Patent ID: 9465903
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F,H03K

Claim Text:
1. A method of implementing a circuit design in a circuit design tool for configuration in a programmable integrated circuit (IC) connected to components on a circuit board, the method comprising: processing a first file associated with the circuit board to obtain descriptions of circuit board interfaces of the components on the circuit board; merging a second file associated with a daughter circuit board connected to the circuit board with the first file associated with the circuit board, the second file including descriptions of circuit board interfaces of components on the daughter circuit board; displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) of the circuit design tool to connect a selected circuit board interface described in the first file with a circuit design interface in the circuit design; generating physical constraints on the circuit design interface with respect to input/outputs of the programmable IC described as being connected to the selected circuit board interface; and generating a bitstream to configure the programmable IC, the bitstream including a physical implementation of the circuit design satisfying the physical constraints.