Vendor: SmartDV Category: Protocol Bridge

BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP

BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the BVCI (Basic VCI) component of a SOC or a ASIC.

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Overview

BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the BVCI (Basic VCI) component of a SOC or a ASIC. The SmartDV's BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP is fully compliant with standard BVCI (Basic VCI) Specification and provides the following features.

BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP is supported natively in SystemVerilog, VMM, RVM, AVM, OVM, UVM, Verilog, SystemC, VERA, Specman E and non-standard verification env

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

Key features

  • Compliant to BVCI (Basic VCI) Protocol version 2.0
  • Support for all types of AMBA APB devices
    • Master
    • Slave
  • Support for programmable wait states, Split completion
  • Supports generation of out of order transcations
  • Configurable transfer size for read and write transactions
  • Flexibility to send completely configured data
  • Ability to inject errors during data transfer
  • On-the-fly protocol and data checking

Block Diagram

BVCI (Basic VCI) VIP block diagram

Benefits

  • Faster testbench development and more complete verification of BVCI (Basic VCI) designs.
  • Easy to use command interface simplifies testbench control and configuration of master and slave.
  • Simplifies results analysis.
  • Runs in every major simulation environment.

What’s Included?

  • Complete regression suite containing all the BVCI (Basic VCI) 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.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
BVCI (Basic VCI) VIP
Vendor
SmartDV
Type
Verification IP

Files

Product Sheet Download

Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.

Provider

SmartDV
HQ: India

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Frequently asked questions about Protocol Bridge IP cores

What is BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP?

BVCI (Basic VCI) Verification IP is a Protocol Bridge IP core from SmartDV listed on Semi IP Hub.

How should engineers evaluate this Protocol Bridge?

Engineers should review the overview, key features, supported foundries and nodes, maturity, deliverables, and provider information before shortlisting this Protocol Bridge IP.

Can this semiconductor IP be compared with similar products?

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