A Seminar Report on

Reconfigurable Systems
Submitted in partial fulfillment of award of degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
By

SATYAK C
Reg. Number:13140055

Divisionof Electronics Engineering

School of Engineering
Cochin University of Science and Technology,Kochi-22
August 2016

DIVISION OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
KOCHI-682022

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CERTIFICATE
It is certified that the seminar report entitled Reconfigurable Systems is presented

by Satyak C as a partial fulfillment of therequirements for the award of B.Tech degree in

Electronics and Communication Engineering of the Cochin University of Science And

Technology.

SEMINAR COORDINATORS

Dr. R. Gopikakumari
Jesintha Francis

HEAD OF THE DIVISION

Dr.Binu Paul

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DECLARATION

I Satyak C hereby declare that the seminar report entitled Reconfigurable

Systems is prepared and presented byme as a partial fulfillment of therequirements for the

award ofB.Techdegree in Electronics and Communication Engineering of the Cochin

University of Science And Technology.

SATYAK C

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ABSTRACT

Reconfigurability can be thought of as software-defined functionality, where flexibility is

controlled predominately through the specification of bit patterns. Reconfigurable systems can
be as simple as a single switch, or as abstract and powerful as programmable matter. This
paper considers the generalization of reconfigurable systems as an important evolving

discipline, bolstered by real-world archetypes such as field programmable gate arrays and
software-definable radio (platform and application, respectively). It considers what

reconfigurable systems actually are, their motivation, their taxonomy, the fundamental

mechanisms and architectural considerations underlying them, designing them and using them
in applications. With well-known real-world instances, such as the field programmable gate
array, the paper attempts to motivate an understanding of the many possible directions and

implications of a new class of system which is fundamentally based on the ability to change.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am greatly indebted to God for his blessing and for helping in the successful completion of

this seminar.I also express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mrs. Binu Paul,Head of the

Division of Electronics and Communication Engineering and to the seminar coordinators Dr.
R. Gopikakumari and Mrs. Jesintha Francis for providing me with adequate facilities and
means by which I was able to complete this seminar.

I express immense pleasure and gratitude to all my teaching and non-teaching staffs of the

Division of Electronics and Communication, S.O.E,CUSAT for their extended support and
co-operation during the seminar.

SATYAK C

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CONTENTS

Chapter No.

TitlePage No.

Introduction

General Features

2
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4

3.6
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

4.5

Literature Survey

Flexible Reshaping

Quick Creativity

Robustness and Resilience

Infinetly Re-Purposeable
Reconfigurability

6
7

Adaptiveness

10

Basic Elements of Reconfigurable Systems

12

Design Automation

30

Designing

Taxonomy of Domains

12

15

Applications

33

Conclusions

46

Discussion of Future Promises and challenges

Bibliography

37

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE
NO.

DESCRIPTION

PAGE NO.

3.6.1

Adaptiveness hierarchy

10

4.1.1

Depiction of generic reconfigurable system

12

4.2.1

Three-tier reconfigurable wiring system

16

4.2.2

Taxonomy of reconfigurable systems domains

17

4.2.3

Spartan 3 versus Kintex 7 block diagrams

19

4.2.4

Evolution of number and complexity of IP blocks

included in FPGAs

20

4.2.5

Configurable analog

23

4.2.6

Pixelation

29

4.3.1

Design flow for reconfigurable system synthesis

33

4.5.1

Mega-compiler for multi-domain,multi-component

reconfigurable system

40