Configuration of programmable IC design elements
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1. A system comprising:
- a programmable integrated circuit including a number of function blocks; and
a host computing device to configure the number of function blocks to perform a number of functions, the host computing device utilizing a graphical user interface to provide specification of configuration parameters of the function blocks, wherein the graphical user interface updates a given configuration parameter if a value of the given configuration parameter is affected by a value specified for another configuration parameter.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for configuring a programmable integrated circuit including a number of function blocks. In one embodiment, the system includes a programmable integrated circuit including a number of function blocks, and a host computing device to configure the number of function blocks to perform a number of functions. The host computing device utilizes a graphical user interface to provide specification of configuration parameters of the function blocks, and the graphical user interface updates a given configuration parameter if a value of the given configuration parameter is affected by a value specified for another configuration parameter. Other embodiments are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a programmable integrated circuit including a number of function blocks; and a host computing device to configure the number of function blocks to perform a number of functions, the host computing device utilizing a graphical user interface to provide specification of configuration parameters of the function blocks, wherein the graphical user interface updates a given configuration parameter if a value of the given configuration parameter is affected by a value specified for another configuration parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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determining a function to be performed by a number of function blocks in a programmable integrated circuit; generating a graphical user interface for specifying one or more configuration parameters of the number of function blocks to perform the determined function; and using a processor of a computing device, configuring at least one of the number of function blocks to perform the determined function based on a value of at least one of the one or more configuration parameters specified through the graphical user interface, and updating a given configuration parameter if a value of the given configuration parameter is affected by a value specified for another configuration parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of configuring a target system comprising:
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determining a function to be performed by a number of function blocks of a programmable integrated circuit in the target system to be configured; generating a graphical user interface for specifying one or more configuration parameters of the number of function blocks to perform the determined function; and configuring the target system to perform the determined function based on a value of at least one of the one or more configuration parameters specified through the graphical user interface, wherein the generating a graphical user interface comprises presenting a design window including a representation of the determined function, and presenting a configuration window including the one or more configuration parameters of the number of function blocks in an editable format. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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