Method, system and program product for utilizing a configuration database to configure a hardware digital system
US6826732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A configuration database associated with a hardware system stores at least one data structure defining a Dial instance and a mapping between each of a plurality of possible input values of the Dial instance and a respective one of a corresponding plurality of output values, where the plurality of output values controls which of a plurality of different possible latch values is placed in a hardware latch to configure the hardware system. The configuration database further indicates an association between the Dial instance and the hardware latch. In response to receipt of a request specifying an input value for the Dial instance, the configuration database is accessed to determine an output value for the Dial instance based upon the mapping. In addition, a latch value is obtained based upon the output value and the association. The latch value is then provided to the hardware system to set the hardware latch to the desired latch value.
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