Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

Andrew Best

Kenneth Y Ogami

Marat Zhaksilikov

Doug Anderson

Louis W Bokma

Jonathan R Peterson

Cole D Wilson

Mark R Lee

Thomas Middleton Rutledge Fuller

Robert Michael Birch

Target device monitoring systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, a host emulation target device control method includes receiving high level express interface direction to change a design element value. The design element values are associated with an operating target device. Design element values corresponding to the direction are created. The design element values are also forwarded to the operating target device in real time.

System and method for controlling a target device

A first capacitor and a second capacitor are charged until voltage at the second capacitor settles to a settling voltage. While charging, the first capacitor is alternately switched between a current source and ground. When the settling voltage is reached, charging of the first capacitor is halted. The second capacitor continues to be charged until voltage at the second capacitor reaches a reference voltage. The amount of time it takes for the settling voltage to reach the reference voltage corresponds to a measure of capacitance on the first capacitor.

Capacitance measurement system and methods

In one embodiment, a method for supporting multivariable functions of an application includes receiving user input pertaining to two or more variables associated with a multivariable function of the application, and then causing code for the function to be automatically generated to update the variables based on the user input.

Multivariable transfer functions

A design tool provides global resource conflict management. The design tool identifies a conflict in requested values of a global resource during development of an embedded application. The design tool further calculates new values of the global resource, and proposes the new values of the global resource as an alternative to the requested values to assist a user in resolution of the conflict.

Global resource conflict management for an embedded application design

Target device monitoring systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, a target device monitoring update method includes receiving a change in design element value in real time, wherein the design element values are associated with an operating target device. The changes in the design element value are analyzed. Express interface information is updated in accordance with results of the analyzing.

System and method for monitoring a target device

A design tool provides a conflict management graphical user interface (GUI). The conflict management GUI notifies a user that requested values of a global resource result in a conflict during development of an embedded application. The conflict management GUI further provides the user with a user interface element to adjust the requested values until the conflict is resolved.

Global parameter management graphical user interface (GUI) for embedded application design

A graphical user interface for tuning a programmable device comprises a first on-screen window comprising a representation of a target apparatus, wherein the target apparatus comprises the programmable device, and a second on-screen window configured to appear in response to a selection of a graphical element associated with the representation of the target apparatus, wherein the second on-screen window comprises graphical user interface (GUI) display elements representing a plurality of parameter values presently controlling operation of a device corresponding to the selected graphical element. The second on-screen window is further configured to accept a modification of at least one of the plurality of parameter values via the GUI display elements, initiate communication of the modification to the programmable device, and in response to implementing the modification in the programmable device, display operational results of the device as modified by the modification.

Systems and methods for dynamically reconfiguring a programmable system on a chip

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.

Configuration of programmable IC design elements

Systems and methods for dynamically reconfiguring a programmable system on a chip. A graphical user interface for dynamically reconfiguring a programmable system on a chip includes graphical user interface (GUI) display elements of a plurality of parameter values presently controlling operation of a device on a target apparatus. The GUI display elements are operable to accept modifications to the plurality of parameter values and for communicating the modifications to the programmable system on a chip. The GUI display elements may present parameter values in alphanumeric and/or graphical formats, and may accept changes via keyboard or cursor directing device input.

In one embodiment, a method for adding a new function type to an application development tool includes determining that a function specified by a user for a design of an application is of a new type, and presenting a user interface (UI) associated with the specified function. The method further includes creating custom metadata based on input provided by the user via the UI for the specified function, and converting the custom metadata into expression metadata having a format understandable by a code generator.

Data driven transfer functions

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for rejecting sensor information when a switch is being pressed in a system having sensors over switches. A switch in the process of being pressed may be determined based on an increase in pressure which may be determined by measuring the increase in capacitance at a plurality of capacitive sensors. The rejection of sensor information when the switch is being pressed allows the user interface to more accurately thus facilitates smooth and jitterless interface operation.

Enhanced proximity sensing

Techniques for configuring a programmable integrated circuit (IC) include determining design elements of the programmable integrated circuit that need to be configured prior to run-time operation of the programmable IC. A user interface provides for configuring one or more parameters for each of the determined design elements that need to be configured. Thereafter, the design elements are configured based on the one or more parameter values specified through the user interface.

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Stanford, CA, United States of America

Andrew Best