Vendor: SmartDV Technologies Category: Test / Debug

Compact Flash Verification IP

CF Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the Compact Flash operations.

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Overview

CF Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the Compact Flash operations. The SmartDV's CF Verification IP is fully compliant with revision 1.0/2.0/3.0 and 4.0 of the CF Specification and provides the following features.

Compact Flash Verification IP is supported natively in SystemVerilog, VMM, RVM, AVM, OVM, UVM, Verilog, SystemC, VERA, Specman E and non-standard verification env

Compact Flash Verification IP comes with optional Smart Visual Protocol Debugger (Smart ViPDebug), which is GUI based debugger to speed up debugging.

Key features

  • Supports Compact Flash Specs 1.0/2.0/3.0 and 4.0.
  • Supports all the 3 basic modes of CF Card,
    • PC Card ATA using I/O Mode.
    • PC Card ATA using Memory Mode.
    • True IDE Mode.
  • Supports all CF-ATA Commands.
  • Supports Security Mode Feature set.
  • Supports Power Down Commands and Sleep mode.
  • Supports Ultra DMA Mode.
  • Supports CF-ATA Registers.
  • Supports for CRC for UDMA Operations.
  • Supports the below timing specifications like,
    • Attribute Memory Read Timing Specification
    • Configuration Register (Attribute Memory) Write Timing Specification
    • Common Memory Read Timing Specification
    • Common Memory Write Timing Specification
    • I/O Input (Read) Timing Specification
    • I/O Output (Write) Timing Specification
    • True IDE PIO Mode Read/Write Timing Specification
    • True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification
    • Ultra DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification
  • Supports Host and Device Initiating, Terminating, Pausing, Sustaining Ultra DMA Mode Data In/Out Burst.
  • Supports Memory Space Decoding.
  • Supports UDMA Functions.
  • Supports Attribute Memory Functions.
  • Supports I/O Transfer Functions.
  • Supports True IDE Mode I/O Transfer Functions.
  • Supports Metaformat functions.
  • Protocol Checker fully compliant with CF Specifications.
  • Monitors, detects and notifies the test bench of significant events such as transactions, warnings, timing and protocol violations
  • Built in functional coverage analysis.
  • Supports Callbacks, so that user can access the data observed by monitor.
  • Compact Flash Verification IP comes with complete test suite to test every feature of CF specification.

Block Diagram

Compact Flash VIP block diagram

Benefits

  • Faster testbench development and more complete verification of CF designs.
  • Easy to use command interface simplifies testbench control and configuration of Card and Host.
  • Simplifies results analysis.
  • Runs in every major simulation environment.

What’s Included?

  • Complete regression suite containing all the CF testcases.
  • Examples showing how to connect various components, and usage of BFM and Monitor.
  • Detailed documentation of all class, task and function's used in verification env.
  • Documentation also contains User's Guide and Release notes.

Files

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Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Compact Flash VIP
Vendor
SmartDV Technologies
Type
Verification IP

Provider

SmartDV Technologies
HQ: India
At SmartDV Technologies™, we believe there’s a better way to approach semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for integrated circuits. We’ve been focused exclusively on IP since 2007—so whether you’re sourcing standards-based design IP for your next SoC, ASIC, or FPGA, or seeking verification solutions (VIP) to put your chip design through its paces, you’ll find SmartDV’s IP straightforward to integrate. By combining proprietary SmartCompiler™ technology with the knowledge of hundreds of expert engineers, SmartDV can customize IP to meet your unique design objectives: quickly, economically, and reliably. Don’t allow other suppliers to force onesize-fits-all cores into your chip design. Get the IP you need, tailored to your specifications, with SmartDV: IP Your Way.
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