Testing dynamically reconfigurable FPGAs /

a bottom-up approach. The interconnect resources in

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruiwale, Sameer Jagadish
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a bottom-up approach. The interconnect resources in
achieve detection and diagnosis of faults. The PMC
addition to the walking-1 test set an "All-0'' test
allow the diagnosis of t faulty modules in any
are tested. Dynamic and partial reconfiguration is
configured to generate test vectors and other modules
diagnosability t, which depends upon the number of
each direction are tested one by one. The interconnect
faults and addressing faults. In this case also, test
for stuck-at and bridging faults. A "Walking-1s'' test
FPGA.
FPGA. Configurations and tests are proposed which
FPGAS. Testing methods are also proposed for testing
hierarchical block. In each phase, some modules are
hierarchical levels are tested. A pair of interconnect
In this work, testing methods are proposed to test the ics.
interconnect structure of dynamically reconfigurable
interconnect. Next, interconnect lines in different
interconnect) will be initially tested. A single
interface. The CPU interface is tested for stuck-at
is coupled with system level diagnosis procedures to
is derived. The interconnect structure is tested using
lines in each row or column are tested in all phases
logic resources and the
logic resources available in each hierarchical block,
logic resources in the FPGA and the output responses
methodology is employed for testing the logic
model is applied to each hierarchical block in the
modeled faults. All test vectors are generated by the
modules. The expression for the maximal value of the
resources at the lowest level of hierarchy (local
resources of the dynamically reconfigurable FPGA; this
responses of the tested modules to the applied test
sequence is used for fault detection in each case. In
stuck-at fault model is used for the local
stuck-at fault model is used to model faults in these
the dedicated CPU interface in these FPGAS. A BIST
to these vectors are read via the dedicated CPU
used extensively to configure the same logic resources
vector is used to enable proper diagnosis of the
vectors are generated by the logic resources in the
vectors are read through the CPU interface. A single
with different test generator circuits. The output
Item Description:"Major subject: Electrical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 121 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-120).