diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
index 485297c3a..1499a4baf 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ CircuitModelId ConfigProtocol::memory_model() const {
   return memory_model_;
 }
 
+int ConfigProtocol::num_regions() const {
+  return num_regions_;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
  * Public Mutators
  ***********************************************************************/
@@ -42,3 +46,7 @@ void ConfigProtocol::set_memory_model_name(const std::string& memory_model_name)
 void ConfigProtocol::set_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model) {
   memory_model_ = memory_model;
 }
+
+void ConfigProtocol::set_num_regions(const int& num_regions) {
+  num_regions_ = num_regions;
+}
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
index 4915d5bb1..550401098 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ class ConfigProtocol {
     e_config_protocol_type type() const;
     std::string memory_model_name() const;
     CircuitModelId memory_model() const;
+    int num_regions() const;
   public: /* Public Mutators */
     void set_type(const e_config_protocol_type& type);
     void set_memory_model_name(const std::string& memory_model_name);
     void set_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model);
+    void set_num_regions(const int& num_regions);
   private: /* Internal data */
     /* The type of configuration protocol. 
      * In other words, it is about how to organize and access each configurable memory 
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ class ConfigProtocol {
     /* The circuit model of configuration memory to be used in the protocol */
     std::string memory_model_name_;
     CircuitModelId memory_model_;
+
+    /* Number of configurable regions */
+    int num_regions_;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
index 04833d33a..1cbbb40c0 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,18 @@ void read_xml_config_organization(pugi::xml_node& xml_config_orgz,
 
   config_protocol.set_type(config_orgz_type);
 
+  /* Find the circuit model used by the configuration protocol */
   config_protocol.set_memory_model_name(get_attribute(xml_config_orgz, "circuit_model_name", loc_data).as_string());
 
+  /* Parse the number of configurable regions
+   * At least 1 region should be defined, otherwise error out 
+   */
+  config_protocol.set_num_regions(get_attribute(xml_config_orgz, "num_regions", loc_data, pugiutil::ReqOpt::OPTIONAL).as_int(1));
+  if (1 > config_protocol.num_regions()) {
+    archfpga_throw(loc_data.filename_c_str(), loc_data.line(xml_config_orgz),
+                   "Invalid 'num_region=%d' definition. At least 1 region should be defined!\n",
+                   config_protocol.num_regions());
+  }
 }
 
 /********************************************************************