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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Vasisht Mantra Vadi, San Jose, CA (US);
David P. Schultz, San Jose, CA (US);
John D. Logue, Placerville, CA (US);
John Mcgrath, Cork, IE;
Anthony Collins, Dublin, IE;
F. Erich Goetting, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vasisht Mantra Vadi, San Jose, CA (US);
David P. Schultz, San Jose, CA (US);
John D. Logue, Placerville, CA (US);
John McGrath, Cork, IE;
Anthony Collins, Dublin, IE;
F. Erich Goetting, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for sub-frame bit access for reconfiguring a logic block of a programmable logic device is described. A reconfiguration port in communication with a controller is provided. The controller is in communication with configuration memory for configuring the logic block. Configuration information is provided via the reconfiguration port. A single data word stored in the configuration memory is read via the controller, modified with the configuration information, and written back into configuration memory. Accordingly, by reading a single data word, in contrast to an entire frame, on-the-fly reconfiguration is facilitated.