Patent ID: 7269724

Claim:
A system for remote changing of programmable logic device configuration data comprising: a connector for interfacing with a target system; a modem; a modem controller; a memory for storing configuration data received from the modem, the memory communicating with the connector and being capable of providing configuration data to the target system; wherein the target system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and the configuration data is for configuring the FPGA; a data interface controller capable of routing control signals from the target system to the memory and routing data from the memory to the target system, wherein at least one FPGA comprises the modem controller and the data interface controller; wherein the connector comprises an interface having a form factor to connect into the target system at a location designed to hold a configuration data memory device from which the FPGA inputs configuration data; wherein the data interface controller routes configuration data from the memory to the FPGA on the target system via the connector in response to the control signals from the target system.