ... Nowitzki will get his first crack at joining the exclusive 20,000-point club tonight at home against the Los Angeles Lakers."
Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "More than a month after briefly entertaining the thought of signing Allen Iverson, the Knicks are set to face him here Wednesday night -- provided Iverson plays through knee tendinitis that has kept him in and out of Philadelphia's lineup. Since deciding against offering a contract to Iverson on Nov. 20, the Knicks have gone 13-13, not exactly championship basketball. Then again, they have journeyed far from the meager 1-9 beginning that prompted the Iverson inquiry in the first place. In the end, Donnie Walsh, the Knicks' president, and the organization decided against adding Iverson's dominant personality and allowing him to take shots and possibly confidence from Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler. Gallinari and Chandler are primary contributors to the Knicks' recent uptick after they both rallied from struggles to start the season. 'This is a year for me to look at these guys and see how they fit into the picture,' Walsh said Monday. 'You bring in a guy like that and you might not see the same picture. So, that's why I did it.' "
Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News: "Then, there's Tayshaun Prince. He, too, has been a top target. And, I happen to agree. Rookies Austin Daye and Jonas Jerebko are playing with as much effort and passion as anyone on the roster. Now, whether they will ever develop into star players remains to be seen. But in the short-term, one, or both, are capable of filling Prince's spot in the lineup. But here's the flip side: Finding a team to take on Prince and his $11.1 million salary for this season, and next, won't be easy. Most teams are shedding salary, not adding. His injury situation this season also doesn't help. Still, on certain teams -- championship-caliber teams -- Prince could be worth the price. He has championship experience, is a good locker room guy, plays hard, and can pose difficult matchup problems."
Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post: "J.R. Smith can be a game-changer with his 3-point shooting, and his presence alone sometimes spreads the defense enough to benefit his teammates. But in these nine games after the Atlanta barrage, there has been little optimism. Sure, he hit a couple key 3s, such as in last Friday's win against Cleveland, but he hasn't made more than two 3s in any of those games. 'I think most guys who like to score,' George Karl said, 'when they're in a slump, they usually force things, instead of running harder, executing harder and maybe they'll get a layup or free throw. It's hard when you're 1-for-5 and you have a wide-open shot and you don't want to shoot it but your subconscious says shoot it. I think sometimes scorers have longer slumps than other players. I would tell him to attack harder, become an attack dog on offense. I think he's gone to the jump shot at a higher percentage -- taking more jumpers than shots in the paint.' "
Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News: "Ed Stefanski, the president/general manager, offered a ministate of the union to reporters late last week, but it was more like a state of disrepair and discontent. I appreciate Stefanski accepting accountability and responsibility, but Stefanski fell short of saying Eddie Jordan's job was not in jeopardy, and Comcast-Spectacor COO Peter Luukko fell equally short of saying Stefanski's position was secure. And this is a team that says it is searching for consistency? We all know that something has to change, but you can only move the roster pieces around so many times before it becomes apparent there are some pieces that just don't fit. From there, it becomes equally apparent that a trade could help. But whom to trade, whom to acquire and how to make any of it happen remain a puzzle. And since the trade deadline isn't until Feb. 18, it's unlikely that anything of significance will come into focus for at least a few weeks. But, make no mistake: This is bad. Worse than I anticipated."
Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star: "In the wake of Monday's dispiriting loss, Hedo Turkoglu, who went 2-of-9 from the field in a team-high 38 minutes, clarified his thesis. 'It's not like I'm (criticizing) the guys or the system or anything,' he said. 'In this situation, I can just do this, and I am trying to do my best.' What he's saying is as clear as it is disingenuous. You could be kind and call him a realist, but his 'I-can-just-do-this' act is defeatist. The idea that he can't play better than he has played on any given night, in any given system, is ludicrous. Teammates are making that point by stretching themselves, at least occasionally. One small example: Though Andrea Bargnani defines himself as a shooter, and though he missed 10 of his 14 field-goal attempts in Monday's loss, he persevered for a career-high 17 rebounds. 'I didn't play good offensively all game, so I tried to do something else,' said Bargnani, in a small revelation. There's a novel concept for Turkoglu: Try to do something other than bemoan the alleged limits of a role."
Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe: "Kendrick Perkins has been the rock of a Celtics frontcourt that has been hammered this season by injuries. Kevin Garnett is expected to miss another 10-14 days because of a hyperextended right knee. Rasheed Wallace missed Monday's 102-96 loss to Atlanta because of a sore left foot. And Glen Davis was sidelined the first 27 games because of a fractured right thumb. Perkins and Ray Allen are the only Celtics starters who have played in every game. In the past five games - three wins - Perkins has averaged 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks. Among Eastern Conference centers, Perkins is first in field goal percentage, sixth in scoring, and eighth in blocks. He has turned into a defensive presence because of his improved conditioning and footwork."
Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Fine, it has to be difficult being 39 and coaching players awfully close to that age. But accountability also means forcing players to own up. These are the same players who surreptitiously call out their coach when they don't like what they're seeing, such as Jermaine O'Neal's Shaquille O'Neal-like comment Sunday about the benefits of feeding the post. At times, Michael Beasley has been held accountable, when his defense and focus are dissected. Mario Chalmers certainly was made accountable with the loss of his starting position. But, otherwise, the critique always is collective. The problem, however, is that throws players under the bus who don't deserve to be there. Udonis Haslem, for example, never stopped hustling Monday, his 12 rebounds one of the few highlights for the Heat against the Jazz. So far, this season has been about subtle additions, the pick-ups of Carlos Arroyo and Rafer Alston. But with so many lopsided losses, isn't there a flip side, about those who simply aren't getting it done?"
