Bootable integrated circuit device for readback encoding of configuration data

A method for sending encoded data from an integrated circuit device, comprising:

• accessing at least one boot core with the integrated circuit device, the at least one boot core for configuring the integrated circuit device;
• configuring the integrated circuit device responsive to the at least one boot core accessed that provides a peripheral interface and an encoder internal to the integrated circuit device;
• obtaining configuration data written to configuration memory, output of the configuration memory for directly controlling states of programmable gates of the integrated circuit device, the configuration data obtained via an internal interface of the integrated circuit device;
• the internal interface being a configuration access port internal to the integrated circuit device and configurable for internally reading back the configuration data written to the configuration memory without having to export the configuration data read from the configuration memory of the integrated circuit device as part of the reading back;
• encoding by the encoder the configuration data to provide encoded configuration data;
• the encoding being performed internally with respect to the integrated circuit device;
• and
• sending the encoded configuration data via the peripheral interface.

A system for decoding configuration data, comprising:

• an integrated circuit device having an internal configuration access port, configuration memory, a configuration interface and configuration resources;
• boot memory coupled to the configuration interface of the integrated circuit device;
• the boot memory containing boot cores for writing to the configuration memory via the configuration interface and the configuration resources to configure the integrated circuit device;
• the boot cores including an encoder core;
• the encoder core for providing a peripheral interface and an encoder internal to the integrated circuit device;
• the encoder for internally encoding configuration data obtained from the configuration memory via the internal configuration access port;
• the internal configuration access port being internal to the integrated circuit device and configurable for internally reading back the configuration data written to the configuration memory without having to export the configuration data read from the configuration memory of the integrated circuit device as part of the reading back;
• output of the configuration memory for directly controlling states of programmable gates of the integrated circuit device;
• and
• the peripheral interface for sending the configuration data encoded external to the integrated circuit device.

A system for decoding configuration data, comprising:

• an integrated circuit device having an internal configuration access port, configuration memory, a configuration interface and configuration resources;
• boot memory coupled to the configuration interface of the integrated circuit device;
• the boot memory containing boot cores for writing to the configuration memory via the configuration interface and the configuration resources to configure the integrated circuit device;
• the boot cores including an encoder core;
• the encoder core for providing a peripheral interface internal to the integrated circuit device;
• at least one set of instructions accessible by a processing device internal to the integrated circuit device, the at least one set of instructions for internally encoding configuration data obtained from the configuration memory via the internal configuration access port;
• the internal configuration access port being internal to the integrated circuit device and configurable for internally reading back the configuration data written to the configuration memory without having to export the configuration data read from the configuration memory of the integrated circuit device as part of the reading back;
• output of the configuration memory for directly controlling states of programmable gates of the integrated circuit device;
• and
• the peripheral interface for sending the configuration data encoded external to the integrated circuit device.