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Method, system and program product for providing a configuration specification language supporting selective presentation of configuration entities

  • US 20060026548A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2004
  • Published: 02/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of specifying a selectively presentable digital system in one or more files, said method comprising:

  • in at least one hardware definition language (HDL) file among said one or more files, specifying at least one design entity containing a functional portion of the digital system, said at least one design entity logically containing a latch having a respective plurality of different possible latch values;

    with one or more statements in said one or more files, associating a configuration entity with said latch, wherein said configuration entity has a plurality of different settings and each setting reflects which of the plurality of different possible values is loaded in said associated latch; and

    with one or more statements within said one or more files, defining a controlling value set for at least one instance of said configuration entity, wherein said controlling value set indicates at least one controlling value for which presentation of a current setting of the configuration entity instance is restricted.

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