Self-configuring processing element

A method of configuring a processing element comprising:

• providing an address value and a data value to the processing element;
• decoding the address value;
• determining from the decoded address value whether the processing element is selected;
• if the processing element is selected, storing at least a portion of the address value and the data value;
• loading the stored address value and the stored data value into a state machine associated with the processing element, and
• configuring, by the state machine, the processing element based on the stored address value and the stored data value.

A method of configuring a processing element comprising:

• providing an address value to the processing element;
• decoding the address value;
• determining from the decoded address value whether the processing element is selected;
• if the processing element is selected, storing at least a portion of the address value;
• loading the stored address value into a state machine, and
• configuring, by the state machine, the processing element based on the stored address value.

A processing element, comprising:

• an input block;
• and
• an output block,
• wherein the input block comprises:
• a first input path electrically connected to an output of a first input processing element,
• a second input path electrically connected to an output of a second input processing element,
• a third input path electrically connected to an output of a third input processing element, and
• wherein the output block comprises:
• a first output path electrically connected to an input of a first output processing element,
• a second output path electrically connected to an input of a second output processing element, and
• a third output path electrically connected to an input of a third output processing element.