Sam Amick of The Sacramento Bee: "Kevin Martin is back -- almost. The sixth-year Kings shooting guard received his long-awaited medical clearance Tuesday, setting the stage for what could be a Friday return in Philadelphia. Martin has not played since Nov. 4, and underwent surgery to repair a hairline fracture in his left wrist Nov. 9. 'We'll see how these practices go the next couple of days,' Martin told The Bee by phone immediately following his doctor's appointment. 'It's a good thing I have been doing basketball-related workouts for three weeks so it should be real quick.' "
Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "A person with knowledge of the situation said Andray Blatche sat six seats down the bench and stared at the scoreboard while coaches attempted to speak with him. On Monday, Blatche complained on his Facebook page about having no shot attempts in the game. He wrote, 'Never have I played a game and had no shot attempts, they got me all [expletive] up.' Flip Saunders addressed Blatche's concerns about shots before the morning shootaround. 'I know he says 'I didn't get a shot.' If you're 6-10, 6-11, you can get an offensive rebound. For anybody who thinks that a coach has to run plays to get you shots, that's a team that's not going to be a good team,' Saunders said. ... Blatche said he didn't say anything to the coaches about his lack of touches. He said the coaching staff told him to get in the low block on Sunday, but whenever he got in the post, 'It's like I'm invisible.' He said that's why he often drifts out to the perimeter to get the ball. After the loss on Sunday, head athletic trainer Eric Waters approached Blatche and asked him to head to the training room to check on his knee. Blatche angrily responded, 'Do I look like I care about my knee?' Blatche said he had complained about soreness in his left knee for almost a week and had never been offered treatment until he was dressed and ready to leave. 'I'm always the guy they want to make an example of,' he said."
Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "Mark Cashman's job with the team -- equipment manager and travel coordinator -- is often thankless but quite vital. Never more so than right now, when the Cavs are in the midst of their longest road trip of the season. They are a little more than halfway through, three games down and two to go with five more nights on the road. ... The amount of equipment the Cavs take on a trip like this one -- 11 days, five cities -- is staggering. Their traveling party, which is in excess of 30 people when accounting for the players, coaches, support personnel and team broadcasters, has more combined gear than most touring rock bands. Moving around 14 players, most of them very tall men, and bringing all the comforts of home -- the home training room, video room and even a massage room -- creates a demanding job for Cashman. It is easy to understand why when tallying it all up. On this trip the Cavs have about 160 bags, about 100 for personal clothes. There's about 60 more for uniforms, shoes and electronics. By the time their chartered Airbus jet hits the tarmac Sunday afternoon at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, though, Cashman knows that count will have grown. 'We have a day off in San Francisco, a day off in Los Angeles and the guys went to the Nike store in Portland,' Cashman said. 'This is a big shopping trip, we'll pick up some more bags.' "


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There are several of these that come out about this time of year, lists of local schools that have reached a benchmark for excellence according to a general interest publication.
Newsweek and The Daily Beast have released their top 1,000 public high schools, with New York scoring 118 of the slots, second only to California.
Among the top 10 from among the New York schools is Bronxville High School, number 40 on the list.
The others on the top 10 were City Honors School in Buffalo at 11; Jerico High School at 41; Hunter College High School at 44; Bronx High School of Science at 50; Locust Valley High School at 55; Great Neck South High School at 56; Pittsford Sutherland High School at 61; The Wheatley School in Old Westbury at 62; and Stuyvesant High School at 66.
A bunch of other area schools made the list as well. Here are those that made the top 1,000 even if they didn't make the top 10 in New York: Rye, 77; Irvington, 79; Edgemont, 142; Rye Neck, 155; Pleasantville, 173; Hastings, 227; Clarkstown South, 348; Clarkstown North, 358; Tappan Zee, 403; Yonkers, 409;
Dobbs Ferry, 286; Croton Harmon, 311; Eastchester, 314; Pelham Memorial, 330; Mamaroneck, 532; Somers, 718; Hendrick Hudson, 747; Sleepy Hollow, 986; and Mahopac, 987.
The schools were chosen based on four-year on-time graduation rate, percentage of 2011 graduates accepted into college; percentage of students taking college-level courses and special examinations including Advanced Placement and their average scores; average SAT and ACT scores; college-level curriculum available at the school.
All of the New York schools can be seen here.
"The continued success of our public high schools is a direct result of the hard work by our outstanding teachers and other committed education professionals working in classrooms across News York state who dedicate themselves, day-in and day-out, to ensuring their students receive the best education possible," said Richard C. Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers.


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|Feb 24, 2009
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|Oct 4, 2005
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|Oct 4, 2005
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|Jorn W. Janneck, David B. Parlour
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|Xilinx, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (66), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (5), Classifications (4), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
One or more aspects of the present invention relate generally to integrated circuit design tools and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for implementing a program language description of a circuit design for an integrated circuit.
Modern integrated circuits are designed using programmed computers. Such computers are conventionally programmed with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) tools (generally referred to as EDA tools). EDA tools process an abstract representation of a circuit design into a physical representation of the circuit design that can be implemented using integrated circuitry. For example, a circuit design may be specified by a designer using a hardware description language (HDL), such as the very high speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL) or VERILOG.
Presently, EDA systems cannot map ordinary sequential programs into efficient concurrent circuit implementations. Sequential programming languages, such as C, obscure the concurrency available in an algorithm and encourage the specification of systems that assume all data resides in one globally accessible memory. As such, this form of specification is not suited for concurrent circuit implementations. Accordingly, there exists a need in the art for a method and apparatus for providing an efficient concurrent circuit implementation of a program language description of a circuit design for an integrated circuit.
