System for configuring hardware in a downhole tool
US7733240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/654
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for loading a hardware configuration into downhole configurable hardware includes a surface control unit in communication with a downhole tool string component over a downhole network. The surface control unit initially has the hardware configuration and transmits it through the downhole network to the configurable hardware. The hardware configuration is implemented in the configurable hardware. The configurable hardware is preferably an FPGA.
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