System and method for configuring an instrument to perform measurement functions utilizing conversion of graphical programs into hardware implementations
US6784903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/343
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method may operate to configure an instrument to perform measurement functions, wherein the instrument includes a programmable hardware element. The method comprises first creating a graphical program, wherein the graphical program may implement a measurement function. A portion of the graphical program may be converted into a hardware implementation on a programmable hardware element, and a portion may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU. The programmable hardware element is thus configured utilizing a hardware description and implements a hardware implementation of at least a portion of the graphical program.
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