Method and apparatus for implementing a program language description of a circuit design for an integrated circuit is described. In one embodiment, a program is specified using a concurrent programming language. The program includes programming constructs that define a plurality of processes and a plurality of communication channels. A hierarchy of elements that classify the programming constructs of the program is generated to produce a transformed representation. A hardware description language (HDL) representation of the circuit design is generated from the transformed representation by translating the hierarchy of elements to a hierarchy of HDL constructs that implements the plurality of processes and the plurality of communication channels in hardware.
Accompanying drawing(s) show exemplary embodiment(s) in accordance with one or more aspects of the invention; however, the accompanying drawing(s) should not be taken to limit the invention to the embodiment(s) shown, but are for explanation and understanding only.
Method and apparatus for implementing a program language description of a circuit design for an integrated circuit is described. One or more aspects of the invention relate to a programming model and supporting implementation methodology for capturing descriptions of concurrent systems in an abstract, implementation-independent form that can be translated automatically to a target platform in an efficient manner. The target platform may be any programmable system that provides concurrent execution mechanisms, such as a programmable logic device (PLD), a processor array, or a heterogeneous platform with a mixture of elements, including programmable logic, special-purpose logic blocks, digital signal processors (DSPs), microprocessors, and the like. For purposes of clarity by example, one or more aspects of the invention relate to designing a concurrent system for a field programmable gate array (FPGA) target platform.
In particular, the input module 102 is used to specify a program 116 via a concurrent programming language. The input module 102 may be a graphical user interface (GUI) or other type of interface known in the art with which a designer may interact to specify the program 116. A concurrent programming language is a language that reflects a concurrent programming model, rather than a conventional sequential programming model. The program 116 includes programming constructs that define a network of processes interconnected by communication channels, providing an implementation-independent software model of a concurrent system. As discussed below, the channels are more than just signal conductors, and may be able to receive input, store input, and make the input available at a later time (with ordering preserved) at the output side. Each process is described by the inputs and outputs it has, the actions it can perform, the rules for triggering the actions (firings), and the persistent state between firings. Notably, the process description does not imply an implementation technology (e.g., processor software, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) hardware, FPGA hardware). As discussed below, the program 116 is analyzed and transformed into other representations that are computationally equivalent, but have different physical implementation properties.
In one embodiment, the program 116 is specified using an actor language known as the CAL programming language. For purposes of clarity by example, an embodiment of the invention is described below with specific reference to the CAL programming language. A description is given in the "CAL language Report", by Eber and Janneck, ERL technical Memo UCB/ERL M03/48, University of California at Berkeley, Dec. 1, 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be used with other languages that reflect concurrent programming models, such as SystemC. The program 116 includes units referred to as actors, which model the processes of a concurrent system. Actors communicate through ports and are opaque (i.e., their internal state is not visible outside the actor). The ports are unidirectional (input or output) and they communicate tokens, which are discrete units of data. Actors consume or produce discrete tokens as a result of action firings. The connections between actors, which model the communication channels of the concurrent system, represent a higher level of abstraction than simple wires. Channels can have memory, and it is possible for an actor to check the availability and value of tokens at its input ports.
In particular,
The persistent variables 206 store the state of the actor 202-1. The values of the persistent variables 206 are readable and writeable by any of the actions 208. Notably, the persistent variables 206 have actor-scope in that they are accessible only from within the actor 202-1. In terms of actual physical implementation, the persistent variables 206 may be registers or multi-port memories with associated controls and multiplexing logic.
Each of the actions 208 is configured to read some number of tokens from various ones of the input ports 210 and write some number of tokens to various ones of the output ports 212. Alternatively, an action may be configured to just read tokens from input ports and produce no output tokens, or an action may be configured to just write tokens to output ports and receive no input tokens. In any case, each of the actions 208 includes firing rule data 218 that dictates when the action may "fire" (i.e., execute its described operation). In one embodiment, an action only fires if the necessary input tokens are present at the input ports 210 ("default firing rule"). Alternatively, or in addition to the default firing rule, an action may fire based on one or more guard conditions that must be true for the action to fire. Guard conditions may be Boolean expressions that test any persistent state variable of the actor or input token.
Each of the actions 208 may also include one or more local variables 220. The value of the local variables 220 do not persist from firing to firing, but may be used to hold temporary or intermediate results during execution of a particular firing. Each of the actions 208 may include procedural instruction data 222. The procedural instruction data 222 includes a sequence of instructions that is executed during a firing. Notably, the simplest action merely copies from an input to an output and thus has no procedural instruction data 222. The procedural instruction data 222 may include various constructs, such as assignments, flow control (e.g., if/else, loops), and the like.
Notably, each firing of an action is atomic. That is, no other action may read or write to any resource that is written to or read by an action whose firing is already underway (including the use of resources in guard conditions). Provided that the rule of atomicity is observed, multiple actions are permitted to execute concurrently. In this manner, the program 200 employs a concurrent programming model.
An action may implement state-machine like behavior using the procedural instruction data 222 by modifying persistent variables of the actor 202-1 and testing them in guard conditions. In one embodiment, the actor 202-1 may include a state machine declaration 224. The state machine declaration 224 declares a state machine in finite state machine (FSM) form by an initial state and any number of state transitions that accompany the firing of one or more of the actions 208. The source states for the transitions become additional requirements for the action firings that are logically ANDed with the other firing rules, described above.
