Patent Publication Number: US-10778225-B2

Title: Integrated circuit system, startup control method for integrated circuit system, and startup control program

Description:
This application is a National Stage Entry of PCT/JP2017/040539 filed on Nov. 10, 2017, which claims priority from Japanese Patent Application 2017-055025 filed on Mar. 21, 2017, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference, in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an integrated circuit system, a startup control method for an integrated circuit system, and a startup control program. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     With the increase in capacity of programmable devices such as FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array), the data size of configuration data is also increasing. Therefore, recently, it has become impossible to ignore the bit error rate of configuration data, which is bit stream data. Further, while the refinement of device processes has progressed to afford benefits in terms of power consumption, performance, cost, and the like, they are more susceptible to soft errors due to cosmic rays. 
     As a result, a phenomenon occurs in which the programmable device does not start normally even without a hardware fault. Consequently, every time the phenomenon occurs, a hardware repair must be performed, and an increase in the number of extra man-hours and costs is incurred. Furthermore, the programmable device becomes stuck if it does not start normally. This causes the system to go down, and causes inconvenience to the operating user. Therefore, a solution to these problems is also desired from a fail-safe perspective. 
     In volatile programmable devices such as FPGAs, techniques have been proposed that focus on the issue of rewriting circuit information (for example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). In particular, the technique described in Patent Document 1 attempts to solve the above problems. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when performing processing that reads circuit information into a FPGA and configures a logic circuit (hereinafter, also referred to as configuration processing), a redundant function is provided that prevents the FPGA from becoming stuck even if the configuration processing fails due to various factors. 
     The technique described in Patent Document 1, for example, is a configuration including a FPGA as shown in  FIG. 10 , and is a system that performs processing as shown in  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 12 . In  FIG. 10 , the interface  201  is a config I/F. The interface  202  is an original I/F. Furthermore, reference symbol  203  denotes a signal line. In this system, when the FPGA  102  determines that a soft error has occurred in the circuit information read from the flash memory  100  via the PLD  101  ( FIG. 11 : step S 3 , True), the PLD  101  is notified of a configuration NG ( FIG. 11 : step S 7 ). Causes of the soft error may, as described above, include abnormalities such as inversion of a bit in a bit stream (binary information consisting of 0s and 1s) included in the circuit information, and abnormalities caused by the effects of cosmic rays. 
     When the PLD  101  receives the notification of the configuration NG from the FPGA  102  ( FIG. 12 : step S 22 , True), it refers to the startup image information of the flash memory  100 , and reads from the flash memory  100  other circuit information indicated by the inverted value of the value of the startup image information ( FIG. 12 : step S 23 ). The PLD  101  transmits the read other circuit information to the FPGA  102  ( FIG. 12 : step S 25 ). As a result, for example, in the case where two pieces of circuit information, circuit information A and circuit information B, exist as circuit information, and the configuration processing with circuit information A fails, it becomes possible for the configuration processing to be performed with circuit information B. If configuration processing with circuit information A fails but succeeds with circuit information B, a soft error is detected. On the other hand, when the configuration processing fails with both circuit information A and circuit information B, a hardware failure is detected. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Documents 
     [Patent Document 1] 
     Japanese Patent (Granted) Publication No. 6,032,360 
     [Patent Document 2] 
     Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2009-182438 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Problem to be Solved by the Invention 
     In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the PLD  101  determines information that indicates whether the FPGA  102  performed configuration processing with circuit information A or circuit information B, and information that indicates whether the FPGA  102  succeeded or failed to perform the configuration processing. Consequently, the technique described in Patent Document 1 takes a configuration in which, in order to perform the configuration processing of the FPGA  102 , a separate control device is required in the form of the PLD  101 . 
     However, the need for such a separate control device results in component costs of the control device being incurred in an actual device development. Consequently, there is a problem that the device cost rate becomes worse. 
     Furthermore, it is necessary to secure a mounting area for the control device on the mounting substrate. Consequently, additional work such as examining the arrangement of the control device is created during substrate design. Moreover, there is a problem that size reduction is inhibited. 
     The present invention provides an integrated circuit system, a startup control method of an integrated circuit system, and a startup control program that solve the above problems. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     In order to solve the problems described above, an aspect of the present invention is an integrated circuit system including: a storage element which stores in advance a plurality of pieces of circuit information and startup control circuit information used to configure a startup control logic circuit for selecting circuit information that has not failed in configuring a logic circuit; and an integrated circuit which, at the time of startup or when configuration of the logic circuit based on any of the plurality of pieces of circuit information has failed, configures the startup control logic circuit by reading the startup control circuit information from the storage element, causes the configured startup control logic circuit to select the circuit information that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit, reads the circuit information selected by the startup control logic circuit from the storage element, and configures the logic circuit according to the circuit information. 
     Furthermore, an aspect of the present invention is a startup control method of an integrated circuit system provided with a storage element which stores a plurality of pieces of circuit information, and an integrated circuit which reads the circuit information from the storage element and configures a logic circuit according to the circuit information. The method includes: storing, in the storage element, startup control circuit information used to configure a startup control logic circuit for selecting the circuit information that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit; configuring, at the time of startup or when configuration of the logic circuit based on any of the plurality of pieces of circuit information has failed, the startup control logic circuit with respect to the integrated circuit based on the startup control circuit information in the storage element; causing the configured startup control logic circuit to select the circuit information that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit; and configuring the logic circuit with respect to the integrated circuit based on the circuit information selected by the startup control logic circuit. 
