Just-in-time hardware for field programmable gate arrays

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors perform a method for implementing a distributed hardware system, the method comprising:

• retrieving from storage a hardware design described in a hardware description language, wherein the hardware design includes a plurality of components;
• and
• for each component of the hardware design:
• sending the component to a hardware compiler and to one of a plurality of software engines, wherein the hardware compiler compiles the component to run in one of a plurality of hardware engines and wherein the one software engine simulates the component while the hardware compiler compiles the component for the one hardware engine;
• and
• upon completion of the compilation of the component:
• sending the compiled component to one of the hardware engines to be executed by the one hardware engine;
• and
• monitoring communication so that the one hardware engine can interact with other components in other hardware engines or software engines.

A computing system for implementing a distributed hardware system, the system comprising:

• a storage storing a hardware design for the distributed hardware system described in a hardware description language;
• one or more processors coupled to the storage;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors and containing runtime software, wherein the runtime, when executed by the one or more processors, carries out the steps of:
• retrieving from the storage the hardware design, wherein the hardware design includes a plurality of components;
• and
• for each component of the hardware design:
• sending the component to a hardware compiler and to one of a plurality of software engines, wherein the hardware compiler compiles the component to run in one of a plurality of hardware engines and wherein the one software engine simulates the component while the hardware compiler compiles the component for the one hardware engine;
• and
• upon completion of the compilation of the component,
• sending the compiled component to one of the hardware engines to be executed by the one hardware engine;
• and
• monitoring communication so that the one hardware engine can interact with other components in other hardware engines or software engines.