diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
index 3ebfb1194..bc39fd170 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ protected:
 
 	// Configure IP instance from JSON config
 	virtual
-	void configure(Core &, json_t *)
+	void parse(Core &, json_t *)
 	{ }
 
 private:
diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/bram.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/bram.hpp
index 2f1a688f6..d9e1d79d3 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/bram.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/bram.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private:
 class BramFactory : public CoreFactory {
 public:
 
-	void configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
+	void parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
 
 	Core* create()
 	{
diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/dma.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/dma.hpp
index 26885a604..86ecdaaa1 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/dma.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/dma.hpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	virtual
-	void configure(Core& ip, json_t* json) override;
+	void parse(Core& ip, json_t* json) override;
 
 	virtual void
 	configurePollingMode(Core& ip, PollingMode mode) override
diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/pcie.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/pcie.hpp
index 34e6e3cd3..b41455ab3 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/pcie.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/pcie.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 		return "xilinx.com:ip:axi_pcie:";
 	}
 
-	void configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
+	void parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
 
 	Core* create()
 	{
diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/switch.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/switch.hpp
index 5f5ac4b87..031f81dc7 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/switch.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/ips/switch.hpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 		return "xilinx.com:ip:axis_switch:";
 	}
 
-	void configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
+	void parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
 
 	Core* create()
 	{
diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/node.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/node.hpp
index e63161672..0ae11a2d9 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/node.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/node.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public:
 	using CoreFactory::CoreFactory;
 
 	virtual
-	void configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
+	void parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg);
 };
 
 } /* namespace ip */
diff --git a/fpga/lib/core.cpp b/fpga/lib/core.cpp
index b125cb230..13280bcde 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/core.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/core.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ CoreFactory::make(PCIeCard* card, json_t *json_ips)
 		}
 
 		// IP-specific setup via JSON config
-		CoreFactory->configure(*ip, json_ip);
+		CoreFactory->parse(*ip, json_ip);
 
 		// Set polling mode
 		CoreFactory->configurePollingMode(*ip, (card->polling ? PollingMode::POLL : PollingMode::IRQ));
diff --git a/fpga/lib/ips/bram.cpp b/fpga/lib/ips/bram.cpp
index bff173b99..15b44b2b3 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/ips/bram.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/ips/bram.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ using namespace villas::fpga::ip;
 
 static BramFactory factory;
 
-void BramFactory::configure(Core &ip, json_t* cfg)
+void BramFactory::parse(Core &ip, json_t* cfg)
 {
-	CoreFactory::configure(ip, cfg);
+	CoreFactory::parse(ip, cfg);
 
 	auto &bram = dynamic_cast<Bram&>(ip);
 
diff --git a/fpga/lib/ips/dma.cpp b/fpga/lib/ips/dma.cpp
index 03a247b26..a90ccaddf 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/ips/dma.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/ips/dma.cpp
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ void Dma::dump()
 	logger->info("MM2S_DMASR:  {:x}", XAxiDma_ReadReg(xDma.RegBase, XAXIDMA_TX_OFFSET + XAXIDMA_SR_OFFSET));
 }
 
-void DmaFactory::configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
+void DmaFactory::parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
 {
-	NodeFactory::configure(ip, cfg);
+	NodeFactory::parse(ip, cfg);
 
 	auto &dma = dynamic_cast<Dma&>(ip);
 
diff --git a/fpga/lib/ips/pcie.cpp b/fpga/lib/ips/pcie.cpp
index 2edf530a0..2881ad50a 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/ips/pcie.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/ips/pcie.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ AxiPciExpressBridge::init()
 }
 
 void
-AxiPciExpressBridgeFactory::configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
+AxiPciExpressBridgeFactory::parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
 {
-	CoreFactory::configure(ip, cfg);
+	CoreFactory::parse(ip, cfg);
 
 	auto logger = getLogger();
 	auto &pcie = dynamic_cast<AxiPciExpressBridge&>(ip);
diff --git a/fpga/lib/ips/switch.cpp b/fpga/lib/ips/switch.cpp
index 45ea1b1b7..588489470 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/ips/switch.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/ips/switch.cpp
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ int AxiStreamSwitch::portNameToNum(const std::string &portName)
 	return std::stoi(number);
 }
 
-void AxiStreamSwitchFactory::configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
+void AxiStreamSwitchFactory::parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
 {
-	NodeFactory::configure(ip, cfg);
+	NodeFactory::parse(ip, cfg);
 
 	auto logger = getLogger();
 
diff --git a/fpga/lib/node.cpp b/fpga/lib/node.cpp
index 171bfa459..67c7933b6 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/node.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/node.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ using namespace villas::fpga::ip;
 StreamGraph
 Node::streamGraph;
 
-void NodeFactory::configure(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
+void NodeFactory::parse(Core &ip, json_t *cfg)
 {
-	CoreFactory::configure(ip, cfg);
+	CoreFactory::parse(ip, cfg);
 
 	auto &Node = dynamic_cast<ip::Node&>(ip);
 	auto logger = getLogger();