Vendor: SmartDV Category: Protocol Bridge

XMBus Verification IP

XMBus(Extended Management Bus) Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the XMBus bi-directional two-wire bus.

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Overview

XMBus(Extended Management Bus) Verification IP provides an smart way to verify the XMBus bi-directional two-wire bus. The SmartDV's XMBus Verification IP is fully compliant with version 0.5 of the XMBus Specifications and provides the following features.

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

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

Key features

  • Supports XMBus specifications version 0.5.
  • Supports XMBus device types: Master, Slave.
  • Start, repeated start and stop for all possible transfers.
  • Supports 7bit configurable Slave address.
  • Supports 7bit configurable Broadcast Slave address.
  • Supports write/read XMBus commands as per the specifications.
  • Supports Bus reset.
  • Supports Packet Error Checking(PEC).
  • Supports PEC enable/disable.
  • Supports Parity error checking.
  • Supports Parity error checking enable/disable.
  • Supports Read pointer mode.
  • Supports In-Band Interrupt mechanism.
  • Supports command encoding for 1 byte,2 bytes,4 bytes and 16 bytes.
  • Supports switching between I2C and XMBus mode.
  • Supports Master/Slave arbitration.
  • Supports Error handling during PEC Enabled/Disabled.
    • Write Command Data Packet Error Handling
    • Read Command Data Packet Error Handling
  • Supports Error reporting by 2-ways,
    • Host reading the status register.
    • By using In band Interrupt.
    • Host ACK followed by device payload.
    • Host NACK followed by STOP.
  • Built-in monitors for protocol checking, including a global bus monitor.
  • Functional coverage to cover all functionality of XMBus Slave and Master.
  • Callbacks in Master and Slave for various events.
  • Status counters for various events in bus.
  • Notifies the testbench of significant events such as transactions, warnings, timing and protocol violations.
  • XMBus Verification IP comes with complete testsuite to test every feature of XMBus specification.

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Benefits

  • Faster testbench development and more complete verification of XMBus 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 XMBus testcases to certify XMBus Master/Slave device.
  • 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
XMBus VIP
Vendor
SmartDV
Type
Verification IP

Files

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

Provider

HQ: India

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Keeping Pace with CXL Specification Revisions

As the Compute Express Link® (CXL®) specification rapidly evolves, so too must the tools and infrastructure used to verify designs built around it. Maintaining verification IP (VIP) that keeps pace with new specification revisions is no small task, particularly when dealing with major version shifts like the transition from CXL 2.0 to 3.0.

Frequently asked questions about Protocol Bridge IP cores

What is XMBus Verification IP?

XMBus 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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