The Cadence I2C VIP provides support for the I2C protocol specification. It provides a mature, highly capable compliance verification solution that supports simulation, protocol checking, coverage collection and analysis, making it applicable to intellectual property (IP), system-on-chip (SoC), and system-level verification. I2C VIP is compatible with the industry-standard Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and runs on all leading simulators.
Only two bus lines are required: a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). Serial, 8-bit oriented, bidirectional data transfers can be made at up to 100 kbit/s in the Standard-mode, up to 400 kbit/s in Fast-mode, up to 1 Mbit/s in Fast-mode Plus (Fm+), or up to 3.4 Mbit/s in High-speed mode. The Ultra Fast-mode is a uni-directional mode with data transfers of up to 5 Mbit/s. The VIP meets requirements of both higher bus speeds and lower supply voltages. The VIP facilitates development of true multi-master environments with large numbers of peripherals.
Supported specification: I2C Protocol Specifications v1.0, v2.0, v2.1, v3.0, and v5.0.
