Abstract
Circuits and Sequences for Enabling Remote Access to and Control of Non-Adjacent Cells in a Locally Self-Reconfigurable Processing System Composed of Self-Dual Processing Cells
U.S. Patent #6,297,667
Issued 2 Oct 2001
Nicholas J. Macias
Particular configurations of collections of cells within a locally self-reconfigurable processing system to allow remote configuration operations to be performed from within the system. The behavior of these configurations, and how they enable remote access to and control of non-adjacent cells is described. Also disclosed are particular configurations which can be used to create copies of themselves, thereby extending their area of control. Sequences of configuration steps which use, build, modify and extend the disclosed configurations are also described, including particular sequences useful for building large-scale circuits within the system.