US 11,029,964 B1 · Booting a system-on-chip

Abstract

Approaches for configuring a system-on-chip (SOC) include generating component images for components of the SOC. A first component image is for a platform management controller, a second component image is for programmable logic, and a third component image is for a processor subsystem. The plurality of component images are assembled into a programmable device image, and the programmable device image is input to the platform management controller. The platform management controller is booted from the first component image, the programmable logic is configured with the second component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image, and the processor subsystem is configured with the third component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

generating by a computer processor a plurality of component images for components of a system-on-chip (SOC), wherein the plurality of component images include a first component image for a platform management controller, a second component image for programmable logic, and a third component image for a processor subsystem;
assembling the plurality of component images into a first programmable device image in a memory by the computer processor;
inputting the first programmable device image to the platform management controller;
booting the platform management controller from the first component image;
configuring the programmable logic with the second component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image;
and
configuring the processor subsystem with the third component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image.

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A system comprising:

a system-on-chip (SOC);
a processor coupled to the SOC;
a memory arrangement coupled to the processor and configured with instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including:
generating a plurality of component images for components of the SOC, wherein the plurality of component images include a first component image for a platform management controller, a second component image for programmable logic, and a third component image for a processor subsystem;
assembling the plurality of component images into a first programmable device image;
inputting the first programmable device image to the platform management controller;
booting the platform management controller from the first component image;
configuring the programmable logic with the second component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image;
and
configuring the processor subsystem with the third component image by the platform management controller in executing the first component image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Booting a system-on-chip

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Abstract

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