1. Computing as Fast as an Engineer can Think
Robert C. Singleterry Jr.
Olaf O. Storaasli
Analytical and Computational Methods Branch
Structures and Materials

2. How to Program Reconfigurable Computers?
Data Flow Programming Style
Must Think “Inherently Parallel”
Graphical Based “Language”
Everything Tied to Clock Signals
No Von Neumann Bottlenecks
Programming Power Tied to Number of Gates or Area (Number) of FPGAs
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3. Reconfigurable Computers
Dot Product Example
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4. Integration Algorithm: Old Idea
Simpson’s Rule
Simple
Straight forward
Problem
Not an inherently parallel algorithm
Procedure based algorithm
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5. Reconfigurable Computers
Integration: New Idea a b
First Step a b
Second Step a b
Third Step
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6. Reconfigurable Computers
Benchmarking
Initial Investigation Benchmarks
Dot Product
Integration
Matrix Solution
ODE and PDE Solutions
Differencing
Finite elements
Integral Methods
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