Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Usage

Timestamp:

Jun 28, 2007, 4:45:55 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

wahid

Comment:

--

Usage

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+= How to use SoCView =
+
+To use the debugger simulator, you have to make a few small changes in your SystemC platform :
+
+ == 1.  The simulation loop ==
+   
+   Just replace the simulation loop at the end of your top cell by calling the function ''debug()''
+
+   before :
+
+{{{
+sc_start(0);
+for (int i = 0; i < ncycles ; i++) 
+  {
+    sc_start(1);
+ 
+    /* ... */
+  }
+  
+  /* ... */
+  
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}}}
+
+   after : 
+
+{{{
+sc_start(0);
+
+debug();
+return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}}}
+
+ == 2.  Naming the signals ==
+
+   You'll have to name all the signals inside your design to be able to recognize them when debugging. Otherwise the simulator will rename them with  generic names (signal_0, signal_1 ...)
+
+   You have two methods to do it : 
+
+   * name them in the constructor, as you would naturally do in SystemC
+
+   * use the function ''rename()''
+
+   The function rename() is used especially for renaming signals declared as n-dimensional array of signals, which you can't do in standard SystemC.
+
+   Here's an example of haw to do both methods
+
+{{{
+/*******************/
+/* The Constructor */
+/*******************/
+
+SC_HAS_PROCESS(MY_COMPONENT);
+
+MY_COMPONENT (sc_module_name insname):
+  clk("Clock"),            // the standard way of naming signals
+  reset("Reset")
+
+{
+#ifdef NONAME_RENAME
+//  clk.rename("Clock");   // you can use function rename to name simple signals instead of doing it the standard way
+//  reset.rename("Reset");
+   
+  char newname[100];
+        
+  for (int i=0; i<tab_size; i++ ) 
+  {
+    sprintf(newname, "Tab_Signal_%2.2d", i);
+    tab_signal[i].rename(newname);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  SC_METHOD (my_method);
+  sensitive << clk.pos();
+
+  /* ... */
+
+}
+
+}}}
+
+
+   Note the use of ''#ifdef NONAME_RENAME'' to keep the compatibility of your code with SystemC/OSCI
+
+ == 3.  The Makefile ==
+
+   Some flags need to be added to compile the simulator
+
+   * for Compilation Flags, add  ''-I${SOCVIEW}/include''
+   * for Linker Flags, add  ''-lreadline -lhistory''
+
+   Now to compile your design, replace the ${SYSTEMC} by the path to the SOCVIEW simulator.