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US 5,996,004 AGranted
Concurrent programming apparatus and method for electronic devices
AssigneeBP Microsystems
InventorWilliam H. White
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InventorWilliam H. White
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A computer controlled group of programmer sites are provided to burn in or enter operating code into various types of programmable electronic devices, such as programmable memories, programmable logic devices (or PLD's), field programmable gate arrays (or FPGA's), and the like. The programmer sites are connected to a central controller and operate under control of the central controller, typically personal computer. Each programmer site includes its own computer processor or CPU. Initially for a production run of a particular type of device, one of the programmer sites serves as a master site. At the master site, an optimized control sequence for the device is developed in conjunction with the central controller. Once this is achieved, the optimal sequence is broadcast to all programmer sites connected to the central controller. Thereafter, each programmer site, including the former master site, operates autonomously to program the devices independently of the status of the other sites, while the central computer scans each of the network sites in a timed sequence and provides monitoring and reporting functions.
An apparatus for automated transfer of a sequence of operating codes into each memory of a plurality of programmable electronic devices, comprising:
A method of automated transfer of a sequence of operating codes into memories of a plurality of programmable electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for automated transfer of a sequence of operating codes into memories of a plurality of programmable electronic devices, comprising:
A method of automated transfer of a sequence of operating codes into a memory of each of a plurality of programmable electronic devices, each programmable electronic device placed into one of a plurality of programming sites, each programming site for connecting to a central controller, one of said programming sites serving as a master site, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for automated transfer of an arrangement of gating logic instructions into a plurality of programmable logic arrays, comprising:
A method of automated transfer of an arrangement of gating logic instructions into a plurality of programmable logic arrays, comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for automated transfer of an arrangement of gating logic instructions into a plurality of programmable logic arrays, comprising:
A method of automated transfer of an arrangement of gating logic instructions into a plurality of programmable logic arrays, each programmable logic array placed into one of a plurality of programming sites, each programming site for connecting to a central controller, one of said programming sites serving as a master site, the method comprising the steps of:
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