Hi, Is it possible to reconfigure an FPGA from 'within' the FPGA at runtime, without any need for an external system to do this? I would like to make a design that can create/remove 'components' at runtime.
Do all/any of the mainstream chips support this (Xilinx, Altera)?
Does anyone have any experience of doing this? What is the performance like? What impact does it have on the overall system? I was thinking that a core would remain constant, and pre-defined areas would be dynamically changed as required.
Also, is there any available software that will support/simulate this functionality? Preferably something that I could afford (personal hobby project) would be good!
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a newbie question. I have had a good dig around for answers, but not found anything other than hints that this can be done. Maybe. I'm looking at doing some GP work with FPGA's, as I only discovered they even existed a few days ago, and they seem suited to GP work.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,
- Jelly.
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