Patent ID: 7617471
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of implementing a circuit design on a programmable integrated circuit (IC) comprising: within a computer-based design tool, displaying a list of at least one memory of the circuit design that is associated with a processor of the circuit design; receiving, within the computer-based design tool, a plurality of attributes of an event for the processor, wherein the plurality of attributes specify a condition that, when met within at least one memory from the list, causes a signal to be generated to the processor; automatically creating, according to the plurality of attributes of the event, a hardware description of an event interface to be coupled to the processor; incorporating the description of the event interface into a description of the circuit design; and generating a bitstream from the description of the circuit design that, when loaded into the programmable IC, instantiates the circuit design comprising the event interface.