     Furthermore, an aspect of the present invention is a startup control program that serves as startup control circuit information that causes an integrated circuit, which is connected to a storage element that stores a plurality of pieces of circuit information and configures a logic circuit according to the circuit information, to execute the steps of: configuring, at the time of startup or when configuration of a logic circuit based on any of the plurality of pieces of circuit information has failed, a startup control logic circuit to cause the startup control logic circuit to select the circuit information that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit; reading the circuit information selected by the startup control logic circuit from the storage element; and configuring the logic circuit based on the circuit information. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     According to the present invention, when startup fails in a programmable integrated circuit, it becomes possible for startup to be performed using other circuit information that has not failed, and without using another control device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a connection relationship between an integrated circuit system  1  according to an exemplary embodiment and devices connected to the integrated circuit system  1 . 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram showing a data arrangement example in a flash memory according to the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram showing a data arrangement example when the flash memory according to the same embodiment is a 512 Mbit flash memory. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing configuration processing performed by a FPGA of the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing startup control processing performed by a startup control logic circuit configured in the FPGA of the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart (1) showing an overall flow of processing for activating first configuration data and second configuration data in the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart (2) showing the overall flow of processing for activating first configuration data and second configuration data in the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart showing configuration processing of startup control configuration data in the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing activation patterns of first configuration data and second configuration data in the same embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system that switches the configuration data of the FPGA using a PLD. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart (1) showing a flow of processing by a system that switches the configuration data of the FPGA using a PLD. 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart (2) showing a flow of processing by a system that switches the configuration data of the FPGA using a PLD. 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram showing a minimum configuration of an integrated circuit system. 
     
    
    
     EMBODIMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereunder, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a configuration of an integrated circuit system  1  according to an embodiment, a CPU (Central Processing Unit)  3  and a JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) connector  5  that connect to the integrated circuit system  1 , and a PC (Personal Computer)  4  that connects to the CPU  3  and the JTAG connector  5 . The integrated circuit system  1  includes a flash memory  10  and a FPGA  20 . 
     The flash memory  10  is connected to the FPGA  20  through a connection line  2 . As the connection line  2 , for example, a generic serial interface specification such as QSPI (Quad Serial Peripheral Interface) that connects between the FPGA  20  and the flash memory  10  is applied. 
     The flash memory  10  is a non-volatile semiconductor memory that can erase and write data, and is capable of maintaining stored information even when power is not supplied.  FIG. 2  is a diagram showing a data arrangement in a flash memory. Data is arranged in the flash memory  10  as shown in  FIG. 2 . The flash memory  10  stores second configuration data  12 , first configuration data  11 , startup image information  13 , startup history information  14 , and startup control configuration data  15 . 
     The first configuration data  11 , the second configuration data  12 , and the startup control configuration data  15  are circuit information that configures a logic circuit by being read by the FPGA  20  and being activated through configuration processing. For example, the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12  are circuit information that configure the logic circuit that the user of the FPGA  20  actually wants to operate according to a certain application. The startup control configuration data  15  is circuit information that configures a startup control logic circuit. 
     The startup image information  13  is information indicating whether to activate the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12 . The CPU  3  writes the information to the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10 . The FPGA  20  writes, to the startup history information  14 , information that indicates the circuit information on which the FPGA  20  performed configuration processing immediately before. That is to say, information indicating the circuit information of either the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12  is written to the startup history information  14 . In terms of the size of each data area  11  to  15  of the flash memory  10 , when the flash memory  10  has N blocks, the startup image information  13  and the startup history information  14  are respectively one block. Furthermore, the startup control configuration data  15  is k blocks, and the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12  are respectively (N−2−k)/2 blocks. 
     Returning to  FIG. 1 , the CPU  3  is implemented with a software control unit that switches the circuit information to be read by the FPGA  20  when the logic circuit of the FPGA  20  is updated according to a version upgrade and the like. In response to instruction signals received from the PC  4 , the CPU  3  writes information that indicates the circuit information to be activated to the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10  through the connection line  2  via the FPGA  20 . As a result, the circuit information is switched. 
     The JTAG connector  5  is connected to a JTAG circuit  29  of the FPGA  20 , and performs testing and debugging and the like of the FPGA  20  in response to instruction signals from the PC  4 . The PC  4  is connected to the CPU  3  and the JTAG connector  5 , and outputs instruction signals to the CPU  3  and the JTAG connector  5  in response to user operations. 
     The FPGA  20  is a programmable integrated circuit that, by reading circuit information, configures the logic circuit according to the read circuit information. The FPGA  20  includes a first status register  21 , a second status register  22 , a configuration address register  23 , an error counter register  24 , a control unit  25 , a configuration memory  26 , a programmable element  27 , an I/O circuit  28 , and a JTAG circuit  29 . In the FPGA  20 , if the configuration processing is successful, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL” to the first status register  21 . On the other hand, if the configuration processing fails, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” to the first status register  21 . Furthermore, when cleared by the control unit  25 , the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL” is written to the first status register  21 . 