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The intermediate representation 117 is processed by the program analyzer 112 to produce a transformed representation 119. The program analyzer 112 performs analyses that assist in HDL code generation. In one embodiment, the program analyzer 112 processes the intermediate representation 117 using the following analyses: The program analyzer 112 identifies the names and data types of all the input ports and output ports for the actors. For each of the input ports, the name and data type is annotated with a list of all the actions that examine or read the input. For each of the output ports, the name and data type is annotated with a list of all the actions that write the output. The program analyzer 112 identifies the names and data types of the persistent variables of each of the actors. For each of the persistent variables, the name and data type is annotated with a list of all the actions that read from or write to the variable.
The program analyzer 112 identifies the name of each of the actions. For each action, the name is annotated with: (1) a list of any guard conditions; (2) a list of any local variable declarations; (3) a list of any state transitions that are caused by a firing; (4) a list of local variable aliases that refer to tokens read from input ports; (5) a list of expressions that are to be computed and written as tokens to output ports; (6) a list of statements to be executed upon firing after reading inputs, but before writing outputs; and (7) a sensitivity list. A sensitivity list is a list of all external (to the action) variables and input ports that affect the action result.
In one embodiment, the above analyses are described in XSLT and applied to the XML intermediate representation produced by the parser 104. The program analyzer 112 is an XSLT processor, which produces the transformed representation 119. The transformed representation 119 is an XML document that describes the programming constructs used in the program 116 in manner that is useful for the HDL code generator 106. In particular, the transformed representation 119 includes a hierarchy of elements that classify the various programming constructs specified in the program 116 in accordance with the above-described analyses. The transformed representation 119 is also referred to herein as an XHDL document.
In another embodiment, the functions of the parser 104 and the program analyzer 112 may be performed by a compiler, which generates an internal database representation of the program 116 that is equivalent to an XML representation. In this case, procedural program code of the compiler transforms the internal database to produce the transformed representation 119 similar to an XSLT processor.
In particular,
An element 302 includes an attribute identifying the name of the actor. Child elements of the element 302 include an element 304 for an input port of the actor, an element 306 for an output port or the actor, an element 308 for a generic defined in actor, and element 310 for a variable defined in the actor, an element 312 for a state machine defined in the actor, and an element 314 for an action defined in the actor. Although only one of each type of child element is shown, it is to be understood that the element 302 may include multiple child elements of these types (e.g., multiple input port child elements).
The input port element 304 includes attributes identifying the name and data type of the input port. The input port element 304 includes an element 316 for an action that reads this input port ("action-reference element"). The action reference element 316 includes attributes for the name and index of the action that reads the input port. Similarly, the output port element 306 includes attributes for identifying the name and data type of the output port, as well as an action-reference element 318 for an action that writes to this output port. It is to be understood that the input port element 304 and the output port element 306 may include multiple action reference elements.
The generic element 308 includes attributes for identifying the generic defined in the actor. The variable element 310 includes attributes for identifying the name and type of the variable defined in the actor. The variable element 310 includes an action reference element 324. The variable element 310 optionally includes an element 320 for initializing the variable ("initialization element"). The initialization element 320 includes an element 322 having an attribute identifying the string expression in the actor that initialized the variable ("string expression element"). Note that the variable element 310 may include more than one action reference element.
The state machine element 312 is optional and is included only if the actor includes a state machine declaration. The state machine element 312 includes an attribute identifying the initial state, as well as an element 325 having an attribute that identifies the name of a state ("state element"). Note that the state machine element 312 may have more than one state element.
The action element 314 includes attributes identifying the name and index of the action in the actor. Child elements of the action element 314 may include one or more of: an element 326 for a state transition ("state transition element"), an element 328 for a guard condition ("guard element"), an element 330 for a port alias ("port alias element"), an element 332 for a computation of output ("compute output element"), an element 334 for a statement declaration ("statement element"), and an element 336 for sensitivity ("sensitivity element"). The state transition element 326 includes a from-state element 337 having an attribute identifying a state name and a to-state element 338 having an attribute identifying a state name. The action element 314 may include more than one state transition element. The guard element 328 includes a string expression element 340. The guard element 328 may include more than one string expression element. The port alias element 330 includes attributes identifying the name of the alias and the name of the port to which the alias corresponds. The action element 314 may include more than one port alias element. The compute output element 332 includes an attribute identifying an output port and a string expression element 342. The compute output element 332 may include more than one string expression element. The sensitivity element 336 includes an attribute for the name of a variable.
The statement element 334 includes an attribute identifying the type of the statement (e.g., if statement, assign statement, etc.). The statement element 334 includes one or more additional elements 344, depending on the type of statement. For example, an "if" statement may include an element <xhdl_test>, which in turn includes one or more string expression elements denoting the particular test. An "assign" statement may include one or more string expression elements denoting the assignment. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other types of statements may be described using the statement element, each of which include various child elements, similar to those detailed above (e.g., string expression elements).
