RAPID CREATION AND CONFIGURATION OF MICROCONTROLLER PRODUCTS WITH CONFIGURABLE LOGIC DEVICES

摘要

Methods and apparatus suitable for rapid creation and configuration of microcontroller products, which include a microcontroller or similar computational resource, and configurable logic devices are described. Various embodiments of the present invention allow development of new microcontroller-based products and product families in a rapid and cost-effective manner, thereby enabling early entry of such products into the marketplace. An existing microcontroller block and existing configurable logic devices are combined to form a unique product, wherein the microcontroller block is operable to configure the configurable logic devices to form the desired unique hardware characteristics of the microcontroller-based product. The microcontroller block configures the configurable logic devices when the product is reset, and/or when a power-up condition is recognized.