TKDM - a reconfigurable co-processor in a PC´s memory slot

This paper presents TKDM, a PC-based high-performance reconfigurable computing environment. The TKDM hardware consists of an FPGA module that uses the DIMM (dual inline memory module) bus for high-bandwidth and low-latency communication with the host CPU. The system´s firmware is integrated with the Linux host operating system and offers functions for data communication and FPGA reconfiguration. The intended use of TKDM is that a dynamically reconfigurable co-processor for data streaming applications. The system´s firmware can be customized for specific application domains to facilitate simple and easy-to-use programming interfaces.