Title :
VHDL-based system simulation and performance measurement
Author :
McCabe, Patrick A.
Author_Institution :
Space Syst., Honeywell Inc., Clearwater, FL, USA
Abstract :
Describes the techniques employed in the development of a VHDL-based system simulation of the Honeywell RH32 Prototype Development Unit (PDU). The architecture of the PDU is briefly described, and a design process is presented. The system simulation approach is discussed, including simulation model types, their development and validation, and test-bench structure. Additionally, techniques for performance measurement and analysis of the simulation results are discussed, which can be used to improve the system design at the chip and board levels. Finally, conclusions drawn from this effort are presented, along with indications of future work to be performed
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; logic CAD; performance evaluation; reduced instruction set computing; specification languages; Honeywell RH32 Prototype Development Unit; VHDL-based system simulation; board level design; chip level design; design process; performance measurement; simulation model types; system architecture; test-bench structure; Clocks; Coprocessors; Hardware; Measurement; Process design; Random access memory; Software debugging; Software prototyping; Space vehicles; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
VHDL International Users Forum. Spring Conference, 1994. Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Oakland, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6215-8
DOI :
10.1109/VIUF.1994.323966
