Real-Time rasterization on the Starburst MPSoC

Formally proving real-time behavior of commercial graphics cards is difficult due to their closed nature and high complexity. This thesis researches the viability of developing a real-time graphics architecture on the Starburst platform. Multiple graphics architectures are evaluated, and one is selected that fits the platform and allows real-time behavior. Based on the chosen architecture, a reference system that runs fully in software is implemented and analyzed. Also a hardware accelerated system is designed and built to remove bottlenecks of the reference system. The real-time behavior and performance, as well as the scalability of the hardware accelerated system are analyzed.