Methods and circuits enabling dynamic reconfiguration
US8415974B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17752
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of enabling partial reconfiguration in a device having configurable resources is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a configuration bitstream comprising configuration bits; configuring the configurable resources of the device using the configuration bits of the configuration bitstream; receiving a request for a partial reconfiguration of the device; loading updated configuration bits into memory elements associated with a portion of the configurable resources in response to the request for a partial reconfiguration; and providing a status of the partial reconfiguration while loading the updated configuration bits. A circuit for enabling partial reconfiguration in a device having configurable resources is also disclosed.
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