ISAC: New IR 2103: Dynamic/run-time creation and destruction of components and connectivity

From: Chuck Swart <cswart_at_.....>
Date: Thu Oct 19 2006 - 10:51:46 PDT
This came in from Jim Lewis, and is a language enhancement request.

Chuck Swart


VHDL Issue Number:        2103

Language_Version          VHDL-2002
Classification            Language Modeling Enhancement or Deficiency
Summary                   Dynamic/run-time creation and destruction of components and connectivity
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Authors_Name              Jim Lewis
Authors_Phone_Number      503-590-4787
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Authors_Email_Address     jim@synthworks.com
Authors_Affiliation       SynthWorks VHDL Training
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Current Status:           Submitted

Superseded By:

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Date Submitted:           18 October 2006
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Revision Number:          0
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Description of Problem
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Dynamic/run-time creation and destruction of components and connectivity.  
    
    Application target:
    
    Reconfigurable computers: Create an instance of hardware and then
remove it to be replaced later by some other piece of hardware.
    
    Application target: 
    
    Test bench and system design with variable number of objects
interacting on a bus.  Hot plug a board into a system.  Hot removal of
a board from a system.

Proposed Resolution
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Implement new feature

VASG-ISAC Analysis & Rationale
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TBD

VASG-ISAC Recommendation for IEEE Std 1076-2002
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VASG-ISAC Recommendation for Future Revisions
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TBD
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