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VMM ATOMIC GENERATOR
VMM has two types of generators. Atomic generator and Scenario generator.
Atomic generator is a simple generator which generates transactions randomly.
`vmm_atomic_gen is a macro which is used to define a class named <class_name>_atomic_gen for any user-specified class derived from vmm_data, using a process similar to the `vmm_channel macro.
To use <class_name>_atomic_gen class, a <class_name>_channel must exist. <class_name>_atomic_gen generates transactions and pushes it to <class_name>_channel. A <class_name>_channel object can be passed to generator while constructing.
function new(string instance,
int stream_id = -1,
<class_name>_channel out_chan = null);
The generator will stop generating the transaction after generating stop_after_n_insts. User can set the stop_after_n_insts to any unsigned int value. By default this values is 0.
If stop_after_n_insts is 0, then generator generates infinite number of transactions.
If stop_after_n_insts is non zero positive number, then generator generates stop_after_n_insts transactions.
We will see an example of creating a atomic generator for a packet class. Packet class is in file Packet.sv .
1) define `vmm_atomic_gen macro for packet class. This macro creates a packet_atomic_gen class creates and randomizes packet transactions.
`vmm_atomic_gen(packet,"packet atomic generator")
2) define `vmm_channel for the packet class. This macro creates a packet_channel which will be used by the packet_atomic_gen to store the transactions. Any other component can take the transactions from this channel.
`vmm_channel(packet)
3) Create an object of pcakt_atomic_gen.
packet_atomic_gen pkt_gen = new("Atomic Gen","test");
4) Set the number of transactions to be generated to 4
pkt_gen.stop_after_n_insts = 4;
5) Start the generator to generate transactions. These transactions are available to access through pkt_chan as soon as they are generated.
pkt_gen.start_xator();
6) Collect the packets from the pkt_chan and display the packet content to terminal.
pkt_gen.out_chan.get(pkt);
pkt.display();
Completed Example
`vmm_channel(Packet)
`vmm_atomic_gen(Packet,"Atomic Packet Generator")
program test_atomic_gen();
Packet_atomic_gen pkt_gen = new("Atomic Gen","test");
Packet pkt;
initial
begin
pkt_gen.stop_after_n_insts = 4;
#100; pkt_gen.start_xactor();
end
initial
#200 forever
begin
pkt_gen.out_chan.get(pkt);
pkt.display();
end
endprogram
(S) Download the example
vmm_atomic_gen.tar
Browse the code in vmm_atomic_gen.tar
(S) Commands to run the simulation
vcs -sverilog -f filelist -R -ntb_opts rvm -ntb_opts dtm
(S) Log file report
packet #1952805748.0.0
da:0xdb
sa:0x71
length:0x0e (data.size=1)
data[0]:0x63
fcs:0xe9
packet #1952805748.0.1
da:0xa7
sa:0x45
length:0xa4 (data.size=5)
data[0]:0x00 data[1]:0x4f .... data[3]:0xe7 data[4]:0xd8
fcs:0x31
packet #1952805748.0.2
da:0x15
sa:0xe6
length:0xa1 (data.size=1)
data[0]:0x80
fcs:0x01
packet #1952805748.0.3
da:0xd7
sa:0xa9
length:0xdc (data.size=3)
data[0]:0xcc data[1]:0x7c data[1]:0x7c
fcs:0x67
VMM has two types of generators. Atomic generator and Scenario generator.
Atomic generator is a simple generator which generates transactions randomly.
`vmm_atomic_gen is a macro which is used to define a class named <class_name>_atomic_gen for any user-specified class derived from vmm_data, using a process similar to the `vmm_channel macro.
To use <class_name>_atomic_gen class, a <class_name>_channel must exist. <class_name>_atomic_gen generates transactions and pushes it to <class_name>_channel. A <class_name>_channel object can be passed to generator while constructing.
function new(string instance,
int stream_id = -1,
<class_name>_channel out_chan = null);
The generator will stop generating the transaction after generating stop_after_n_insts. User can set the stop_after_n_insts to any unsigned int value. By default this values is 0.
If stop_after_n_insts is 0, then generator generates infinite number of transactions.
If stop_after_n_insts is non zero positive number, then generator generates stop_after_n_insts transactions.
We will see an example of creating a atomic generator for a packet class. Packet class is in file Packet.sv .
1) define `vmm_atomic_gen macro for packet class. This macro creates a packet_atomic_gen class creates and randomizes packet transactions.
`vmm_atomic_gen(packet,"packet atomic generator")
2) define `vmm_channel for the packet class. This macro creates a packet_channel which will be used by the packet_atomic_gen to store the transactions. Any other component can take the transactions from this channel.
`vmm_channel(packet)
3) Create an object of pcakt_atomic_gen.
packet_atomic_gen pkt_gen = new("Atomic Gen","test");
4) Set the number of transactions to be generated to 4
pkt_gen.stop_after_n_insts = 4;
5) Start the generator to generate transactions. These transactions are available to access through pkt_chan as soon as they are generated.
pkt_gen.start_xator();
6) Collect the packets from the pkt_chan and display the packet content to terminal.
pkt_gen.out_chan.get(pkt);
pkt.display();
Completed Example
`vmm_channel(Packet)
`vmm_atomic_gen(Packet,"Atomic Packet Generator")
program test_atomic_gen();
Packet_atomic_gen pkt_gen = new("Atomic Gen","test");
Packet pkt;
initial
begin
pkt_gen.stop_after_n_insts = 4;
#100; pkt_gen.start_xactor();
end
initial
#200 forever
begin
pkt_gen.out_chan.get(pkt);
pkt.display();
end
endprogram
(S) Download the example
vmm_atomic_gen.tar
Browse the code in vmm_atomic_gen.tar
(S) Commands to run the simulation
vcs -sverilog -f filelist -R -ntb_opts rvm -ntb_opts dtm
(S) Log file report
packet #1952805748.0.0
da:0xdb
sa:0x71
length:0x0e (data.size=1)
data[0]:0x63
fcs:0xe9
packet #1952805748.0.1
da:0xa7
sa:0x45
length:0xa4 (data.size=5)
data[0]:0x00 data[1]:0x4f .... data[3]:0xe7 data[4]:0xd8
fcs:0x31
packet #1952805748.0.2
da:0x15
sa:0xe6
length:0xa1 (data.size=1)
data[0]:0x80
fcs:0x01
packet #1952805748.0.3
da:0xd7
sa:0xa9
length:0xdc (data.size=3)
data[0]:0xcc data[1]:0x7c data[1]:0x7c
fcs:0x67
Index
Introduction
Vmm Log
Vmm Env
Vmm Data
Vmm Channel
Vmm Atomic Generator
Vmm Xactor
Vmm Callback
Vmm Test
Vmm Channel Record And Playback
Vmm Scenario Generator
Vmm Opts
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Introduction
Vmm Log
Vmm Env
Vmm Data
Vmm Channel
Vmm Atomic Generator
Vmm Xactor
Vmm Callback
Vmm Test
Vmm Channel Record And Playback
Vmm Scenario Generator
Vmm Opts
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