Common interface framework for developing field programmable device based applications independent of a target circuit board
US7464360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-level framework that allows an application to be developed independent of the chip or board, and any dependency is built in as part of the framework of the field programmable device (FPD). According to one embodiment, a field programmable device (FPD) comprises at least one hardware design language (HDL) application core with at least one component virtual interface respectively coupled to the HDL core, wherein the HDL core and the component virtual interface form a component, and wherein the component virtual interface has a plurality of pre-defined interfaces for communicating with the core. The component is hardware independent of the FPD. There is a target platform interface coupled to the component virtual interface wherein the target platform interface incorporates hardware specific information. A framework manager is coupled to the target platform interface and communicates with at least one operating system.
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