Distributed configuration storage

Details Distributed configuration storage Distributed configuration storage

2006-12-19

2006-12-19

Huynh, Kim (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C710S004000, C710S009000, C710S010000, C710S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07152123

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for providing distributed configuration storage are presented. The configuration storage is divided into distributed configuration target modules that are physically located in each design section of a device that uses configuration storage. A distributed configuration master module, physically located near the host interface, controls access into and out of each target module via a distributed configuration bus. The creation of each storage array in the distributed configuration storage can be automated using a scripting tool that converts each register specification into hardware description language code.

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