Configuration controller synthesis for dynamically reconfigurable systems
Patrick S. Lysaght · 1996
The availability of FPGAs has changed the process of digital design. Dynamically reconfigurable systems are at the forefront of these changes. It is now possible to programme new hardware circuits into a digital integrated circuit while other circuitry on the same device continues to function without any degradation in the performance of the static circuitry. These new digital systems present many opportunities and pose new challenges. This paper reviews the development of new CAD techniques and tools for specifying and simulating dynamically reconfigurable systems. It explores the extension of these tools to automatically synthesise the circuits needed to control dynamically reconfigurable systems. 1. Introduction The reconfiguration of FPGAs in digital designs is motivated by a number of factors. Perhaps the most important reason is that reconfiguration enables more circuit functions to be performed with fewer FPGAs than would otherwise be possible. The relatively small logic capac...