US 10,311,002 B2 · Selectable peripheral logic in programmable apparatus

Abstract

A programmable apparatus for executing a function is disclosed. The programmable apparatus includes a physical interface configured to be connected with an external apparatus. The programmable apparatus also includes a function logic circuit configured to execute the function on the programmable apparatus. The programmable apparatus further includes a plurality of peripheral logic circuits, each of which is configured to connect the function logic circuit with the physical interface using a respective protocol. The programmable apparatus also includes a selector circuit configured to select one from among the plurality of the peripheral logic circuits to activate.

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Dependent claims

A programmable apparatus for executing a function, the programmable apparatus comprising:

a physical interface configured to be connected with an external apparatus;
a function logic circuit configured to execute the function on the programmable apparatus;
a plurality of peripheral logic circuits, each peripheral logic circuit being configured to connect the function logic circuit with the physical interface using a respective protocol;
a selector circuit coupled to the function logic circuit and the plurality of peripheral logic circuits the selector circuit configured to select one peripheral logic circuit from among the plurality of the peripheral logic circuits to activate;
and
a hardware intellectual property block coupled to the selector circuit and the physical interface, the hardware intellectual property block connecting the one peripheral logic circuit, selected by the selector circuit, to the physical interface using the respective protocol.

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A data structure used for developing a function on a programmable apparatus, the programmable apparatus including a physical interface, the data structure tangibly stored on a non-transient machine-readable medium, the data structure comprising:

a peripheral logic design for a plurality of peripheral logic circuits on the programmable apparatus, each peripheral logic circuit of the plurality of peripheral logic circuits being configured to connect a function logic circuit on the programmable apparatus with the physical interface using a respective protocol via a hardware intellectual property block;
and
a selector design for a selector circuit on the programmable apparatus, the selector circuit being configured to select one peripheral logic circuit from the plurality of the peripheral logic circuits to activate, such that the selected one peripheral logic circuit is coupled to the hardware intellectual property block and the physical interface using the respective protocol.

A method for developing a function on a programmable apparatus, the programmable apparatus including a physical interface, the method comprising:

reading a data structure including a peripheral logic design for a plurality of peripheral logic circuits and a selector design for a selector circuit on the programmable apparatus;
reading a code of high level language, the code describing the function;
and
passing the code and the data structure to a compiler to generate configuration data representing designs and internal states of elements in the programmable apparatus, the programmable apparatus being configured by the configuration data to have the plurality of the peripheral logic circuits, the selector circuit and a function logic circuit for executing the function, each peripheral logic circuit being configured to connect the function logic circuit with the physical interface using a respective protocol via a hardware intellectual property block, the selector circuit being configured to select one peripheral logic circuit from among the plurality of the peripheral logic circuits to activate, such that the selected one peripheral logic circuit is coupled to the hardware intellectual property block and the physical interface using the respective protocol.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Selectable peripheral logic in programmable apparatus

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