RapidIO Intel FPGA IP User Guide

ID 683884
Date 9/15/2021
Public
Document Table of Contents

1.3.1. Simulation Testing

Intel® verifies the RapidIO IP core using the following industry-standard simulators:
  • ModelSim*
  • VCS* in combination with the Synopsys Native Testbench (NTB)
  • Xcelium*

The test suite contains testbenches that use the RapidIO bus functional model (BFM) from the RapidIO Trade Association to verify the functionality of the IP core.

The regression suite tests various functions, including the following functionality:

  • Link initialization
  • Packet format
  • Packet priority
  • Error handling
  • Throughput
  • Flow control

Constrained random techniques generate appropriate stimulus for the functional verification of the IP core. Functional coverage metrics measure the quality of the random stimulus, and ensure that all important features are verified.