Abstract: To program a first programmable gate array, for example a first FPGA, in a distributed computer system, a configuration of a first configuration logic on the first programmable gate array is provided. The first configuration logic is configured to receive a first user bitstream from a configuration software for configuring a first user logic on the first programmable gate array and to store the first user bitstream on a non-volatile memory of the first programmable gate array for the purpose of subsequently configuring a first user logic on the first programmable gate array according to the specifications from the first user bitstream. In an expansion stage of the invention, a configuration of a programming logic on the first programmable gate array is also provided for programming a second programmable gate array, which is connected to the first programmable gate array to form a daisy chain.

Abstract: A method for planning the design of partitions for a programmable gate array comprising different types of logic blocks of predetermined position, and a plurality of program routines comprising at least one first program routine and at least one further program routine. A mapping of a first partition of the programmable gate array with the first program routine and at least one further partition of the programmable gate array with the at least one further program routine is performed. The need of the first program routine for the individual types of logic blocks is determined. Meeting this need with the logic block resources of corresponding type available in the first partition. At least one logic block of corresponding type from the further partition or at least one of the further partitions into the first partition is transferred.

Abstract: A method for troubleshooting the program logic of a computer system. A first logic circuit and a first monitoring circuit, which is communicatively isolated from it, are programmed on a first programmable gate array of the computer system. A second logic circuit and a second monitoring circuit, which is communicatively isolated from it, are programmed on a second programmable gate array of the computer system. After an error has been detected in the program logic of the computer system, a first signal line, which applies a signal from the first logic circuit to a first signal input of the first monitoring circuit, is programmed in the first programmable gate array without changing the first logic circuit, and a second signal line, which applies a signal from the second logic circuit, is programmed in the second programmable gate array without changing the second logic circuit.

Abstract: A method for troubleshooting the program logic of a computer system. A first logic circuit and a first monitoring circuit, which is communicatively isolated from it, are programmed on a first programmable gate array of the computer system. A second logic circuit and a second monitoring circuit, which is communicatively isolated from it, are programmed on a second programmable gate array of the computer system. After an error has been detected in the program logic of the computer system, a first signal line, which applies a signal from the first logic circuit to a first signal input of the first monitoring circuit, is programmed in the first programmable gate array without changing the first logic circuit, and a second signal line, which applies a signal from the second logic circuit, is programmed in the second programmable gate array without changing the second logic circuit.

Abstract: A method for generating an FPGA implementation based on an FPGA design serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description, including the steps of synthesizing a net list from the FPGA design and generating the FPGA implementation from the net list. The method includes searching for a similar FPGA implementation, the step of generating the FPGA implementation from the net list takes place using the similar FPGA implementation, the method includes a step of generating a graph-based representation based on the FPGA design, and the step of searching for a similar FPGA implementation comprises comparing the graph-based representation of the FPGA design with a graph-based representation of the at least one similar FPGA implementation. A method for generating a bit stream based on an FPGA design is also provided, serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description.

Abstract: A method for generating an FPGA implementation based on an FPGA design serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description, including the steps of synthesizing a net list from the FPGA design and generating the FPGA implementation from the net list. The method includes searching for a similar FPGA implementation, the step of generating the FPGA implementation from the net list takes place using the similar FPGA implementation, the method includes a step of generating a graph-based representation based on the FPGA design, and the step of searching for a similar FPGA implementation comprises comparing the graph-based representation of the FPGA design with a graph-based representation of the at least one similar FPGA implementation. A method for generating a bit stream based on an FPGA design is also provided, serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description.

Abstract: Computer network having a plurality of clocks that are synchronized with one another, that are distributed among multiple participants in the computer network, and from which a global system time of the computer network can be read out. The computer network includes a first synchronizing signal transmitter for a first synchronizing signal and a second synchronizing signal transmitter for a second synchronizing signal, and every participant can be equipped to synchronize the value of a locally stored variable quantity with a global value on the basis of the first synchronizing signal or the second synchronizing signal, and in doing so to take into account a time lag of the synchronizing signal.

Abstract: A method for detecting errors of a first field-programmable gate array (FPGA) program includes: receiving, by a monitoring program executed on a processor connected to an FPGA on which the first FPGA program is executed, a signal value read out from the first FPGA program; and comparing, by the monitoring program executed on the processor, the signal value to a reference value from a source other than the first FPGA program in order to detect errors of the first FPGA program.

Abstract: A method for creating an FPGA netlist generated from an FPGA source code and at least one shadow register. The FPGA source code defines at least one function and at least one signal. The shadow register is assigned to the at least one signal, and is arranged and provided to store the value of the assigned signal at runtime. An option for reading out the stored signal value at runtime is provided. The function defined in the FPGA source code is not changed by the shadow register. The function described by the FPGA source code is executed by the FPGA, and a functional decoupling of the shadow register from the function described in the FPGA source code is provided. Via the decoupling, the shadow register maintains the signal value stored at the time of the decoupling while the function described in the FPGA source code is being executed.

Abstract: A method for generating an FPGA implementation based on an FPGA design serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description, including the steps of synthesizing a net list from the FPGA design and generating the FPGA implementation from the net list. The method includes searching for a similar FPGA implementation, the step of generating the FPGA implementation from the net list takes place using the similar FPGA implementation, the method includes a step of generating a graph-based representation based on the FPGA design, and the step of searching for a similar FPGA implementation comprises comparing the graph-based representation of the FPGA design with a graph-based representation of the at least one similar FPGA implementation. A method for generating a bit stream based on an FPGA design is also provided, serving as an FPGA model and/or a hardware description.