     The second status register  22  is asserted by the startup control logic circuit  35  when the startup control logic circuit  35  starts processing a FPGA reconfiguration instruction with respect to itself. The startup control logic circuit  35  is configured by activating the startup control configuration data  15  in the FPGA  20 . Assert means, for example, to write a value of “0x1”. 
     The start address at which circuit information is stored in the flash memory  10  is written to the configuration address register  23  by the control unit  25  or the startup control logic circuit  35 . The configuration processing of the FPGA  20  is started by reading circuit information from the address value of the flash memory  10  stored in the configuration address register  23 . The control unit  25  writes the number of times the configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  fails, to the error counter register  24 . 
     The control unit  25  initializes the registers described above included in the FPGA  20 , that is to say, the first status register  21 , the second status register  22 , the configuration address register  23 , and the error counter register  24 , upon startup of the FPGA  20 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  writes and reads information and values with respect to the registers. Moreover, the control unit  25  reads information and values stored in the registers, and performs determination processing based on the read information and values. In addition, the control unit  25  reads circuit information from the flash memory  10  using the address value stored in the configuration address register  23  as a start address. Then, the control unit  25  writes the read circuit information to the configuration memory  26 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  starts configuration processing with respect to the circuit information written to the configuration memory  26 . The control unit  25  is, for example, a logic circuit configured in advance as hardware that performs these processes in the FPGA  20 . 
     The control unit  25  writes circuit information read from the flash memory  10  by the control unit  25  to the configuration memory  26 . The programmable element  27  is an element serving as a logic circuit according to the circuit information stored in the configuration memory  26 . For example, the programmable element  27  becomes a first logic circuit  31  in a case where the first configuration data  11  is stored, and becomes a second logic circuit  32  in a case where the second configuration data  12  is stored. Furthermore, the programmable element  27  becomes a startup control logic circuit  35  in a case where the startup control configuration data  15  is stored. 
     The I/O circuit  28  transmits and receives signals to and from an external circuit connected to the FPGA  20 . The JTAG circuit  29  is connected to the JTAG connector  5 . When the JTAG circuit  29  receives an instruction signal from the PC  4  through the JTAG connector  5 , it performs testing and debugging of the FPGA  20 , such as testing of the logic circuit configured with respect to the programmable element  27  according to the circuit information. 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram showing a data arrangement example when the flash memory  10 , for example, is a 512 Mbit flash memory. The startup control configuration data  15  is written to an area having the address values “0x0000000 to 0x0EDFFFF”. The startup history information  14  is written to the area having the address value “0x0EE0000”. For example, when configuration processing is performed with the first configuration data  11 , the value “0x0” is written as the startup history information  14 . On the other hand, if the configuration processing is performed with the second configuration data  12 , the value “0x1” is written as the startup history information  14 . 
     The startup image information  13  is written to the area having the address value “0x0EF0000”. For example, when the first configuration data  11  is specified, the value “0x0” is written as the startup image information  13 . On the other hand, when the second configuration data  12  is specified, the value “0x1” is written as the startup image information  13 . The first configuration data  11  is written to the area having the address values “0x0F00000 to 0x277FFFF”. The second configuration data  12  is written to the area having the address values “0x2780000 to 0x3FFFFFF”. For example, when the first configuration data  11  is activated by the FPGA  20 , the start address value “0x0F00000” is written to the configuration address register  23 . When the configuration address register  23  is cleared, the value “0x0000000” is stored. Consequently, upon startup of the FPGA  20  in a state where the configuration address register  23  has been cleared, the startup control configuration data  15  is selected. 
     (Configuration Processing) 
     The processing of the integrated circuit system  1  will be described with reference to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing configuration processing performed by the control unit  25 . If the programmable element  27  of the FPGA  20  becomes the startup control logic circuit  35  after the configuration processing of  FIG. 4 , the startup control processing shown in  FIG. 5  is performed by the startup control logic circuit  35 . 
       FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing configuration processing in the FPGA  20 . Upon initial startup of the FPGA  20 , power-on reset processing is performed to initialize the FPGA  20 . At this time, the registers, that is to say, the first status register  21 , the second status register  22 , the configuration address register  23 , and the error counter register  24 , are also initialized. 
     The control unit  25  reads circuit information from the flash memory  10  on the basis of the address value stored in the configuration address register  23 . The control unit  25  writes the read circuit information to the configuration memory  26 , and starts configuration processing (FPGA configuration processing) (step Sa 1 ). The control unit  25  determines whether or not configuration processing was performed normally (step Sa 2 ). 
     For example, if the control unit  25  detects the occurrence of a soft error during configuration processing, it determines that configuration processing was not performed normally. If the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing was not performed normally (step Sa 2 , No), it writes the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” to the first status register  21  and clears the configuration address register  23  (step Sa 3 ). 
     The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted, that is to say, whether or not the value “0x1” has been stored in the second status register  22  (step Sa 4 ). If the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted (step Sa 4 , Yes), it clears the second status register  22 , that is to say, writes “0x0” to the second status register. The control unit  25  returns to step Sa 1  (step Sa 5 ). 
