Programmable switch for FPGA input/output signals

Details Programmable switch for FPGA input/output signals Programmable switch for FPGA input/output signals

1995-09-05

1998-01-06

Westin, Edward P.

Electronic digital logic circuitry

Multifunctional or programmable

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326 41, H03K 19177

Patent

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057059381

ABSTRACT:
A programmable switch for a field programmable gate array (FPGA) allows a user to reconfigure or partly reconfigure the FPGA from within the FPGA, allows an addressable configuration memory to be addressed through a set of pins for configuration and through user logic for reconfiguration. The same pins can be used for both configuration and user logic. Also signals such as chip enable and other control signals can be modified by user logic before performing their function so that chips external to the FPGA can be eliminated. Upon power-up of the chip, each programmable switch connects its pad to the programming logic which programs configuration memory, so that the programming logic can receive instructions from an external source and control programming of the core logic of the chip. The configuration memory programs not only the internal circuitry accessed by the user but also the programmable switch itself. Thus as configuration proceeds, or after configuration is completed, the programmable switch can be reconfigured to connect internal portions of the FPGA user logic to parts of the configuration memory which were initially loaded from external pins.

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