An system-on-a-chip integrated circuit has a field programmable gate array
core having logic clusters, static random access memory modules, and
routing resources, a field programmable gate array virtual component
interface translator having inputs and outputs, wherein the inputs are
connected to the field programmable gate array core, a microcontroller, a
microcontroller virtual component interface translator having input and
outputs, wherein the inputs are connected to the microcontroller, a system
bus connected to the outputs of the field programmable gate array virtual
component interface translator and also to the outputs of said
microcontroller virtual component interface translator, and direct
connections between the microcontroller and the routing resources of the
field programmable gate array core.
