Patent ID: 7568178
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for simulating a circuit, the method comprising: displaying on a display a circuit diagram, wherein the circuit diagram represents the circuit, wherein the circuit diagram comprises a plurality of components interconnected by wires, wherein the wires interconnecting the plurality of components in the circuit diagram comprise wires of a first type, and wherein the wires of the first type do not represent data flow semantics among the components in the circuit diagram; displaying on the display a graphical data flow diagram connected to the circuit diagram, wherein the graphical data flow diagram comprises a plurality of interconnected blocks that visually indicate functionality of the graphical data flow diagram, wherein the blocks in the graphical data flow diagram are interconnected by wires of a second type, and wherein the wires of the second type represent data flow semantics among the blocks in the graphical data flow diagram; performing a simulation of the circuit; and executing the graphical data flow diagram, wherein said executing the graphical data flow diagram comprises one or more of: