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Method and system for preparing modularized circuit designs for dynamic partial reconfiguration of programmable logic

US8560996B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

XILINX, INC. · US

Inventors

Gordon J. Brebner · Monte Sereno, US
Christopher E. Neely · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2011
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F30/34
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Approaches for dynamically reconfiguring a programmable integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. In response to user input to a reconfiguration controller while a circuit is operating in programmable resources of the programmable IC, a replacement module and a module to be replaced in the circuit are selected. A process determines whether or not interfaces of the replacement module are compatible with interfaces of the circuit to the module to be replaced. In response to the interfaces of the replacement module and the interfaces of the circuit to the module to be replaced being compatible, the programmable IC is partially reconfigured with a realization of the replacement module in place of a realization of the module to be replaced.

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