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A table-based computer user interface and a method of providing design parameters are provided for configuring circuits for programmable ICs. A design database describing a circuit is displayed in table-based format on a computer screen display. The design database may include a memory map including

A table-based computer user interface and a method of providing design parameters are provided for configuring circuits for programmable ICs. A design database describing a circuit is displayed in table-based format on a computer screen display. The design database may include a memory map including data to be placed in bit-storage space in the target programmable IC. This design database requires no schematics or HDL description of the circuit, even for application-specific circuits and other complicated circuits. The desired parameters are entered by the user, typically using toggle buttons, pull-down menus, or keyboard entry. The selected parameters and memory map data are then entered into the design database, thereby configuring the design database in accordance with the selected parameters. In one embodiment, the user interface can also be used to display read data from a previously programmed programmable IC.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer control system comprising:means for displaying, on a screen display in table-based format, a memory map representing a contents of at least one bit-storage space of a programmable IC configured through a design database, the programmable IC further comprising u

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer control system comprising:means for displaying, on a screen display in table-based format, a memory map representing a contents of at least one bit-storage space of a programmable IC configured through a design database, the programmable IC further comprising user-configurable logic;means for receiving data specified by a user to be stored in said bit-storage space based on said memory map; andmeans for entering said data in said design database, wherein said control system is dependent on a schematic entry software tool.