Dynamically reconfigurable hardware system for real-time control of processes
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1. A dynamically reconfigurable hardware system for real-time control of an external device comprising:
- (a) a configuration memory for storing a hardware configuration;
(b) a reconfigurable logic module, in communication with the configuration memory, for establishing the hardware configuration in the module on receipt of a configuration signal;
(c) a controller in communication over a data bus with the reconfigurable logic module and the configuration memory for sending the configuration signal to the reconfigurable logic module independently of the real-time control of the external device and for establishing the dynamically reconfigurable hardware configuration in the configuration memory; and
,(d) a communication port coupled to the reconfigurable logic module independently of signals on the data bus for controlling the external device.
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Abstract
A dynanically reconfigurable hardware system for real-time control of ,an external device. Configuration of a dynamically reconfigurable logic module is provided on the basis of a hardware configuration established in a local configuration memory by a configuration signal received over a data bus from a host processor, thereby enabling an external device to be controlled in real-time independently of the host processor.
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1. A dynamically reconfigurable hardware system for real-time control of an external device comprising:
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(a) a configuration memory for storing a hardware configuration; (b) a reconfigurable logic module, in communication with the configuration memory, for establishing the hardware configuration in the module on receipt of a configuration signal; (c) a controller in communication over a data bus with the reconfigurable logic module and the configuration memory for sending the configuration signal to the reconfigurable logic module independently of the real-time control of the external device and for establishing the dynamically reconfigurable hardware configuration in the configuration memory; and
,(d) a communication port coupled to the reconfigurable logic module independently of signals on the data bus for controlling the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an external device in real time, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a configuration signal over a data bus; (b) storing a hardware configuration in a configuration memory based at least on the configuration signal; (c) providing a dynamically reconfigurable logic module in communication with the configuration memory for establishing the hardware configuration in the module; (d) establishing the hardware configuration in the reconfigurable logic module; and (e) utilizing the reconfigurable logic module to control the external device in real time independently of signals on the data bus. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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