Control of deterministic machine learning systems using trigger tables and configuration state registries

A computational circuit comprising:

• a memory device;
• a plurality of data selectors;
• at least one counter;
• a trigger table registry;
• and
• a configuration state registry comprising a plurality of registers and coupled to the memory device, to the plurality of data selectors, and to the at least one counter, wherein the trigger table registry is configured to pass configuration data stored in one or more entries of the trigger table registry to the configuration state registry upon the occurrence of one or more trigger events, wherein the configuration state registry specifies a state of one or more of the memory device, the plurality of data selectors, and the at least one counter, and wherein the trigger table registry has a smaller number of entries relative to the configuration state registry.

A method for performing control operations, the method comprising:

• setting a first control element of a first circuit device in a first state;
• initiating a timer to count a predetermined number of clock cycles;
• and
• responsive to the timer counting the predetermined number of clock cycles, updating the first control element to a second state, wherein updating the first control element comprises transferring configuration data from a configuration state registry to the first control element, wherein the configuration state registry comprises a plurality of predefined configuration states for a plurality of control elements of the first circuit device,
• wherein setting the first control element of the circuit device in the first state comprises firing a first trigger for a first trigger table entry in a trigger table registry so that a first configuration state entry of the configuration state registry is updated to include first predefined configuration state data from the trigger table, wherein the trigger table registry has a smaller number of entries relative to the configuration state registry.