Patent ID: 7209987
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring an embedded system, comprising: connecting a plurality of add-on cards to a circuit board having a programmable processor, wherein the programmable processor is configured to communicate with the plurality of add-on cards through selected ones of a plurality of lines; connecting the selected ones of the plurality of lines to logic of the plurality of add-on cards, wherein unselected ones of the plurality of lines are passed on from one of the plurality of add-on cards to another of the plurality of add-on cards; determining an identifier of each of the plurality of add-on cards, the plurality of add-on cards having a sequence, wherein the sequence, and the identifier of each of the plurality of add-on cards are used to generate a configuration image; and configuring the programmable processor to communicate with the plurality of add-on cards through the selected ones of the plurality of lines by obtaining the configuration image; wherein in addition to determining the identifier, the method includes determining an orientation of each of the plurality of add-on cards, the determined orientation being used along with the identifier and the sequence in the generation of the configuration image.