Using run-time reconfiguration for fault injection in hardware prototypes

In this paper, approaches using run-time reconfiguration (RTR) for fault injection in programmable systems are introduced. In FPGA-based systems an important characteristic is the time to reconfigure the hardware. With novel FPGA families (e.g. Virtex, AT6000) it is possible to reconfigure the hardware partially in run-time. Important time-savings can be achieved when taking advantage of this characteristic for fault injection as only a small part of the device must be reconfigured