A measurement transmitter for processing input and output signals for a multisensor system, comprising:
- a processor;
- at least two sensors, each sensor embodied to measure at least one physical quantity and to communicate digitally bi-directionally;
- a partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip including a central I/O controller;
- at least two function modules, wherein each function module is disposed in the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip and wherein each function module corresponds to a sensor;
- a flash memory configured to store a configuration bitstream configured to program the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip;
- at least two transmission lines, wherein each sensor is connected to its respective function module via a transmission line for the transmission of data;
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- at least two expansion blocks, wherein each expansion block is connected to the processor via a bus system and connected to the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip and wherein each expansion block has an identification unit for identification of the expansion block,
- wherein the processor is configured to read the configuration bitstream from the flash memory and to program the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip with the configuration bitstream,
- wherein the processor is further configured to read the identification from the respective expansion block and program the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip with a function module for the respective expansion block via the configuration bitstream,
- wherein the processor is further configured to connect each expansion block with its respective function module in the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip, and
- wherein the processor is further configured to detect a removal of the expansion block and to remove from the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip the function module for the respective expansion block,
- wherein the central I/O controller is configured to enable communication between the processor and the central I/O controller at a different communication rate than between the central I/O controller and each sensor, and
- wherein the function module for each sensor is configured freely programmable in the partially dynamically reconfigurable logic chip via the configuration bitstream.