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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Scott A. Davidson, Savage, MN (US);
Steven C. Mickelson, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Gregg T. Sarkinen, Buffalo, MN (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Mounds View, MN (US);
Robert W. Sigel, Plymouth, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for programming a programmable circuit. A graphical interface is provided to allow a user to graphically define at least one type of input data unit that is expected to be received at the programmable circuit. A visual representation of the input data format corresponding to the defined type of input data unit is presented to the user. The user graphically manipulates the visual representation of the input data format to graphically transform the input data format to a visual representation of a desired output data format of output data units to be output from the programmable circuit. Program code is automatically generated for directing the programmable circuit at run-time deployment to transform actual input data units of the defined type of input data units to actual output data units having the desired output data format in a manner corresponding to the graphical transformation of the input data format to the desired output data format.