For example, the following is an exemplary program written using the CAL language that describes an actor named UVSelect: actor UVSelect [UINT8] (positive LINE_WIDTH) UINT8 UVA, UINT8 UVB==>UINT8 UV:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<xhdl-actor name="UVSelect">
<xhdl-input-port name="UVA" type="UINT8">
<xhdl-action-ref tag="copyA" index="0"/>
<xhdl-input-port name="UVB" type="UINT8">
<xhdl-action-ref tag="copyB" index="1">
<xhdl-output-port name="UV" type="UINT8">
<xhdl-action-ref tag="copyA" index="0"/>
<xhdl-action-ref tag="copyB" index="1"/>
<xhdl-generic name="LINE_WIDTH" type="positive"/>
<xhdl-variable name="col" type="UINT9">
<xhdl-expr string="0"/>
<xhdl-action-ref index="0" tag="copyA"/>
<xhdl-action-ref index="1" tag="copyB"/>
<xhdl-action tag="copyA" index="0">
<xhdl-expr string="col < (LINE_WIDTH/2)"/>
<xhdl-port-alias name="val" port="UVA"/>
<xhdl-compute-output port="UV">
<xhdl-expr string="val"/>
<xhdl-statement type="assign" var="col">
<xhdl-expr string="col + 1"/>
<xhdl-sense name="val"/>
<xhdl-sense name="col"/>
<xhdl-action tag="copyB" index="1">
<xhdl-expr string="col >= (LINE_WIDTH/2)"/>
<xhdl-port-alias name="val" port="UVB"/>
<xhdl-compute-output port="UV">
<xhdl-expr string="val"/>
<xhdl-statement type="assign" var="col">
<xhdl-expr string="col + 1"/>
<xhdl-statement type="if">
<xhdl-expr string="col = LINE_WIDTH"/>
<xhdl-statement type="assign" var="col">
<xhdl-expr string="0"/>
<xhdl-sense name="val"/>
<xhdl-sense name="col"/>
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The HDL representation 121 includes an entity declaration and an architecture definition for each actor of the program 116 (i.e., each process of the circuit design). In the entity declaration, the interface to the hardware form of an actor is defined to include generic parameters (e.g., from generic elements in the transformed representation 119), data inputs (e.g., from input port elements in the transformed representation 119), and data outputs (e.g., from output port elements in the transformed representation 119). The entity declaration also includes a clock input (local clock reference) and a reset input (network-wide reset to initialize all actors). Notably, it is necessary to generate a data transfer protocol to control data flow, an exemplary embodiment of which is described immediately below.
In particular, the channel 406 includes a data bus 410 (token bus) of width w, a send control line 412, and an acknowledge control line 414, where w is a positive integer. The data bus 410 may directly couple an interface of the producer 402 ("producer interface 403") and an interface of the consumer 404 ("consumer interface 405"), or may include the FIFO 408. The producer interface 403 produces a control signal on the send control line 412 that changes on a clock edge to signal that a valid token is on the data bus 410. The consumer interface 405 produces a control signal on the acknowledge control line 414 to indicate that valid data will be accepted on the next clock edge (i.e., the producer 402 may change the token value at that clock edge). The control signal of the acknowledge control line 414 is asynchronous, but must be stable within a certain time of the next clock edge. This "setup time" is defined by the time the producer 402 needs to prepare a response at that next clock edge. It is an error for the acknowledge signal to be asserted if the send signal is not asserted at a clock edge. This is indicative of a hardware failure or design error and the condition can be trapped either in simulation or with dedicated monitoring hardware in an actual implementation (shown below in
An input terminal of the AND gate 506 receives the acknowledge signal, and an inverted input terminal of the AND gate 506 receives the send signal. An output terminal of the AND gate 506 provides a system failure signal. As stated above, it is an error for the acknowledge signal to be asserted if the send signal is not asserted at a clock edge, such being indicated by the system failure signal. An input terminal of the AND gate 508 receives the send signal, and an inverted input terminal of the AND gate 508 receives the acknowledge signal. An output terminal of the AND gate 508 is coupled to an input terminal of the OR gate 510. Another input terminal of the OR gate 510 receives the send-next signal. Thus, the flip-flip 502 is loaded with an asserted value at a clock edge if the send-next signal is asserted or if the acknowledge signal is not asserted and the send signal is asserted. The flip-flop 502 is loaded with a de-asserted value otherwise (a logic low value). Although the producer interface 403 is shown as having two AND gates and two OR gates, it is to be understood that various other combinatorial logic configurations can be used comprises various types of logic gates.
The flip-flops 602 and 604 each include a clock terminal for receiving a clock signal (CLK). If the producer 402 is directly connected to the consumer 404, the clock signal CK in the producer interface 403 is the same as the clock signal CLK in the consumer interface 405. If the producer 402 is connected to the consumer 404 through the FIFO 408, the clock signal CK in the producer interface 403 may have a different frequency than that of the clock signal CLK in the consumer interface 405.
The inter-process communication protocol 400 allows for reduced hardware cost and efficient use of clock cycles. There can be a transfer of a token on every clock cycle, as opposed to a fully synchronous handshake mechanism. The inter-process communication protocol 400 is suited for a process network, where scheduling and process control is distributed and effectively achieved by triggering process actions based on token availability. In addition, the inter-process communication protocol 400 operates with direct producer-to-consumer connections, as well as producer-FIFO-consumer connections, which allows for more network implementation options. The inter-process communication protocol 400 can be implemented using programmable logic of an FPGA, for example, or could be implemented as a hard primitive on any system-on-chip (SoC) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
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The architecture definition of the HDL representation 121 includes the detailed synthesizable code that defines the actor hardware. There are a number of internal actor signals that must be declared in the architecture definition. An enumerated type representing states may be created if the actor includes a state machine, along with a constant set to the value of the initial (reset) state. For each output port, a behavioral construct equivalent to the schematic 700 of
In addition, for each output port, a behavioral construct equivalent to the schematic 800 of
If the actor includes a state machine, a behavioral construct equivalent to the schematic 900 of
The state transition behavior is schematically shown as a two stage multiplexer. Note that the actual state transition behavior may be described by a VHDL case statement. An output terminal of the multiplexer 904 is coupled to a data input terminal of the flip-flop 908. A control terminal of the multiplexer 904 is coupled to the data output terminal of the flip-flop 908. Input terminals of the multiplexer 904 are respectively coupled to output terminals of the multiplexers 902-1 through 902-M. Control terminals of the multiplexers 902 receive the fired signals. Input terminals of the multiplexers 902 receive next state signals for the appropriate actions (M possible states, J actions). The multiplexer 904 selects a next state value based on the current state. The multiplexer 902 selects the next state from the current states based on which action is fired.