     On the other hand, if the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is not asserted (step Sa 4 , No), it refers to the value of n stored in advance in an internal storage area. The control unit  25  determines whether or not the value indicating the number of times configuration processing has failed stored in the error counter register  24  is less than n (step Sa 6 ). If the control unit  25  determines that the value stored in the error counter register  24  is less than n (step Sa 6 , Yes), it increments the value stored in the error counter register  24  by  1 , and writes the value to the error counter register  24 . The control unit  25  returns to step Sa 1  (step Sa 7 ). 
     On the other hand, if the control unit  25  determines that the value stored in the error counter register  24  is not less than n (step Sa 6 , No), it determines that a hardware failure has occurred, stops configuration processing, and then terminates (step Sa 8 ). 
     Returning to step Sa 2 , if the control unit  25  determines that the configuration processing was performed normally (step Sa 2 , Yes), it clears the error counter register  24  (step Sa 11 ). That is to say, the control unit  25  writes and stores the value “0” in the error counter register  24 . The control unit  25  clears the configuration address register  23  (step Sa 12 ). That is to say, the control unit  25  writes and stores the value “0x0000000” in the configuration address register  23 . The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted, that is to say, whether or not “0x1” has been stored in the second status register  22  (step Sa 13 ). 
     If the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted (step Sa 13 , Yes), it clears the first status register  21  and the second status register  22  (step Sa 14 ). That is to say, the control unit  25  writes and stores the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL” in the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” to the second status register  22 . The control unit  25  activates the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12  for which configuration processing was performed normally to configure the programmable element  27  as the first logic circuit  31  or the second logic circuit  32 , and terminates the processing (step Sa 15 ). Whether the programmable element  27  is configured as the first logic circuit  31  or configured as the second logic circuit  32  is selected by processing that activates startup control configuration data (FPGA activation) in step Sa 16 . 
     On the other hand, if the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is not asserted (step Sa 13 , No), it activates the startup control configuration data  15  for which configuration processing was performed normally (step Sa 16 ). As a result of activating the startup control configuration data  15 , the startup control processing ( FIG. 5 ) by the configured startup control logic circuit  35  is started (step Sa 17 ). 
     (Startup Control Processing) 
     Next, startup control processing performed by the startup control logic circuit  35  configured by activating the startup control configuration data  15  will be described with reference to  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing startup control processing performed by the startup control logic circuit  35  configured in the FPGA  20 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the startup image information  13  from the flash memory  10  (step Sb 1 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the startup history information  14  from the flash memory  10  (step Sb 2 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the first status register  21  (step Sb 3 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” or “ERROR” (step Sb 4 ). 
     If the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” (step Sb 4 , NORMAL), it writes the start address of the circuit information indicated by the value read from the startup image information  13  to the configuration address register  23  (step Sb 5 ). That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the start address of the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12  to the configuration address register  23 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  initializes the startup history information  14  of the flash memory  10  (step Sb 6 ), and writes the value stored in the startup image information  13  to the startup history information  14  (step Sb 7 ). As a result, the value stored in the startup history information  14  and the value stored in the startup image information  13  become the same value. The startup control logic circuit  35  asserts the second status register  22 . That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the value “0x1” to the second status register  22 . Furthermore, the startup control logic circuit  35  performs processing of a FPGA reconfiguration instruction, that is to say, reinitialization of the FPGA  20  (step Sb 8 ). Consequently, the control unit  25  starts processing from step Sa 1  in the flowchart of  FIG. 4 . 
     On the other hand, if the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value stored in the first status register  21  is “ERROR” (step Sb 4 , ERROR), it determines whether or not the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are the same (step Sb 10 ). If the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are not the same (step Sb 10 , No), it terminates startup control processing in a hardware failure state (step Sb 11 ). That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  stops configuration processing. 
     On the other hand, if the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are the same (step Sb 10 , Yes), it reads the value stored in the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10 . The startup control logic circuit  35  writes the start address of the circuit information indicated by the inverted value of the value read from the startup image information  13  to the configuration address register  23  (step Sb 12 ). For example, if the value “0x0” has been written to the startup image information  13 , the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the start address of the second configuration data  12  indicated by the inverted value “0x1” to the configuration address register  23 . In contrast, for example, if the value “0x1” has been written to the startup image information  13 , the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the start address of the first configuration data  11  indicated by the inverted value “0x0” to the configuration address register  23 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  initializes the startup history information  14  of the flash memory  10  (step Sb 13 ), and writes the inverted value of the value stored in the startup image information  13  to the startup history information  14  (step Sb 14 ). As a result, the value stored in the startup history information  14  and the value stored in the startup image information  13  become different values. The startup control logic circuit  35  advances the processing to step Sb 8 , and asserts the second status register  22 . That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes “0x1” to the second status register  22 . Furthermore, the startup control logic circuit  35  performs processing of a FPGA reconfiguration instruction, that is to say, reinitialization of the FPGA  20 . Consequently, the control unit  25  starts processing from step Sa 1  in the flowchart of  FIG. 4 . 
     Specific Processing Example 
     The sequence through which the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12  are activated by the configuration processing shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  and by the startup control processing performed by the startup control logic circuit  35  will be described with reference to  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are flowcharts showing an overall flow of processing for activating first configuration data and second configuration data.  FIG. 8  is a flowchart showing configuration processing of startup control configuration data. 
     It is assumed that the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is written in advance by the CPU  3  to the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10 . 
