[partial-reconfig] Xilinx Bitstream Format Manipulation Attempts

[Guillaume FORTAINE <gui.fortaine@xxxxxxxxx>]

Misters,

I have started a topic about the various attempts to have bitstream 
manipulation on Xilinx Devices :

Xilinx Bitstream Format 
<http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=67.0>

"Hello,

I am interested to develop a complete Open Source Solution for FPGAs 
development. With a sufficient amount of work, it will be possible to 
decode the Xilinx bitstream format and then to have Open Source Tools 
for FPGAs programming.

To quote :

http://xwt.org/research/megacz-fccm07.pdf

Quote
IN the world of software running on microprocessors,device vendors 
generally publish their product’s bit-
stream format in an architecture manual for use by third-
party compiler writers. The roles of chip designer and
compiler writer are effectively decoupled.
In the world of FPGAs, the situation is quite dif-
ferent. Since the discontinuation of the XC6200 series
in 1998[17], the trend has been overwhelmingly in the
direction of bitstream secrecy. Currently no major vendor
discloses the bitstream format of their device. This has
had the effect of stunting research in several areas, in-
cluding partial reconfiguration, evolvable hardware, and
fault recovery. Additionally, alternative design method-
ologies such as self-timed circuitry or pausible clocks[18]
become difficult to implement properly if the manufac-
turer’s tools do not support them."





BTW, I have updated the other topics :

Partial Reconfiguration 
<http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=37.0>


FPGA Reliability <http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=46.0>


<http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=35.0>Open FPGA 
Design Flow <http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=35.0>


Best Regards,

Guillaume FORTAINE
<http://openflightlinux.org/helpforum/index.php?topic=35.0>

--
"I consider life itself instinct for growth, for durability, for accumulation of forces, for power : where the will to power is lacking there is decline"

Friedrich Nietzsche


"Knowledge is Power."

Sir Francis Bacon


___________________________
partial-reconfig mailing list
partial-reconfig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mailing List Archive : http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~listarch/partial-reconfig/