For persistent variables of the actor, a behavioral construct equivalent to the schematic 1000 of
Actions may be defined using VHDL process statements. Statements from the action body of the actor source code are copied into the process statement body and combinatorial logic is produced using a standard synthesis tool. References to external (actor scope) variables that are managed as shown above in
The form of the action process is:
process (sensitivity list) is
Note that the above format for the action process is for an elementary form of actor that reads at most one token, writes at most one token, and whose firing can be implemented as a combinatorial expression (i.e., no loops, flow control, or access to addressable memories). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that more complex action processes may be used that read more than one token, write more than one token, and/or whose firing may include loop constructs, flow control constructs, and addressable memory constructs.
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The memory 1103 stores all or portions of one or more programs and/or data to implement the system 100. Although one or more aspects of the invention are disclosed as being implemented as a computer executing a software program, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Such implementations may include a number of processors independently executing various programs and dedicated hardware, such as ASICs.
The computer 1100 may be programmed with an operating system, which may be OS/2, Java Virtual Machine, Linux, Solaris, Unix, Windows, Windows95, Windows98, Windows NT, and Windows2000, WindowsME, and WindowsXP, among other known platforms. At least a portion of an operating system may be disposed in the memory 1103. The memory 1103 may include one or more of the following random access memory, read only memory, magneto-resistive read/write memory, optical read/write memory, cache memory, magnetic read/write memory, and the like, as well as signal-bearing media as described below.
An aspect of the invention is implemented as a program product for use with a computer system. Program(s) of the program product defines functions of embodiments and can be contained on a variety of signal-bearing media, which include, but are not limited to: (i) information permanently stored on non-writable storage media (e.g., read-only memory devices within a computer such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disks readable by a CD-ROM drive or a DVD drive); (ii) alterable information stored on writable storage media (e.g., floppy disks within a diskette drive or hard-disk drive or read/writable CD or read/writable DVD); or (iii) information conveyed to a computer by a communications medium, such as through a computer or telephone network, including wireless communications. The latter embodiment specifically includes information downloaded from the Internet and other networks. Such signal-bearing media, when carrying computer-readable instructions that direct functions of the invention, represent embodiments of the invention.
While the foregoing describes exemplary embodiment(s) in accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, other and further embodiment(s) in accordance with the one or more aspects of the present invention may be devised without departing from the scope thereof, which is determined by the claim(s) that follow and equivalents thereof. Claim(s) listing steps do not imply any order of the steps. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Phil, have we learned nothing from "BritneyGate 2008?" Television psychologist Dr. Phil is kicking of the seventh season of his nationally-syndicated talk show but that wasn't the hot topic of conversation when the opinionated television psychologist sat down for an interview with TODAY's Matt Lauer on Wednesday.
Phil shares his thoughts on the announcement that the seventeen-year-old daughter Republican VP candidate/"abstinence education only" advocate Sarah Palin is unmarried and pregnant with her first child.
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ALS Man: 'Don't Kill to Save Me'
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Monday, March 16, 2009 9:21 AM
"ALS victim opposes stem cell research," reads today's PhillyBurbs.com headline.
It tells the story of Jim McKevitt who uses what few abilities he has left he can still move his fingers to track the opposition: " individuals and interest groups who beat the drum to try to force Washington to approve federal funds to finance the use of embryos to harvest stem cells for research."
The 71-year-old, says the story, is "appalled by the groundswell of support for what he calls an immoral and 'pointless' approach to pursuing cures when so many other routes such as adult stem cell research already have shown promise."
It quotes him saying: "If experimenting on just one embryo would lead to a cure for me, I absolutely would not do it. It's murder of a human being."
ALS Lou Gehrig's disease causes loss of control of motor skills, and can affect a person's ability to speak, swallow and, in the end, breathe.
The article says that he is a devout Catholic and that his wife and eight children care for him.
The family supports his stance against clone and kill research even his 15 grandchildren who he has never been able to embrace and who have never heard his voice.
The story quotes Father Tad Pacholczyk, director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia
"Mr. McKevitt is also looking reality in the face; he understands what an embryo is," said Pacholczyk. "Science fully understands what an embryo is. You don't need any faith at all."
The story also quotes Father Pacholcyzk's hope for the ultimate defeat of legal embryonic stem cell research.
"I remain optimistic about the future because the truth has the power to reach people," he said. "When truth is spoken, something inside the listener resonates."
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Howver, once again the journalists get it crucially wrong:
ALS victim opposes stem cell research, reads todays PhillyBurbs.com headline
He's NOT against ALL stem cell research! He's against embryonic stem cell research.
You know that. I know that. Why the heck doesn't PhillyBurbs.com know that?
Lord bless the man and his family!
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The 2017 World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017)
Customization 4.0
Elevating Mass Customization to a New Level
Mass customization and personalization (MCP) strategies aim to profit from the fact that people are different. Their objective is to turn customer heterogeneities into opportunities, hence addressing "long tail" business models. The objective of mass customization is to provide goods and services that best serve individual customers' needs with near mass production efficiency.
But mass customization can go far beyond the sheer individualization of products. The MCPC 2017 wants to stimulate research and practice that see MCP as an opportunity to extend or even revolutionize current business models. The current trends of Industrie 4.0, digital manufacturing, and the rise of smart products allow for a fresh perspective on MCP: Customization 4.0.
