Patent ID: 8839179

Claim:
A test system, comprising: a host workstation configured to divide a user design into a plurality of design partitions and to generate a plurality of verification modules, wherein each verification module is associated with one of the design partitions; a first interface device coupled to the host workstation and configured to receive the design partitions and the associated verification modules from the host workstation; and a second interface device and a third interface device each coupled to the first interface device, wherein the second interface device and the third interface device are collectively configured to receive the design partitions and the associated verification modules from the first interface device, wherein the second interface device is configured to receive at least one of the design partitions and at least one associated verification module from the first interface device, and wherein the third interface device is configured to receive at least one of the design partitions and at least one associated verification module from the first interface device, wherein the second interface device is configured to connect to a first prototype board which is programmable, and to program the first prototype board with the at least one design partition and associated verification module received by the second interface device, wherein the third interface device is configured to connect to a second prototype board which is programmable, and to program the second prototype board with the at least one design partition and associated verification module received by the third interface device.