1. A method for dynamically reconfiguring a configurable unit, the configurable unit including a plurality of configurable elements and having a multidimensional cell arrangement, the method comprising the steps of: storing in a configuration memory configuration strings, a position pointer pointing to a first configuration string of the configuration strings; detecting an event; moving the position pointer to point to a second configuration string of the configuration strings as a function of the detected event; transmitting the second configuration string to at least one of the plurality of configurable elements; receiving, by the at least one of the plurality of configurable elements, the transmitted configuration string; and reconfiguring by the at least one of the plurality of configurable elements as a function of the received configuration string.