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 of 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.