Trigger circuits and event counters for an IC
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1. An integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;
a plurality of configurable circuits for configurably performing operations of a user design based on configuration data; and
a configurable trigger circuit for outputting a trigger signal upon determining that at least one of first and second operational trigger events has occurred, wherein the configurable trigger circuit determines whether the first operational trigger event has occurred during a first set of clock cycles and reconfigures to determine whether the second operational trigger event has occurred during a second set of clock cycles, wherein the reconfiguration occurs while the IC is performing the operations of the user design.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide an integrated circuit (‘IC’). The IC includes multiple configurable circuits that configurably perform operations of a user design based on configuration data. The IC also includes a configurable trigger circuit that receives a set of configuration data that specifies an operational event. The configurable trigger circuit also determines whether the operational event has occurred during implementation of the user design of the IC. Additionally, the operational trigger event outputs a trigger signal upon determining that the operational trigger event has occurred.
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1. An integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;a plurality of configurable circuits for configurably performing operations of a user design based on configuration data; and a configurable trigger circuit for outputting a trigger signal upon determining that at least one of first and second operational trigger events has occurred, wherein the configurable trigger circuit determines whether the first operational trigger event has occurred during a first set of clock cycles and reconfigures to determine whether the second operational trigger event has occurred during a second set of clock cycles, wherein the reconfiguration occurs while the IC is performing the operations of the user design. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. An integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;a plurality of configurable circuits for configurably performing operations of a user design based on configuration data; a trigger circuit for determining whether a plurality of operational events of the user design have occurred in the IC and, upon determining that the plurality of operational events have occurred, outputting a trigger signal that indicates that the plurality of operational events have occurred in the IC; and a trace buffer for storing a set of user design values of the user design based on the trigger signal and a clock qualification signal that controllably defines a first set of clock cycles during which the trace buffer stores user design values and a second set of clock cycles during which the trace buffer does not store user design values. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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