Platform-independent methodology for partial reconfiguration

In this paper we present a novel methodology for partial (re-)configuration that can be used for most bitstream configured hardware (HW). In particular low priced and not for partial reconfiguration designed devices can be used by our technique. Furthermore, the methodology is platform independent and requires neither specialized HW synthesis tools nor a documented bitstream. We manage configuration data by extracting and compressing (sub-)module data from complete bitstreams. Experiments demonstrated that this extracted bitstreams could be compressed down by orders of the primary bitstream size for some submodules. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.m [Computer Systems Organization]: Miscellaneous; B.6.m [Hardware]: Logic Design--Miscellaneous General Terms Algorithms, Management Keywords Partial Reconfiguration, Bitstream Extraction, Configuration Compression

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: CF
• Authors: Dirk Koch, Jürgen Teich
• Keywords: Applied Computing, Bitstream Configured Hardware, CF 2004, Partial Reconfiguration, Primary Bitstream Size