     Upon startup of the FPGA  20 , as indicated by step Sc 1  of  FIG. 6 , the configuration processing of startup control configuration data shown in  FIG. 8  is performed. The configuration processing of startup control configuration data shown in  FIG. 8  will be described with reference to the processing of the flowchart of  FIG. 4 . 
     Upon startup of the FPGA  20 , the FPGA  20  is initialized. At this time, the registers, that is to say, the first status register  21 , the second status register  22 , the configuration address register  23 , and the error counter register  24 , are also initialized. As a result of being initialized, the first status register  21  stores the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL”, and the second status register  22  stores the value “0x0”. As a result of being initialized, the configuration address register  23  stores the value “0x0000000”, and the error counter register  24  stores the value “0”. 
     The control unit  25  refers to the configuration address register  23  and reads circuit information from the flash memory  10  area having the start address value “0x0000000”. As shown in  FIG. 3 , this area stores the startup control configuration data  15 . The control unit  25  reads the startup control configuration data  15  from the flash memory  10 , and then writes the data to the configuration memory  26 . The control unit  25  starts configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 1 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 1 ;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 1 ). 
     In the configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15 , the control unit  25  determines, for example, whether or not a soft error has occurred. As a result, the control unit  25  determines whether or not configuration processing was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 ;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 2 ). 
     If the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , Yes;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 2 , no error), it clears the error counter register  24  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 11 ) and clears the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 12 ). The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 ). Here, the second status register  22  is not asserted because it remains in an initialized state. Consequently, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is not asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 , No). The control unit  25  activates the startup control configuration data  15  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 16 ;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 3 ). 
     On the other hand, if the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  was not performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , No;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 2 , error), it writes the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” to the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  clears the configuration address register  23 . Here, the configuration address register  23  stores the value “0x0000000”. Consequently, even if cleared, the same value “0x0000000” is stored ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 3 ). 
     The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 ). Here, the second status register  22  is not asserted because it remains in an initialized state. Consequently, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is not asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 , No). The control unit  25  determines whether or not the value stored in the error counter register  24  is less than a predetermined value n ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 6 ). That is to say, the determination in step Sa 6  determines whether or not configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  has failed n consecutive times ( FIG. 8 : step Sd 4 ). 
     If the control unit  25  determines that the value stored in the error counter register  24  is less than the predetermined value n ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 6 , Yes;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 4 , No), it performs the following processing. That is to say, the control unit  25  increments the value stored in the error counter register  24  by  1 , and writes and stores the incremented value in the error counter register  24  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 7 ). Then, the control unit  25  returns the processing to step Sa 1  of  FIG. 4  and step Sd 1  in  FIG. 8 . Further, the control unit  25  performs configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  again. 
     On the other hand, if the control unit  25  determines that value stored in the error counter register  24  is not less than the predetermined value n, that is to say, if configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15  has failed n consecutive times ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 6 , No;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 4 , Yes), the control unit  25  determines that a hardware failure has occurred. The control unit  25  stops configuration processing ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 8 ;  FIG. 8 : step Sd 5 ). 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  is configured when the control unit  25  activates the startup control configuration data  15  in step Sa 16  of  FIG. 4  and step Sd 3  of  FIG. 8 . Then, the startup control processing shown in  FIG. 5  is started by the startup control logic circuit  35  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 17 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 2 ). The startup control processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of  FIG. 5 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EF0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup image information  13  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 1 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EE0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup history information  14  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 2 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the first status register  21  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 3 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” or “ERROR” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 ). Here, “NORMAL” is stored in the first status register  21 . Consequently, the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 , NORMAL). 
     In step Sb 1 , the startup control logic circuit  35  has read the value “0x0” from the startup image information  13 , where the value “0x0” indicates the first configuration data  11 . That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the start address “0x0F00000” of the first configuration data  11  to the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 5 ). 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  initializes the startup history information  14  of the flash memory  10  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 6 ), and writes the value stored in the startup image information  13 , that is to say, the value “0x0”, to the startup history information  14  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 7 ). As a result, the value stored in the startup history information  14  and the value stored in the startup image information  13  become the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11 . The startup control logic circuit  35  asserts the second status register  22 . That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the value “0x1” to the second status register  22 . The startup control logic circuit  35  performs processing of a FPGA reconfiguration instruction, that is to say, reinitialization of the FPGA  20  (step Sb 8 ). 
     Returning to  FIG. 6 , the FPGA  20  is reinitialized (FPGA reinitialization) according to the FPGA reconfiguration instruction ( FIG. 6 : step Sc 3 ). Here, the FPGA reconfiguration instruction is not an instruction command output by the external CPU  3 , or a software control unit, a firmware control unit, or the like installed to the CPU  3 . As described above, the FPGA reconfiguration instruction is an instruction command output by the startup control logic circuit  35  configured as a result of activating the startup control configuration data  15 . At this time, the values stored by the registers, that is to say, the first status register  21 , the second status register  22 , the configuration address register  23 , and the error counter register  24 , are retained. 
     The configuration processing of the first configuration data  11  is started by the control unit  25 . The control unit  25  refers to the configuration address register  23  and reads circuit information from the area of the flash memory  10  having the start address value “0x0F00000”. As shown in  FIG. 3 , this area stores the first configuration data  11 . The control unit  25  reads the first configuration data  11  from the flash memory  10 , and writes the data to the configuration memory  26 . The control unit  25  starts configuration processing of the first configuration data  11  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 1 ,  FIG. 6 : step Sc 4 ). 
