Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a configurable integrated circuit
US6640262B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/7867
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically configuring a configurable integrated circuit. One embodiment comprises a method for automatically loading data including configuration data to a configurable integrated circuit upon initialization of a system in which the configurable integrated circuit is embedded. The method of one embodiment comprises storing a plurality of commands and a plurality of data elements in a non-volatile memory of the system. The method further comprises reading contents of an initial address in the non-volatile memory. If the initial address contains a command, depending upon a type of the command, the method comprises writing contents of a next address in the non-volatile memory to a register space of the configurable integrated circuit, to a configuration space of the configurable integrated circuit, or to a command space of the configurable integrated circuit.
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