The Xilinx Isolation Design Flow for Fault-Tolerant Systems

Abstract

The ability to control system failure modes through fault-tolerant design requires an implementation methodology that ensures fault propagation can be controlled. Xilinx® Isolation Design Flow (IDF) provides fault containment at the FPGA module level, enabling single-chip fault tolerance by various techniques including:  Modular redundancy  Watchdog alarms S egregation by safety level  Isolation of test logic for safe removal IDF, pioneered for government cryptographic systems, is also appropriate for avionics, safety-related electronics, industrial robotics, critical infrastructure, financial systems, and other high assurance, high availability, and high reliability systems. The IDF is part of a spectrum of reliability technologies that when appropriately combined provide unmatched reliability, performance, and cost effectiveness.