     In the configuration processing of the first configuration data  11 , the control unit  25  determines, for example, whether or not a soft error has occurred. As a result, the control unit  25  determines whether or not configuration processing was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 5 ). 
     If the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing of the first configuration data  11  was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , Yes;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 5 , no error), it clears the error counter register  24  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 11 ) and clears the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 12 ). The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 ). Here, because the processing of step Sb 8  in the startup control processing of step Sc 2  has been performed, the second status register  22  is asserted. Therefore, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 , Yes). 
     The control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL” to clear the first status register  21 , and writes the value “0x0” to clear the second status register  22  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 14 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 6 ). After configuration processing has been performed for all of the data in the first configuration data  11 , the control unit  25  switches to a user mode and activates the first configuration data  11  to configure the first logic circuit  31  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 16 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 7 ). Then, the control unit  25  terminates processing. In this case, the first logic circuit  31  started by the first configuration data  11  specified by the startup image information  13  and originally planned by the user is operated. This corresponds to a normal operation state. 
     On the other hand, for example, a case will be described where it is determined that configuration processing of the first configuration data  11  was not performed normally because a soft error has occurred ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , No;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 5 , error). In this case, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” to the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0000000” to clear the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 3 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 8 ). 
     The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted, that is to say, whether or not the value “0x1” is stored in the second status register  22  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 ). Here, because the processing of step Sb 8  in the startup control processing of step Sc 2  has been performed, the second status register  22  is asserted. Therefore, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 , Yes), and clears the second status register  22 . That is to say, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” to the second status register, and returns to step Sa 1  ( FIG. 4 : step Say;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 9 ). 
     Proceeding to step Sc 10  of  FIG. 7 , configuration processing of the startup control configuration data shown in  FIG. 8  is performed again in the same manner as step Sc 1 . When the startup control configuration data  15  is activated and the startup control logic circuit  35  is configured, the startup control processing shown in  FIG. 5  is started by the startup control logic circuit  35  ( FIG. 7 : step Sc 11 ). The startup control processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of  FIG. 5 . 
     At the stage step Sc 11  is started, the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” is stored in the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is stored in the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10 . Moreover, the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is stored in the startup history information. 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EF0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup image information  13  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 1 ). Here, the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is read as the startup image information  13 . The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EE0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup history information  14  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 2 ). Here, the startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  as the startup history information  14 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the first status register  21  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 3 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” or “ERROR” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 ). Here, “ERROR” is stored. Consequently, the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value stored in the first status register  21  is “ERROR” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 , ERROR). 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether or not the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are the same ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 10 ). Here, the value of the startup image information  13  and the value of the startup history information  14  are both “0x0”. Consequently, the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are the same ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 10 , Yes). 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  writes the circuit information indicated by the inverted value “0x1” of the value read from the startup image information  13 , that is to say, the start address value “0x2780000” of the second configuration data  12 , to the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 12 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  initializes the startup history information  14  of the flash memory  10  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 13 ), and writes the inverted value “0x1” of the value stored in the startup image information  13  to the startup history information  14  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 14 ). As a result, the value stored in the startup history information  14  becomes “0x1”, and the value stored in the startup image information  13  becomes “0x0”. 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  advances the processing to step Sb 8 . The startup control logic circuit  35  asserts the second status register  22 . That is to say, the startup control logic circuit  35  writes the value “0x1” to the second status register  22 . The startup control logic circuit  35  performs processing of an FPGA reconfiguration instruction, that is to say, reinitialization of the FPGA  20  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 8 ). 
     After the startup control processing (step Sc 11 ) shown in  FIG. 5 , the process returns to  FIG. 7  and the FPGA  20  is reinitialized according to the FPGA reconfiguration instruction ( FIG. 7 : step Sc 12 ). At this time, the values stored by the registers, that is to say, the first status register  21 , the second status register  22 , the configuration address register  23 , and the error counter register  24 , are retained. That is to say, the first status register  21  stores the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR”. The second status register  22  stores the asserted value “0x1”. The configuration address register  23  stores the value “0x2780000”, which is the start address of the second configuration data  12 . The error counter register  24  stores the value “0”. 
     The configuration processing of the second configuration data  12  is started by the control unit  25 . The control unit  25  refers to the configuration address register  23  and reads circuit information from the area of the flash memory  10  having the start address value “0x2780000”. As shown in  FIG. 3 , this area stores the second configuration data  12 . The control unit  25  reads the second configuration data  12  from the flash memory  10 , and writes the data to the configuration memory  26 . The control unit  25  starts configuration processing of the second configuration data  12  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 1 ;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 13 ). 
     In the configuration processing of the second configuration data  12 , the control unit  25  determines, for example, whether or not a soft error has occurred. As a result, the control unit  25  determines whether or not configuration processing was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 ;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 14 ). 
     If the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing of the second configuration data  12  was performed normally ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , Yes;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 14 , no error), it clears the error counter register  24  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 11 ) and clears the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 12 ). The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 ). Here, because the processing of step Sb 8  in the startup control processing of step Sc 11  has been performed, the second status register  22  is asserted. Therefore, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 13 , Yes). 
