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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
James W. Edwards, Iii, Austin, TX (US);
James P. Stengel, Lago Vista, TX (US);
James W. Edwards, III, Austin, TX (US);
James P. Stengel, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for programming programmable devices includes monitoring a status pin for each of the programmable devices, maintaining state information for the programmable devices indicating whether each programmable device is programmed, and transitioning each programmable device from a programmed state to an operating state. A monitoring module includes detectors, a memory and a processor. The detectors detect indications on the status pins of programmable devices that the programmable devices are programmed. The memory stores state information about the programmable devices. The processor communicates control signals to the programmable devices instructing them to transition from the programmed state to the operating state.