Specification of multithreading in programmable device configuration
View Patent ↗A method of configuring a programmable integrated circuit device with a user logic design includes accepting a first user input defining the user logic design, accepting a second user input defining multithreading characteristics of at least a portion the user logic design, determining a configuration of the programmable integrated circuit device having the user logic design, multithreading the at least a portion of the configuration based on the second user input, and retiming the multithreaded configuration.
1. A method of using a computer to configure a programmable integrated circuit device with a user logic design, said method comprising:
accepting into said computer a first user input defining said user logic design;
accepting into said computer a second user input defining availability of multithreading for at least a portion said user logic design;
determining, using said computer, a configuration of said programmable integrated circuit device having said user logic design;
using said computer to multithread said at least a portion of said configuration based on said second user input; and
using said computer to retime said multithreaded configuration.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting into said computer a second user input that also defines a degree of multithreading.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting into said computer a second user input that also defines a name for each multithreaded logic module.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting into said computer a second user input that also defines multiple multithreaded instances of a logic module.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting into said computer a second user input that also defines a name for each instance of the multithreaded logic module.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting entry of said second user input in a graphic interface on said computer.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said accepting into said computer a second user input comprises accepting entry of said second user input in a text interface on said computer.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein said second user input is entered into said computer as a comment in a hardware description language.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein said second user input is entered into said computer as a hardware description language primitive.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising using said computer to load said retimed configuration into memory of a programmable integrated circuit device.
11. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium encoded with instructions for performing a method of configuring a programmable integrated circuit device with a user logic design, said instructions comprising:
instructions to accept a first user input defining said user logic design;
instructions to accept a second user input defining availability of multithreading for at least a portion said user logic design;
instructions to determine a configuration of said programmable integrated circuit device having said user logic design;
instructions to multithread said at least a portion of said configuration based on said second user input; and
instructions to retime said multithreaded configuration.
12. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept a second user input that also defines a degree of multithreading.
13. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept a second user input that also defines a name for each multithreaded logic module.
14. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept a second user input a that also defines multiple multithreaded instances of a logic module.
15. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept a second user input that also defines a name for each instance of the multithreaded logic module.
16. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept entry of said second user input in a graphic interface.
17. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to accept entry of said second user input in a text interface.
18. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to interpret a comment in a hardware description language.
19. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein said instructions to accept a second user input comprise instructions to interpret a hardware description language primitive.