Abstract: A method for creating an allocation map, wherein the allocation map is created based on an FPGA source code, wherein the source code uses at least a first signal at a first location, wherein at least a first register is mapped to the first signal, wherein in the allocation map, the first signal and the first register are listed as mapped to one another, wherein a second signal is used at a second location in the FPGA source code, wherein it is automatically detected that the value of the second signal can be determined from the value of the first signal according to a first calculation rule, wherein in the allocation map, the second signal, the first register and the first calculation rule are listed as mapped to one another.

Abstract: A method for reading variables from a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) at runtime includes: calculating, in the FPGA, a first variable, wherein the first variable is associated with a first shadow register and a second shadow register, and wherein the first variable is associated with a first measurement grid and with a second measurement grid; synchronously storing, at a first point in time, all variables associated with the first measurement grid in shadow registers associated with the respective variables; synchronously storing, at a second point in time, all variables associated with the second measurement grid in shadow registers associated with the respective variables; and reading out the shadow registers independently of one another.

Abstract: A method for detecting the topology of electrical wiring between at least two field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) includes implementing a first receive register on a second interface pin; implementing a first send register on a first driver; activating the first driver via a first activation signal; emitting, by the first driver, a first signal, wherein the first signal is defined by the first send register; reading out, by a first receive register, whether the first signal is received at the second interface pin; and allocating the second interface pin to the first interface pin if the first signal from the first driver is received at the second interface pin.

Abstract: A method for detecting the topology of electrical wiring between at least two field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) includes implementing a first receive register on a second interface pin; implementing a first send register on a first driver; activating the first driver via a first activation signal; emitting, by the first driver, a first signal, wherein the first signal is defined by the first send register; reading out, by a first receive register, whether the first signal is received at the second interface pin; and allocating the second interface pin to the first interface pin if the first signal from the first driver is received at the second interface pin.

Abstract: A method for determining the power consumption of a programmable logic device, in which at least one configuration parameter is determined in accordance with a predefined configuration and at least one device parameter is determined in accordance with the programmable logic device. The predefined configuration is designed such that the programmable logic device exchanges data with a computing unit through at least one interface pin and receives data from at least one signal source and/or sends it to at least one signal receiver through at least one interface pin. At least one data characteristic of the data exchanged between the computing unit and the programmable logic device as well as at least one signal characteristic of the data received from the at least one signal source and/or sent to the at least one signal receiver are determined.

Abstract: A method for generating a netlist of an FPGA program. The model of the FPGA program is composed of at least two components, each component being assigned a separate partition on the FPGA. An independent build is carried out for each component and an overall classification is generated from the components, wherein the build jobs are automatically started after a trigger event and the trigger event is a saving of a component, the exiting of a component of the design, or a time-controlled, automated initiation of a build.

Abstract: A method for creating an FPGA netlist generated from an FPGA source code and at least one shadow register. The FPGA source code defines at least one function and at least one signal. The shadow register is assigned to the at least one signal, and is arranged and provided to store the value of the assigned signal at runtime. An option for reading out the stored signal value at runtime is provided. The function defined in the FPGA source code is not changed by the shadow register. The function described by the FPGA source code is executed by the FPGA, and a functional decoupling of the shadow register from the function described in the FPGA source code is provided. Via the decoupling, the shadow register maintains the signal value stored at the time of the decoupling while the function described in the FPGA source code is being executed.

Abstract: Method for temporally synchronizing the output of signals and/or temporally synchronizing the processing of captured signals on a plurality of input and/or output channels of an electronic circuit, comprising the following steps: (a) combining a number of channels, in particular a proportion of all channels of the circuit, to form a logical group; (b) retrieving the channel latency of each channel belonging to the group from a data source; (c) determining the greatest channel latency from all retrieved channel latencies and at least temporarily storing the greatest channel latency as the group latency; (d) for each channel belonging to the group: determining the temporal difference between the group latency and the retrieved channel latency of the respective channel and storing the determined difference as a channel-associated latency offset in a memory, in particular a memory of the circuit; and (e) influencing the signal propagation via a respective channel on the basis of at least its respective stored lat

Abstract: A method for accessing signals of a programmable logic device having a functional level and a configuration level at run time when the programmable logic device is executing a predefined configuration. An access to at least one signal value that has a number of bits is requested. The individual bits in the configuration are each located in an address unit with one address offset apiece such that one or more bits of a signal value are located in one address unit. A bitwise access to the requested signal values takes place, wherein the accesses to the individual bits are sorted as a function of the address unit containing the applicable bit in such a manner that the accesses to all bits located in an address unit take place in sequence as a function of the address offset, independently of the signal containing the applicable bit.

Abstract: A method for determining the power consumption of a programmable logic device, in which at least one configuration parameter is determined in accordance with a predefined configuration and at least one device parameter is determined in accordance with the programmable logic device. The predefined configuration is designed such that the programmable logic device exchanges data with a computing unit through at least one interface pin and receives data from at least one signal source and/or sends it to at least one signal receiver through at least one interface pin. At least one data characteristic of the data exchanged between the computing unit and the programmable logic device as well as at least one signal characteristic of the data received from the at least one signal source and/or sent to the at least one signal receiver are determined.