Changes for page ESO to VHDL Testbench
Last modified by Richard Kreissig on 2023/09/14 11:12
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... ... @@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ 13 13 At first a testbench code example from ABO for better understanding. 14 14 15 15 {{code linenumbers="true"}} 16 - 17 17 --/*****************************************************************************/ 18 18 --/* G E N E R A T E D V H D L C O D E */ 19 19 --/*****************************************************************************/ ... ... @@ -240,7 +240,10 @@ 240 240 |=((( 241 241 SCL Model 242 242 )))|=((( 243 -Core ESO file 242 +Core ESO File 243 +)))|=(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 244 +((( 245 +ESO File 244 244 ))) 245 245 |((( 246 246 {{code linenumbers="true" language="java"}} ... ... @@ -303,6 +303,25 @@ 303 303 %% B_out : true 304 304 ; 305 305 {{/code}} 308 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 309 +((( 310 +{{code linenumbers="true" language="perl"}} 311 +!reset ; 312 +A 313 +% Output : O1 A_out B_out 314 +; 315 +% Output : O1 316 +; 317 +B 318 +% Output : O2 B_out 319 +; 320 +!reset ; 321 +% Output : 322 +; 323 +A 324 +% Output : O2 A_out B_out 325 +; 326 +{{/code}} 306 306 ))) 307 307 308 308 {{note}} ... ... @@ -311,12 +311,99 @@ 311 311 312 312 The lines 23 to 66 (testbench file) are generated from SCL model file. The model tells the transformation which input and output the abo component must have and the type of these variables (signals in VHDL). So the SCl file is loaded and the needed code is generated. 313 313 314 -The simulation process (starts at line 79) is genrates using the core ESO file. 315 - 316 316 317 317 337 +The simulation process (starts at line 79) is generated using the core ESO file. How the simulation process is generated will be schown at the follwing example: 338 + 339 +|=(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 340 +((( 341 +SCL 342 +)))|=((( 343 +ESO trace 344 +)))|=(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 345 +((( 346 +Testbench 347 +))) 348 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 349 +((( 350 +{{code linenumbers="true" language="java"}} 351 +module test 352 +input A ; 353 +input B : boolean = false; 354 +input B_value : integer = 0; 355 +input C :boolean = false; 356 +input C_value :boolean = false; 357 +output D; 358 +output E : boolean = false; 359 +output E_value : integer = 5; 360 +output F : boolean = false; 361 +output F_value : boolean = false; 362 +{ 363 + //pause; 364 +} 365 +{{/code}} 366 +)))|((( 367 +{{code linenumbers="true" language="perl"}} 368 +!reset; 369 +A C(false) 370 +%Output: D F(false) 371 +; 372 +{{/code}} 373 + 374 +normally the core ESO is used, but 375 + 376 + for better unterstanding we use the 377 + 378 + normal ESO trace 379 + 318 318 381 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %) 382 +((( 383 +{{code linenumbers="true" language="java"}} 384 +A <= true; 385 +B <= false; 386 +C <= true; 387 +C_value <= false; 388 +wait for tick_period; 389 +assert( D = true ) 390 + report "1st trace: 1st tick: D should have been true" 391 + severity ERROR; 392 +assert( E = false ) 393 + report "1st trace: 1st tick: E should have been false" 394 + severity ERROR; 395 +assert( F = true ) 396 + report "1st trace: 1st tick: F should have been true" 397 + severity ERROR; 398 +assert( F_value = false ) 399 + report "1st trace: 1st tick: F_value should have been false" 400 + severity ERROR; 401 +{{/code}} 402 +))) 319 319 404 +**Set inputs** 405 + 406 +Line 2 and 3 in the testbench are setting the inpute. All (!) inputs must be set! 407 + 408 +* Pure signal which are present are set to the according value, e.g. //A<=true;// 409 +* Valued signals which are present are set to thier according value e.g. //C_value <= false;// and set present //B<=true;// 410 +* ABSENT values (not listed in ESO files inputs) mus be set absent 411 +** pure singals (not listeg) e.g. K <= false 412 +** valued signals e.g. //B <= false//, only the present value will be set, the valued signal is not touched 413 + 414 +**Wait for the tick to pass by** 415 + 416 +The code //wait for tick_period;// waits for one tick, so the Hardware can compute the output values. 417 + 418 +**Test Outputs** 419 + 420 +After the tick has passed by we must check if the hardware computes the correct outputs. This is done by assertions. Every (!) output must tested! 421 + 422 +* Pure signals: Test the pure output signal according to the current ESO tick, if listed, e.g. //assert( D = true )//. If it is not specified in the trace test for absence, 423 +* Valued signals: For valued signals that are specified in the current ESO tick test the present singal and the valued signal, e.g. //assert( F = true )// and //assert( F_value = false)// 424 +* Valued signals which are not listed in the current tick in the ESO file: test only the present flag for absence (We cannot say anything about absent valued signals) 425 + 426 +If an assertion failed the corresponding error will be printed to a log file. The severity level tells the simulator to go on with the simulation altough an error acoored. 427 + 320 320 321 321 322 322
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