     The control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” indicating “NORMAL” to clear the first status register  21 , and writes the value “0x0” to clear the second status register  22  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 14 ;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 15 ). After configuration processing has been performed for all of the data in the second configuration data  12 , the control unit  25  switches to a user mode and activates the second configuration data  12  to configure the second logic circuit  32  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 16 ;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 16 ). Then, the control unit  25  terminates processing. In this case, activation of the first configuration data  11  specified by the startup image information  13  and originally planned by the user has failed, that is to say, configuration of the first logic circuit  31  has failed. Further, the second logic circuit  32  configured by the second configuration data  12  is operated. This corresponds to a pseudo-normal operation state. 
     On the other hand, for example, processing performed in a case where the control unit  25  determines that configuration processing of the second configuration data  12  was not performed normally because a soft error has occurred ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 2 , No;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 14 , error) will be described. In this case, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” to the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0000000” to clear the configuration address register  23  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 3 ;  FIG. 6 : step Sc 17 ). 
     The control unit  25  determines whether or not the second status register  22  is asserted, that is to say, whether or not the value “0x1” is stored in the second status register  22  ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 ). Here, because the processing of step Sb 8  in the startup control processing of step Sc 2  has been performed, the second status register  22  is asserted. Therefore, the control unit  25  determines that the second status register  22  is asserted ( FIG. 4 : step Sa 4 , Yes), and clears the second status register  22 . That is to say, the control unit  25  writes the value “0x0” to the second status register, and returns to step Sa 1  ( FIG. 4 : step Say;  FIG. 7 : step Sc 18 ). 
     The configuration processing of startup control configuration data shown in  FIG. 8  is performed again in the same manner as step Sc 1  and step Sc 10  ( FIG. 7 : step Sc 19 ). When the startup control configuration data  15  is activated and the startup control logic circuit  35  is configured, the startup control processing shown in  FIG. 5  is started by the startup control logic circuit  35  ( FIG. 7 : step Sc 20 ). The startup control processing (step Sc 20 ) will be described with reference to the flowchart of  FIG. 5 . 
     At the stage step Sc 20  is started, the value “0x1” indicating “ERROR” is stored in the first status register  21 . Furthermore, the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is stored in the startup image information  13  of the flash memory  10 . Moreover, the value “0x1” indicating the second configuration data  12  is stored in the startup history information. 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EF0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup image information  13  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 1 ). Here, the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is read as the startup image information  13 . The startup control logic circuit  35  refers to the address value “0x0EE0000” of the flash memory  10 , and reads the value stored in the startup history information  14  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 2 ). Here, the startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value “0x1” indicating the second configuration data  12  as the startup history information  14 . 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  reads the value stored in the first status register  21  ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 3 ). The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether the value stored in the first status register  21  is “NORMAL” or “ERROR” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 ). Here, “ERROR” is stored. Consequently, the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value stored in the first status register  21  is “ERROR” ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 4 , ERROR). 
     The startup control logic circuit  35  determines whether or not the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are the same ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 10 ). Here, the value of the startup image information  13  and the value of the startup history information  14  are different values. Consequently, the startup control logic circuit  35  determines that the value read from the startup image information  13  and the value read from the startup history information  14  are not the same ( FIG. 5 : step Sb 10 , No), and terminates startup control processing in a hardware failure state (step Sb 11 ). In this case, configuration of the first logic circuit  31  by the first configuration data  11  specified in the startup image information  13  and originally planned by the user has failed. Further, configuration of the second logic circuit  32  by the second configuration data  12  activated instead has also failed. This corresponds to an abnormal termination state. 
     In the embodiment above, in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , processing performed in a case where the value “0x0” indicating the first configuration data  11  is specified for the startup image information  13  was described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. If the value “0x1” indicating the second configuration data  12  is specified for the startup image information  13 , the second configuration data  12  is activated first. Then, if configuration of the second logic circuit  32  fails based on the second configuration data  12 , the first configuration data is activated. Further, if configuration of the first logic circuit  31  also fails based on the first configuration data  11 , an abnormal termination occurs. 
     The processing described in the embodiment above is summarized as indicated by the relationships presented in the table in  FIG. 9 . In the table in  FIG. 9 , patterns  1 ,  3 ,  5 , and  7  correspond to the patterns described with reference to  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 8 . Patterns  2 ,  4 ,  6 , and  8  correspond to those patterns where a value indicating the second configuration data  12  is specified for the startup image information  13 . 
     As described in the embodiment above, the flash memory  10  stores the first configuration data  11 , the second configuration data  12 , and the startup control configuration data  15 . When configuration of the logic circuit fails based on either the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12 , the other configuration data that has not failed is selected as the startup control configuration data  15 . The FPGA  20  reads the startup control configuration data  15  from the flash memory  10  at the time of startup, or when configuration of the logic circuit fails based on any of the pieces of circuit information. The FPGA  20  configures the startup control logic circuit  35  according to the read startup control configuration data  15 . The FPGA  20  reads from the flash memory  10  either the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12  that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit selected by the configured startup control logic circuit  35 , and configures the logic circuit according to the read configuration data. As a result, in the FPGA  20 , if configuration of the logic circuit fails based on the configuration data of either the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12 , it becomes possible to perform startup based on the other configuration data that has not failed, without using a separate control device such as a PLD. 
