Apparatus and methods for communicating with programmable logic devices
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1. A circuit arrangement, comprising:
- a programmable logic device (PLD); and
a storage device, the storage device adapted to communicate information with the programmable logic device, the storage device further adapted to communicate with the programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface.
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Abstract
A circuit arrangement includes a programmable logic device. The programmable logic device includes configuration logic circuitry. The programmable logic device also includes configurable interconnects. The circuit arrangement further includes a storage device configured to provide data to the programmable logic device. The storage device communicates with the programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface.
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69 Claims
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1. A circuit arrangement, comprising:
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a programmable logic device (PLD); and
a storage device, the storage device adapted to communicate information with the programmable logic device, the storage device further adapted to communicate with the programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first programmable logic device coupled in a cascade arrangement to a second programmable logic device; and
a storage device, the storage device adapted to communicate with the first and second programmable logic devices, the storage device further configured to communicate with the first programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of communicating information between a programmable logic device (PLD) and a storage device, the method comprising:
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providing the programmable logic device;
providing the storage device;
retrieving the information from the storage device; and
communicating the information to the programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of communicating information, the method comprising:
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providing a first programmable logic device and a second programmable logic device coupled to the first programmable logic device in a cascade arrangement;
providing a storage device;
retrieving the information from the storage device; and
communicating the information to the first programmable logic device via a bi-directional interface. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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