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* Introduction * Introduction
* Functional Verification * Functional Verification
* Co-Simulation * Co-Simulation
* Cocotb * Cocotb
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- VHDL Procedural Interface (VHPI) - VHDL Procedural Interface (VHPI)
- Verilog Procedural Interface (VPI) - Verilog Procedural Interface (VPI)
- Propitrary interfaces (FLI)
- Proprietary interfaces (FLI)
- Access data in VHDL models in the simulator - Access data in VHDL models in the simulator
## Features ## Features
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- Verifying HDL designs with Python - Verifying HDL designs with Python
- HDL normally only used for design, not the testbench - HDL normally only used for design, not the testbench
- Simulator only used to execute DUT RTL description - Simulator only used to execute DUT RTL description
- Support many simulators (Free & propitrary)
- Supports many simulators (Free & proprietary)
- Free & open-source, active community - Free & open-source, active community
## ##
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# Cocotb Triggers # Cocotb Triggers
- Indicate when cocotb scheduler should resume coroutine execution - Indicate when cocotb scheduler should resume coroutine execution
- Triggers should awaited for by coroutines
- Triggers should be awaited by coroutines
- Cause execution of the current coroutine to pause - Cause execution of the current coroutine to pause
- Execution of paused coroutine will resumes when trigger fires - Execution of paused coroutine will resumes when trigger fires
- Triggers for simulator events, task synchronization etc. - Triggers for simulator events, task synchronization etc.
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t_ret = await First(t1, t2) # returns after 10 ns simulation time t_ret = await First(t1, t2) # returns after 10 ns simulation time
~~~~ ~~~~
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
![](images/cocotb_uarttx.png) ![](images/cocotb_uarttx.png)
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
## ##
![](images/vai_uart_wave.png) ![](images/vai_uart_wave.png)
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
## Valid-Accept Driver Model ## Valid-Accept Driver Model
@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ async def send(self, data, sync=True):
self._valid.value = 0 self._valid.value = 0
~~~~ ~~~~
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
## UART Receiver Model ## UART Receiver Model
@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ async def receive(self):
return self._rec return self._rec
~~~~ ~~~~
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
## Test function ## Test function
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assert rec == i, "UART sent data was incorrect on the {}th cycle".format(i) assert rec == i, "UART sent data was incorrect on the {}th cycle".format(i)
~~~~ ~~~~
# Cocotb Example: Verifying an UART transmitter
# Cocotb Example: Verifying a UART transmitter
~~~~ {.shell .stretch} ~~~~ {.shell .stretch}
loading VPI module '/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/cocotb/libs/libcocotbvpi_ghdl.so' loading VPI module '/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/cocotb/libs/libcocotbvpi_ghdl.so'
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- Verification libraries - Verification libraries
- pyuvm - pyuvm
- cocotb-coverage - cocotb-coverage
- umv-python
- uvm-python
- Depending on cocotb - Depending on cocotb
## Python generic ## Python generic
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- Easy to use - Easy to use
- Good documentation - Good documentation
- In active development with regularly releases
- In active development with regular releases
- Free and open-source - Free and open-source
- Allows Python SW-developers to verify digital systems - Allows Python SW-developers to verify digital systems
- Supports all major simulators used by FPGA teams - Supports all major simulators used by FPGA teams
## Presentations code examples
## Presentation's code examples
* https://github.com/tmeissner/cocotb_with_ghdl * https://github.com/tmeissner/cocotb_with_ghdl
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- Triggers in the postpone phase - Triggers in the postpone phase
- All signals have settled - All signals have settled
- No more updates may occur on the clock edge event - No more updates may occur on the clock edge event
- Sampling any signal here returns values settled current clock cycle
- Sampling any signal here returns values settled in current clock cycle
# Extras: Accessing signals # Extras: Accessing signals


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