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Input/output controller node in an adaptable computing environment

  • US 7,624,204 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2003
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adaptive computing engine, comprising:

  • a programmable interconnection network;

    a plurality of nodes, wherein each node included in the plurality of nodes has a fixed and different architecture that corresponds to a particular algorithmic function, and each node is coupled to one or more other nodes in the plurality of nodes via the programmable interconnection network;

    a reconfigurable input/output (I/O) controller coupled to a first node in the plurality of nodes via the programmable interconnection network, the reconfigurable I/O controller including;

    at least one input coupled to the programmable interconnection network for receiving a point-to-point transfer instruction from the first node, andat least one output for providing a translated point-to-point transfer instruction to an external device; and

    a physical link adapter coupled to the reconfigurable I/O controller, wherein the physical link adapter is coupled to coupling circuitry and includes a reconfigurable finite-state machine configured to control the coupling circuitry to selectively connect a signal from a physical connector.

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