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Dynamic reconfiguration of a system monitor (DRPORT)

US7599299B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34References

6Claims

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Assignee

XILINX, INC. · US

Inventors

F. Erich Goetting · Cupertino, US
John McGrath · Tipperary, IE
Anthony J. Collins · Bridgnorth, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2004
Grant date	Oct 6, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/318536
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for a dynamically reconfigurable system monitor (20) are described. A system monitor (20) has registers (206) accessible via a reconfiguration port (201). At least one of the registers may be dynamically reconfigured via the reconfiguration port (201) to select a channel to be monitored or to store an alarm value to be used in monitoring by the system monitor (20). Additionally, the system monitor (20) may be embedded in a columnar block architecture.

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