Patent ID: 7383478
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G01R,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system comprising: a first subsystem and a second subsystem of the wireless communication system; the first subsystem including a first Programmable Logic Device (PLD) having a first boundary scan port and a first wireless communication adapter coupled to the first boundary scan port of the first PLD for communication therebetween; the second subsystem including a second PLD having a second boundary scan port and a second wireless communication adapter coupled to the second boundary scan port of the second PLD for communication therebetween; the first wireless communication adapter including a first transceiver for communicating with a host computer over a first wireless link; the second wireless communication adapter including a second transceiver for communicating with the host computer over a second wireless link; first configuration memory of the first PLD capable of being remotely configured responsive to configuration information provided from the host computer; the configuration information capable of being provided from the host computer via the first wireless link for the first wireless communication adapter for the first PLD via the first boundary scan port; and the first PLD, the second PLD, and the host computer forming a virtual boundary scan chain using at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link.