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System and method for configuring a programmable hardware instrument to perform measurement functions utilizing estimation of the hardware implentation and management of hardware resources

  • US 6,608,638 B1
  • Filed: 02/07/2000
  • Issued: 08/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2000
  • Status: Expired
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1. A computer-implemented method for configuring an instrument to perform measurement functions, wherein the instrument includes a programmable hardware element, the method comprising:

  • creating a graphical program, wherein the graphical program implements a measurement function;

    the computer system estimating one or more of size and cost of a hardware implementation of the graphical program; and

    the computer system displaying one or more of the size and cost of the hardware implementation of the graphical program to a user;

    generating a hardware description based on at least a portion of the graphical program, wherein the hardware description describes a hardware implementation of the at least a portion of the graphical program;

    configuring the programmable hardware element in the instrument utilizing the hardware description to produce a configured hardware element, wherein the configured hardware element implements a hardware implementation of the at least a portion of the graphical program;

    the instrument acquiring a signal from an external source after said configuring; and

    the programmable hardware element in the instrument executing to perform the measurement function on the signal.

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