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The conference also places a new set of values in the center of the debate. A world with finite resources, global population growth, and exacerbating climate change needs smart thinking to engage the most effective capabilities and resources. The MCPC 2017 wants to discuss how Customization 4.0 fosters sustainable development and creates shared value for companies, customers, consumers, and the society as a whole.
Our Ambition: An Interdisciplinary Dialog Between Research & Practice
Continuing the tradition of this conference series, the MCPC 2017 aims to engage academics, business leaders, and consultants in fundamental debates through various formats: We organize MCPC 2017 as a multi-track conference featuring a combination of high profile keynotes with expert talks, exhibitions, panel discussions, paper sessions, workshops, receptions, and much more.
While the conference is devoted to sharing and discussing the latest research in the field, the MCPC 2017 has a strong focus on real life applications. Since its beginning, there is an equal share of participants, practitioners and academics/researchers. This makes the MCPC truly unique. It strives to connect thought leaders, technology developers, and researchers with corporate entrepreneurs putting these strategies into practice.
Prof. Dr. Frank T. Piller
Frank Piller is the director of the Technology and Innovation Management Group at RWTH Aachen University.
Prof. Dr. Günther Schuh
Günther Schuh is a director at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering at RWTH Aachen University.
Organizing Conference Committee
Stephan Hankammer
Academic Track Chair
Ning Wang
Academic Track Chair
Christian Gülpen
Industry Track Chair
Academic Advisory Board
Prof. Thomas Gries
RWTH Aachen, Institut für Textiltechnik ITA
Prof. Reinhart Poprawe
RWTH Aachen, Lehrstuhl für Lasertechnik LLT
Prof. Robert Schmitt
RWTH Aachen, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL
Prof. Mitchell M. Tseng
Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Prof. Jocelyn Bellemare
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Prof. Claudio Boer
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland
Prof. Luca Canetta
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland
Prof. Jose Pinto Duarte
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States
Prof. Hoda A. Elmaraghy
University of Windsor, Canada
Prof. Sebastian K. Fixson
Babson College, United States
Prof. Cipriano Forza
University of Padova, Italy
Prof. Nikolaus Franke
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
Prof. Lars Hvam
DTU – Technical University of Denmark
Prof. Sebastian Kortmann
Amsterdam Business School, Netherlands
Kent Larson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Dr. Tim Minshall
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Prof. Kjeld Nielsen
Aalborg University, Denmark
Prof. Timothy W. Simpson
Penn State University, USA
Prof. Fabrizio Salvador
IE Business School, Spain
Prof. Stephen Lu
University of Southern California (USC), USA
Prof. Martin Schreier
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
Prof. Kanliang Wang
Renmin University, China
Prof. Zoran Anisic
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
RWTH Aachen, Lehrstuhl für Individualisierte Bauproduktion
Industry Advisory Board
B. Joseph Pine
Strategic Horizons LLP, USA
Jeff Beaver
Zazzle, USA
Christoph Berger
Adidas AG, Germany
Dr. Paul Blazek
CyLEDGE Media, Austria
Sergio Dulio
ATOM Lab, Italy
Dr. Kunigunde H. Cherenack
Philips, Netherlands
Robert S. Keane
Cimpress Inc., USA
Hanko Kiessner
Packsize International, USA
Herwig Schreiner
Siemens AG, Austria
Dr. Mattias Schmidt
Procter & Gamble, USA
Bart Van der Schueren
Materialise, Belgium
Building on History: The Oldest MCP Conference in the World
MCPC 2015, University of Quebec
Montreal, Canada
MCPC 2014, Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
MCPC 2011, University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California
MCPC 2009, Aalto University
Helsinki, Finland
Cambridge/Boston & Montreal
Hong Kong & Hangzhou
Hong Kong
Conference Topics
Conference topics include but are not limited to:
Customization & Personalization via Smart Products
The rise of smart products enabled by advancements in ICT (e.g. integrated sensors, microprocessors, big data technologies, machine learning etc) lead to a new thinking for MCPC and offer great opportunities for meaningful customization and data-driven service personalization.
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:
The Role and Value of Smart Products for MCP
Co-Creation and User Innovation with Smart Products
Smart Product Service Systems (Smart PSS)
Technical Foundations of Personalization via Smart Products
Data Analytics for Smart Services
Product platform/ecosystems development
Digital Manufacturing
Digital manufacturing has the potential to fundamentally change the way we make things, challenging current modes of thinking and established theories and practices surrounding the manufacturing firm. Moreover, Digital manufacturing is becoming a core driver of flexibility and ultra-high variety in the firm.
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:
Technology Developments in Digital Manufacturing
Business Model Innovation for Digital Manufacturing
Flexible Automation and Reconfigurable Manufacturing
Process Modularity and Process Platforms
Product Modularity in the Age of Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Robotics
Sustainability and Mass Customization
Companies experience an increasing demand for developing so called "Win-Win-Win"- strategies, which are sustainable in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects. In accordance with this rising challenge, we invite contributions that work out the potential of MCP to be not only an economically but also an environmentally and socially beneficial business model.
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:
Economic, Social and Environmental Value of MCP
Sustainable Supply Chain Management for MCP
Co-Creation and Sustainable Consumption
Societal Need Satisfaction through MCP
Design for Adaptability and Upgradability of MCP
Sustainable Product Service Systems (Sustainable PSS)
MCPC Success Factors
In addition to the dedicated themes of the MCPC 2017, we invite submissions also on the evergreen topics of MCP research and practice. This large track also especially invites successful MC entrepreneurs to share their experiences!
