SystemC Language Fundamentals

Length : 3 days

Course Description

This course teaches the IEEE Standard 1666-2011 SystemC language. You perform the lab exercises using the Incisive^® Enterprise Simulator XL

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Identify where SystemC fits in your design flow
• Construct and simulate SystemC modules
• Model design data using SystemC data types
• Model design behavior using SystemC processes
• Define, implement, and utilize SystemC interfaces
• Trace the scheduling of simulation events
• Construct and use primitive channels
• Construct and refine hierarchical channels
• Query simulation runtime information
• Report and diagnose incorrect design operation

Software Used in This Course

• Incisive Enterprise Simulator XL

Software Release(s)

• INCISIV122

Modules in this Course

• SystemC Applications
• SystemC Language Introduction
• SystemC Data Types
• Processes and Events
• Interfaces and Channels
• SystemC Simulation Engine
• Building Channels
• Simulation Query and Control
• Debugging SystemC

Audience

• Design Engineers
• System Engineers
• Verification Engineers

Prerequisites

You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:

• Hardware or software design or verification
• Practical working knowledge of C and C++
• Basic UNIX literacy, you must know how to use a shell and editor of your choice and navigate the file system

Related Courses

• Incisive SystemC, VHDL, and Verilog Simulation
• C++ Language Fundamentals for Design and Verification
• SystemC Transaction-Level Modeling (TLM 2.0)

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