A new flexible PR domain model to replace the fixed multi-PR region model for DPR systems

Author

Chen, Edward ; Sabaz, Dorian ; Gruver, William A. ; Shannon, Lesley

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC

fYear

2008

fDate

8-10 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

257

Lastpage

260

Abstract

Currently Xilinxpsilas dynamic partial reconfiguration (DPR) model requires the size and number of partially reconfigurable (PR) regions to be fixed during the design phase. Only one PR module may be active per PR region at any given time. This paper presents a new DPR model that replaces the current multi-PR region model with a single partially reconfigurable domain (PR Domain). Multiple PR modules of different sizes are able to concurrently reside in the PR domain. PR modules may be loaded to any portion of the PR domain given that sufficient resources exist. Future PR modules can be designed with dimensions up to those of the PR domain. A case study with multiple PR modules of varied sizes is used to demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility of the PR domain model.

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; logic design; DPR model; FPGA; PR module design phase; Xilinxpsilas dynamic partial reconfiguration model; fixed multipartially reconfigurable region model; flexible partially reconfigurable domain model; Degradation; Design engineering; Fabrics; Field programmable gate arrays; Intelligent robots; Routing; Runtime;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ICECE Technology, 2008. FPT 2008. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Taipei

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3783-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2796-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FPT.2008.4762392

Filename

4762392