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:
MCP Best Practices and Business Models
MCP Strategy, Capabilities, and Organizational Culture
MCP Marketing and Consumer Behavior
MCP Operations Management and Logistics
MCP Configuration Systems and Toolkits for Co-Design
MCP in Diverse Cultural Settings
Call for Papers & Presentations
For the MCPC 2017, we are looking for contributions in cutting-edge research as well as insightful examples and case studies from business practice. We invite you to submit your work addressing the conference topics listed below. We will give priority to papers on the main theme, although we will also consider papers on related MCP topics. All papers must be written in English.
To offer a balanced conference program, we equally invite papers from practical and academic backgrounds.
Submit a conceptual, empirical or experimental paper of approximately 5000 words. If the paper is accepted after a blind peer review process, you will be given a 15 minutes slot to present in a conference session. Accepted papers will be published (optional) in a Proceedings book published by Springer and will be available online at Springerlink (fully indexed with ISBN, ISSN, and DOI).
Decisions to present in this category will be based on full short papers only. However, you are very much invited to submit an abstract on the theme and method of your research to get an initial informal feedback whether your research fits the focus of this conference.
Submit an extended abstract / short paper of approximately 1000 words. If the paper is accepted after a blind peer review process, you will be given, in addition to a space in the poster exhibition, a slot at a breakout session to present your key ideas in front of a large audience.
We invite presentations sharing your experiences and learnings on your way to MCP. Please submit an abstract or speaking outline of your presentation. Presentations should not contain any commercial messages, but need to focus on learnings and experiences of building and running a MCP enterprise or business unit. There is no special formatting or space requirement, just submit thoughtfully what the program committee needs to know to evaluate your proposal.
The MCPC is organized in form of an academic community conference. All presentations are selected in a peer-review process by a broad conference program committee, supervised by an Advisory Board of experienced experts in the field.
We try to keep attendance fees as low as possible to enable a broad conference experience for all participant groups at a reasonable price. This policy also demands that every conference participant, being it a presenter, keynote, conference chair, or regular participant, has to register and pay the participant fee, as it is common practice for conferences in the academic community. A few scholarships are available to support the participation of people with limited funds.
All abstracts submitted should include title, author(s), keywords and a short presentation of the manuscript text (please use the Springer's templates and guidelines at this website: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0. Although they are prepared for LNCS, they are recommended by Springer for conference proceedings in general.)
All abstracts, along with full (academic) papers, must be submitted using the Online Conference System (OCS) made available by Springer.
The submission system opened in April 2017. Please create your registration for login, enter the required data about your paper, and upload a PDF copy of your paper or proposal. For the final upload, the "Consent to Publish" must be filled.
Visit https://ocs.springer.com/ocs/home/MCPC2017 to upload your paper or proposal!
We will publish the Proceedings in cooperation with Springer. All full papers will be available on Springerlink. Short papers and keynote abstracts will be published in a document available to conference attendees.
Important Dates
We received a lot of submissions for the MCPC2017. Great to see that there is so much enthusiasm about the topic! We are really looking forward to see you soon in Aachen!
Conference Venue
Aachen's central location also offers quick access to numerous European cities, such as Amsterdam (227km), Brussels (143km), Köln and Düsseldorf (less than 100km), or Paris (416km).
The venue for the MCPC 2017 is the Pullman Aachen Quellenhof Hotel, a first class hotel with its own hot spring and natural spa.
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Many new products and processes originate in Aachen. In the research laboratories and testing facilities of RWTH Aachen University, for example, the first all-metal aircraft was developed, as was the diesel soot filter. This is where the first wind tunnel and the first particle accelerator stood.
This trend-setting innovative capacity has a long history in Aachen, the City of Science. With more than 1,400 start-ups from RWTH Aachen University, Aachen has become the city with the highest density of university spin-offs and engineering offices in Germany.
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Stoke chairman Peter Coates has confirmed that the club have had a bid accepted by West Ham for Carlton Cole.
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Stoke chairman Peter Coates has confirmed that the club have had a bid accepted by West Ham for Carlton Cole.
The England international slipped out of the Premier League with the Hammers last season and was expected to be among those heading out of the club this summer.
He is a proven top flight performer and there was always going to be plenty of potential suitors willing to offer him a route back to the big time.
Stoke have been linked with an approach for much of the transfer window, with Tony Pulis known to be in the market for attacking talent.
He has now made his move for Cole, with a formal bid on the table.
The finer details of that offer are acceptable to West Ham and it is now be up to the Potters to thrash out personal terms with the 27-year-old.
Coates told Sky Sports News: "We're still on the case. The (coaching) team is away at the moment and will be back on Thursday. Tony (Pulis) likes to be around for these things.
"We've done a deal with the club, it now needs his input with the player - because he likes to talk to them and make sure they aren't bored and he's not bored and everything is okay from his point of view. We see that as work in progress and hope something can be done.
"We have agreed a deal with West Ham, that's done, it's now about agreeing with Carlton and his agent."
Coates revealed that Stoke have been chasing Cole for some time and insists they have no concerns regarding his long-term fitness.
He added: "He has got an injury problem and he's always had that. That's another risk you take, you have to factor that in, but he's a good player and Tony has always liked him. Managers like different players don't they and Tony has always liked him.
"I think we have tried to sign him about three times over the last few years without succeeding. Maybe we'll get somewhere this year."
Should Cole complete a switch to Stoke, he could be joined at the Britannia Stadium by Cameron Jerome.
Skysports.com understands the Potters are still in talks with the Birmingham forward and are hopeful of reaching an agreement.