Method of switching external models in an automated system-on-chip integrated circuit design verification system
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1. A computer system comprising a processor and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to communicate with said processor, said memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor causes the computer to perform the following steps:
- loading code representing said integrated circuit design into said memory unit, said integrated circuit design including simulated I/O cores, a simulated memory controller, a simulated I/O controller, a simulated bus system and a simulated processor, said simulated I/O cores and said simulated I/O controller connected to said simulated processor by said simulated system bus;
loading into said memory unit, code representing (i) an external memory model connected to a simulated external memory mapped test device and to said simulated memory controller, (ii) one or more first external I/O driver models connected between said simulated I/O cores and said simulated external memory mapped test device and (iii) one or more second external I/O driver models connected between a simulated switch of said simulated external memory mapped test device and said I/O controller, said simulated switch programmably connectable to said one or more second external I/O driver models in response to computer-executable instructions in a test case, all said connections of (i), (ii) and (iii) by corresponding simulated I/O buses;
loading said test case, said test case comprising said list of computer-executable instructions for said simulated processor into said external memory model, said instructions describing selection of one or more simulated I/O cores and corresponding second external I/O models, allocation of pins of said I/O controller to selected simulated I/O cores and switch positions of said simulated switch to connect said corresponding second external I/O models to said I/O controller;
executing said test case and allocating and connecting I/O pins of said simulated I/O controller to one or more of said simulated I/O cores, and connecting said simulated external memory mapped test device to said simulated I/O controller through said corresponding second external I/O models executing test stimuli of said test case on said simulated processor in order to generate data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case; and
outputting said data representing (iv) a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case to another computer readable media or another computer, (v) display said data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design on a computer screen, or both (iv) and (v).
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Abstract
A system for verifying an integrated circuit design is provided. The system comprising: an I/O controller connected to one or more I/O cores, the I/O cores part of the integrated circuit design; an external memory mapped test device having a switch for selectively connecting one or more of the I/O cores to corresponding I/O driver models; a bus for transferring signals between the I/O controller and the switch; and a test operating system for controlling the switch.
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1. A computer system comprising a processor and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to communicate with said processor, said memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor causes the computer to perform the following steps:
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loading code representing said integrated circuit design into said memory unit, said integrated circuit design including simulated I/O cores, a simulated memory controller, a simulated I/O controller, a simulated bus system and a simulated processor, said simulated I/O cores and said simulated I/O controller connected to said simulated processor by said simulated system bus; loading into said memory unit, code representing (i) an external memory model connected to a simulated external memory mapped test device and to said simulated memory controller, (ii) one or more first external I/O driver models connected between said simulated I/O cores and said simulated external memory mapped test device and (iii) one or more second external I/O driver models connected between a simulated switch of said simulated external memory mapped test device and said I/O controller, said simulated switch programmably connectable to said one or more second external I/O driver models in response to computer-executable instructions in a test case, all said connections of (i), (ii) and (iii) by corresponding simulated I/O buses; loading said test case, said test case comprising said list of computer-executable instructions for said simulated processor into said external memory model, said instructions describing selection of one or more simulated I/O cores and corresponding second external I/O models, allocation of pins of said I/O controller to selected simulated I/O cores and switch positions of said simulated switch to connect said corresponding second external I/O models to said I/O controller; executing said test case and allocating and connecting I/O pins of said simulated I/O controller to one or more of said simulated I/O cores, and connecting said simulated external memory mapped test device to said simulated I/O controller through said corresponding second external I/O models executing test stimuli of said test case on said simulated processor in order to generate data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case; and outputting said data representing (iv) a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case to another computer readable media or another computer, (v) display said data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design on a computer screen, or both (iv) and (v). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10)
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6. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the following:
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load a model of said integrated circuit design into a memory of said computer, said integrated circuit design including simulated I/O cores including a simulated general purpose core, a simulated external memory controller, a simulated I/O controller, a simulated bus system and a simulated processor, said simulated I/O cores and said simulated I/O controller connected to said simulated processor by said simulated system bus; load into said memory unit, code representing (i) an external memory model connected to a simulated external memory mapped test device and to said simulated memory controller, (ii) one or more first external I/O driver models connected between said simulated I/O cores and said simulated external memory mapped test device and (iii) one or more second external I/O driver models connected between a simulated switch of said simulated external memory mapped test device and said I/O controller, said simulated switch programmably connectable to said one or more second external I/O driver models in response to computer-executable instructions in a test case, all said connections of (i), (ii) and (iii) by corresponding simulated I/O buses; load said test case, said test case comprising said list of computer-executable instructions for said simulated processor into said external memory model, said instructions describing selection of one or more simulated I/O cores and corresponding second external I/O models, allocation of pins of said I/O controller to selected simulated I/O cores and switch positions of said simulated switch to connect said corresponding second external I/O models to said I/O controller; executing said test case and allocating and connecting I/O pins of said simulated I/O controller to one or more of said simulated I/O cores, and connecting said simulated external memory mapped test device to said simulated I/O controller through said corresponding second external I/O models; execute test stimuli of said test case on said simulated processor; generate data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case; and (iv) output said data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design to said test case to another computer readable media or another computer, (v) display said data representing a response of said computer simulation model of said integrated circuit design on a computer screen, or both (iv) and (v). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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