5.3. Simulation
The testbench provides basic functionality such as the startup and wait for lock, sending and receiving of a few packets per each instantiated IP using the ROM-based packet generator.
Figure 16. Simulation Design Example Block Diagram with 2 instantiated F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IPs
The following steps show the simulation testbench flow:
- Assert global reset (i_rst_n) to reset each F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP instance (IP instance).
- Wait until resets acknowledgment from all IP instances. The o_rst_ack_n signals go low.
- Deasserts the global reset.
- Wait until o_tx_lanes_stable bit is set to 1, indicating TX path is ready.
- Wait until o_rx_pcs_ready bit is set to 1, indicating RX path is ready.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 to complete the reset sequence for all IP instances.
- Instruct packet client to transmit data. Write hw_pc_ctrl[0]=1'b1 to start the packet generator.
- Read TX packet data information from 0x20 - 0x34 registers. Read registers in a sequential order.
- Read RX packet data information from 0x38 - 0x4C registers. Read registers in a sequential order.
- Compare the counters to ensure 16 packets were sent and received.
- Instruct packet client to stop data transmission. Write hw_pc_ctrl[2:0]=3'b100 to stop the packet generator. Clear counters.
- Repeat steps 7 - 11 to simulate packet transfer for each of the instantiated IPs.
- Perform Avalon® memory-mapped interface test. Write and read Ethernet IP registers.
- Perform Avalon® memory-mapped interface 2 test to read and write operation transceiver registers.
- Repeat steps 13 and 14 for each instantiated IP in a sequential order.
The following sample output illustrates a successful simulation test run.
---SRC IP sequence started -----
---SRC IP sequence TX completed -----
---SRC IP sequence RX completed -----
---Test 0; ---Total 16 packets to send-----
------Start pkt gen TX-----
------Checking Packet TX/RX result-----
------------ 16 packets Sent; 0 packets Received--------
------ALL 16 packets Sent out---
------------ 16 packets Sent; 16 packets Received--------
------ALL 16 packets Received---
------TX/RX packet check OK---
****Starting AVMM Read/Write****
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = abcdef01 Expected_Readdata = abcdef01
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 00000007 Expected_Readdata = 00000007
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 00000000 Expected_Readdata = 00000000
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 9d228c3a Expected_Readdata = 9d228c3a
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 4338b586 Expected_Readdata = 4338b586
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = deadc0de Expected_Readdata = deadc0de
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = deadc0de Expected_Readdata = deadc0de
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 00000000 Expected_Readdata = 00000000
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 22334455 Expected_Readdata = 22334455
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 00000011 Expected_Readdata = 00000011
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 000005ee Expected_Readdata = 000005ee
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 01234567 Expected_Readdata = 01234567
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 000089ab Expected_Readdata = 000089ab
743830ns Try to access AVMM2 begin...
743830ns write 0x00000065 to xcvr 0 address 0x103c004
744795ns Try to access AVMM2 end...
744890ns read from address 0x103c004
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 00000065 Expected_Readdata = 00000065
...
758740ns Try to access AVMM2 end...
758840ns Try to access AVMM2 begin...
758840ns write 0x0000006c to xcvr 7 address 0x103c00b
759825ns Try to access AVMM2 end...
759920ns read from address 0x103c00b
====>MATCH! ReaddataValid = 1 Readdata = 0000006c Expected_Readdata = 0000006c
760900ns Try to access AVMM2 end...
**** AVMM Read/Write Operation Completed ****
** Testbench complete
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