Method for online updating firmware of complex programmable logic device
US10698678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17764
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for updating a firmware of a complex programmable logic device comprises: electrically connecting a general purpose input/output pin of a baseboard management controller with a hitless enable pin of a complex programmable logic device; electrically connecting a first integrated circuit bus of the baseboard management controller with a second integrated circuit bus of the complex programmable logic device; inputting and transmitting a update command to the baseboard management controller by a local operating system; enabling the hitless enable pin by the baseboard management controller according to the update command; cleaning a first firmware in the complex programmable logic device by the baseboard management controller according to the update command; and burning a second firmware into the complex programmable logic device by the baseboard management controller according to the update command.
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