Apparatus for testing an adapter card ASIC with reconfigurable logic

摘要: An adapter card in a computer system includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the ASIC. Random data is provided ASIC logic function(s) by control of FPGA, which configured device on thereto. The then exercised with random data, output compared expected determine if there are any errors. determination made based signature produced multiple input shift register (MISR) within ASIC, from function(s). FPGA can be reconfigured for normal functions.