摘要:
Method and apparatus for creating a circuit design. An object-oriented program instantiates a plurality of objects that model a circuit design. The objects have hierarchy attributes, connectivity attributes, and display attributes that describe a plurality of modules. The hierarchy attributes define parent-child relationships between modules, the connectivity attributes define input-output connections between modules, and the display attributes define a layout of the modules for viewing. Each of the objects has an associated method for generating a design specification in a selected format. When the program is executed, the design specification is generated from the set of objects. Depending on the capabilities of the available tools, the modules and logic elements are displayed in accordance with the display attributes either from the object-oriented program or from the design specification.
摘要:
A method of resetting a programmable logic device (PLD) for use with hardware co-simulation can include loading a full bitstream into the PLD. The full bitstream can program the PLD with a circuit design to be used with a first simulation. The method further can include loading a partial bitstream into the PLD thereby resetting at least one component of the circuit design that does not have a reset function such that the circuit design is initialized for use in a subsequent simulation.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for clock stabilization detection for hardware simulation is described. More particularly, a lock signal is obtained, for example from a digital clock module. A least common multiple (LCM) clock signal is generated, for example from a clock module. A control signal is generated at least partially responsive to the LCM clock signal and the lock signal. The control signal may be generated from a state machine and applied to select circuitry, where the control signal is used to mask application of the output clock signal responsive to the control signal.
摘要:
Co-simulation of an electronic circuit design using an embedded processor on a programmable logic device (PLD). The programmable logic resources of a PLD are used to perform hardware-based co-simulation of a first portion of the electronic circuit design. Software-based co-simulation of a second portion of the electronic circuit design is performed using the embedded processor.
摘要:
A method of modeling a design in a high level modeling system that supports unidirectional data flow, may comprise identifying a bus-block to represent a connectivity of a bi-directional bus in an system. The bus-block may be represented in serial relationship with the bus. Taps may interface the bus via the bus-block. During simulation, the bus-block emulates behavior of a tri-state buffer in series with an input line for the tap interface. During synthesis, pairs of unidirectional input and output lines of opposite data-routing orientation, which may emulate bus ports to the bus-block, may be collapsed to a single bus port. The synthesis may further generate a netlist that may dispose a tri-state buffer between a tap input and the bus. The netlist may also represent layout of the tri-state buffer for driving an output of the tap.
摘要:
Various approaches for interfacing an application-independent hardware object with an application system are disclosed. The various approaches involve instantiating a first object that contains at least one configuration parameter. The configuration parameter specifies a location of a configuration bitstream for implementing functions of the hardware object in a programmable logic circuit. A second object is instantiated and is configured to open, in response to a program call to a first function provided by the second object, an interface to the programmable logic circuit. A programmable logic circuit is configured with the configuration bitstream in response to instantiation of the second object, and, in response to a program call to the first function, an interface to the programmable logic circuit is opened.
摘要:
Various approaches for embedding a hardware object in an event-driven simulator are disclosed. The various approaches involve generating an HDL proxy component having an HDL definition of each port of the hardware object and respective event handler functions associated with input ports of the HDL proxy component. The event handler functions are responsive to simulation events appearing on the input ports. A configuration bitstream is generated for implementing the hardware object on a programmable logic circuit, and a first object is generated to contain configuration parameter values indicating characteristics of the ports and a location of the configuration bitstream. A second object is generated and is configured to initiate configuration of the programmable logic circuit with the configuration bitstream. The second object further provides input data to and receives output data from the programmable logic circuit.
摘要:
A programmable logic device (PLD) with a JTAG port, such as an FPGA, is provided with a wireless JTAG adapter to enable wireless communications. Multiple PLDs connected with wireless-to-JTAG adapters can be wirelessly linked in a network to form a large boundary-scan chain serial interface. To communicate with the PLDs having a wireless JTAG port, a host PC running application software is also equipped with a wireless transceiver.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for simulating operations of a circuit design that includes high-level components and HDL components. The high-level components of the design are simulated in a high-level modeling system (HLMS), and the HDL components of the design are simulated with an HDL simulator. Data values are converted from a data type of the HLMS to a logic vector compatible with the HDL simulator for each data value to be input to the HDL simulator, and a logic vector is converted from the HDL simulator to a data value of a data type compatible with the HLMS for each logic vector output from the HDL simulator. Events are scheduled for input to the HDL simulator as a function of the time of HLMS events and a maximum response time of the HDL components.
摘要:
Co-simulation of a circuit design includes simulating a first subset of blocks of the circuit design on a software-based co-simulation platform, simulating a second subset of the blocks of the circuit design on a hardware-based co-simulation platform, and maintaining coherency for a memory block of the circuit design between a first representation of data in the memory block on the software-based co-simulation platform and a second representation of the data in the memory block on the hardware-based co-simulation platform. Coherency is maintained by managing mutually exclusive access to the memory block from the first subset of blocks and the second subset of blocks.