     Furthermore, according to the configuration of the embodiment above, other configuration data can be activated even if configuration processing fails due to various factors. Consequently, a redundant function can be provided such that a system that includes the FPGA  20  does not become stuck. As a result, in the integrated circuit system  1  according to the present embodiment, the device cost rate and the installation space requirements can be improved. Furthermore, the configuration of the present embodiment provides the effects of the technique described in Patent Document 1, while also enabling BOM (Bill of Materials) costs and installation space to be reduced. This makes it possible to contribute toward achieving targets with respect to costs associated with device development and in terms of installation space. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the processing shown in  FIG. 4  is realized using the functions of the FPGA  20 , which is provided for startup of circuit information which configures the logic circuit which is actually used, such as the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12 . The startup control configuration data  15  is stored in the first storage area of the flash memory  10 , that is to say, in the area having the address value “0x0000000”. Consequently, when the FPGA  20  is activated, the configuration address register  23  is initialized, and the configuration address register  23  stores the value “0x0000000” which is the start address of the startup control configuration data  15 . As a result, at the time of startup of the FPGA  20 , processing is always started from the configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15 . Furthermore, if configuration of the logic circuit fails based on any of the pieces of configuration data, the configuration address register  23  is cleared to the value “0x0000000” in step Sa 3  of  FIG. 4 . As a result, the processing is restarted from the configuration processing of the startup control configuration data  15 . Consequently, when configuration of the logic circuit fails based on either the first configuration data  11  or the second configuration data  12 , as long as the processing that performs startup based on the other configuration data that has not failed is defined in the startup control configuration data  15 , it becomes possible to perform startup based on the other configuration data that has not failed without using a separate control device such as a PLD. 
     The arrangement in the flash memory  10  shown in  FIG. 3  is an example, and is not limited to the present embodiment. For example, the startup control configuration data  15  does not have to be stored with the start address value “0x0000000” in the flash memory  10 . The startup control configuration data  15  may be stored in another storage area in the flash memory  10 . However, in that case, for example, if startup of the FPGA  20  is performed first, then processing is performed before the processing of step Sa 1  that writes the start address of the startup control configuration data  15  (the address of another storage area) to the configuration address register  23 . Furthermore, in step Sa 3 , processing is performed that writes the start address of the startup control configuration data  15  instead of clearing the configuration address register  23 . 
     Moreover, in the embodiment described above, the flash memory  10  may be configured by a plurality of flash memories. In this case, the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12  and the like may be stored in different flash memories. 
     Furthermore, the embodiment described above was described in terms of processing based on two pieces of configuration data, namely the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12 . However, the configuration data such as the first configuration data  11  and the second configuration data  12  used for operation by the user other than the startup control configuration data  15  may be a plurality of configuration data. In this case, the startup image information  13  is configured such that the plurality of configuration data can be specified. Furthermore, the startup history information  14  retains not only a history of the configuration data that failed to activate immediately before, but also a history of the configuration data that failed to activate in the past and the like. Moreover, in the processing shown in  FIG. 5 , processing is performed that refers to the startup history information  14 , which stores the history of the configuration data whose activation has failed in the past, and uses the configuration data whose activation has not failed by sequentially switching the data. 
     Furthermore, although the embodiment described above is described for the FPGA  20 , it may also be applied to a volatile programmable device other than the FPGA  20 . 
     The FPGA  20  functions as a device that includes a startup control circuit by reading from the flash memory  10  a startup control program, which corresponds to the startup control circuit information described above, and storing and activating the program in the configuration memory  26 . The startup control program may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk built into a computer system. The startup control program may be transmitted via a telecommunication line. 
       FIG. 13  is a diagram showing a minimum configuration of an integrated circuit system. 
     The integrated circuit system includes at least a recording element and an integrated circuit. 
     The recording element (flash memory  10 ) stores in advance a plurality of pieces of circuit information, and startup control circuit information which is used to configure a startup control logic circuit for selecting circuit information that has not failed in configuring a logic circuit. 
     The integrated circuit (FPGA  20 ) reads the startup control circuit information from the storage element and configures the startup control logic circuit at the time of startup or when configuration of the logic circuit based on any of the plurality of pieces of circuit information has failed. Further, the integrated circuit causes the configured startup control logic circuit to select the circuit information that has not failed in configuring the logic circuit. The integrated circuit reads the circuit information selected by the startup control logic circuit from the storage element, and configures the logic circuit according to the circuit information. 
     An embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, specific configurations are in no way limited to the present embodiment, and include designs and the like within a scope not departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-055025, filed Mar. 21, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     According to the present invention, when startup fails in a programmable integrated circuit, it becomes possible for startup to be performed using other circuit information that has not failed, and without using another control device. 
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           1  Integrated circuit system 
           2  Connection line 
           3  CPU 
           4  PC 
           5  JTAG connector 
           10  Flash memory 
           20  FPGA 
           21  First status register 
           22  Second status register 
           23  Configuration address register 
           24  Error counter register 
           25  Control unit 
           26  Configuration memory 
           27  Programmable element 
           28  I/O circuit 
           29  JTAG circuit 
           31  First logic circuit 
           32  Second logic circuit 
           35  Startup control logic circuit