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A bitstream or '''bit stream''' is a time series of Bit s. A Bytestream is a series of Byte s, typically of 8 bits each, and can be regarded as a special case of a bitstream. Bitstreams are used extensively in communications technology transports synchronous bitstreams, and the TCP communications protocol transports a bytestream without synchronous timing. When a bitstream is captured and stored on a Computer Storage media, a Computer File is created. The term bitstream is frequently used to describe the configuration data to be loaded into a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). This usage may have originated based on the common method of configuring the FPGA from a serial bit stream, typically from a serial PROM or Flash Memory chip, although most FPGAs also support a byte-parallel loading method as well. The detailed format of the bitstream for a particular FPGA chip is usually considered proprietary to the FPGA vendor. SEE ALSO |
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