V2	Design with SystemC

System Design and Simulation with SystemC

Objectives Understand the benefits of system simulation with SystemC Mastering the different levels of modeling Transactional Models Software models Hardware models Synthesizable models System modeling: UTF (UnTimed Functional model) TF (Timed Functional model) Hardware modeling: BCA (Bus Cycle Accurate model) PCA (Pin Cycle Accurate model) This course is complemented by numerous exercises and describes SystemC version 2.2

Course material A PC workstation per trainee group with: Visual Studio 2005 SystemC-2.2

Prerequisites Basic knowledge of C++ (see for example our L3 - C++ course)

Outline

First day Reminders on C++ Object Oriented Programming Classes and objects Attributes Methods and operators Overloading Constructors and Destructors Virtual méthods References Default parameters Memory management The new and delete operators Name spaces Standard input/output (Streams) Avanced features of C++ needed by SystemC Class and function templates Template definition Constraints Automatic instanctiation Manual instantiation Type conversions Implicit conversions User-defined conversions Copy and initailisation operators Up casts and down casts Exceptions Second day Introduction to SystemC The basics of SystemC Language objectives History Advantages and disadvantages of SystemC Transaction Level Modeling (TLM) The SystemC design flow Algorithmic model TLM model Hardware/software partitioning Direct synthesis or HDL translation Model simulation The SystemC architecture Communication channels Structural elements Data types The simulation engine Eléments de base du langage SystemC Structural elements Modules, Ports and Signals Primitive Channels Creating model structure Instantiating Modules Connecting ports

Processes and Time Management Methods and Threads Events Static or dynamic sensitivity Time and clocks Dynamic processes Third day Simulation of a SystemC model Starting and stopping the simulation Model elaboration Static elaboration phases Dynamic elaboration phases The event finder concept Elaboration callbacks The simulation phases Event notifications Waiting on events and triggers Event queues Debug techniques Reporting and tracing Error handling Tracing hidden signals and local variables Fourth day Bus and Pin Accurate Models Modeling busses Interfaces and communication channels Master and slave interfaces Interface methods (blocking and non-blocking) Using events with channels Channels with dynamic sensitivity Modeling multi-port busses Port binding policies Pin Accurate Models Fully specified data types Assignment and truncation Logical types and vectors Selecting bits and slices Concatenating values Resolving types Integer and fixed point types Modeling by refining models Refining algorithms Creating UnTimed Functional (UTF) models Refining to Timed Functional (TF) models Partitioning hardware and software Adding timing annotations Refinement policies Refining structure Refining data Refining communications Channel refinement The adaptator concept Building an adaptator Creating a specialized event finder

 

Duration	Cost	Calendar
4 days	1900 €
This course can be provided either in our Paris training center or, worldwide, on your premises.