Reconfigurable interface and method of configuring a reconfigurable interface
US9514066B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A real-time reconfigurable input/output interface of a controller and a method of reconfiguring the same. The reconfigurable interface enables the controller to communicate with a plurality of peripheral digital subsystem blocks, and includes an input/output interface, a profile memory, and a state machine. The input/output interface includes a plurality of data lines including a shared portion that are shared among the plurality of peripheral digital subsystem blocks. The profile memory stores a plurality of interface profiles, each interface profile defining a configuration of the input/output interface to communicate with an associated one of the peripheral blocks. The state machine is coupled to the profile memory to receive interface profiles and to the input/output interface. In response to each request to communicate with a particular peripheral block, the state machine configures the input/output interface according to the interface profile associated with the particular peripheral block.
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