PinPort
The
simulator/hardware interface for today's system designs!
 Model
Accuracy Assured
The PinPort simulator/hardware interface alleviates model accuracy
concerns. The precision of the results using PinPort are far
greater than the standard method. It is accurate not just to
the data sheet, the support models, and the assumptions of the
designer's simulation, but to the actual TARGET CHIP.
Simple
to Use
PinPort is easy to set up and use; no lengthy training is required.
PinPort connects to the simulation platform via a standard SCSI
connection. A chip or chips are mounted on an adapter board which
plugs into the PinPort device. A simple Verilog PLI routine provides
the interface from the simulator to PinPort. Hardware devices
can then be "off-loaded" to PinPort for precise logic
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Improve
Performance
Design verification schedules can be shortened since lengthy
model development is not necessary. Designers no longer need
to develop support models for silicon they are not designing.
Schedule delays can be avoided. Simulation performance is increased
and model accuracy is assured.
Flexible
and Expandable
The PinPort device's pins can be configured in a variety of ways.
A single PinPort device can support multiple hardware devices,
and multiple PinPort devices can be used in one simulation.
Model
Availability Solved
System design verification relies on models which represent the
chips in the system. These chips come from various sources, and
in many cases, models are not available from the manufacturer.
Using the PinPort solution, the designer can use the actual chip
as a replacement for the model.
To access
the PinPort pins from the simulation environment, several PLI
routines can be called: operational routines, initialization,
configuration, and diagnostic routines.
 The PinPort device's
pins can be configured in a variety of ways. Each pin can serve
as an input, output, or bi-direct. In addition, any pin can be
strobed by one of two programmable strobes. Each strobe function
comprises 3 distinct areas of time. Several functional operations
can be done on each pin. The function and timing are programmable
as well.
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Features:
- Model accuracy assured
- Model availability solved
- Simulator interface to hardware
- Enables hardware verification
tests
- Cycle-based simulation interface
- Cycle-based granularity
- Multiple programmable pin strobes
- Pin samples returned to simulator
- Multiple devices per PinPort
device
- Multiple PinPort devices supported
- 192 bi-directional pins supported
- High performance SCSI interface
- Local power supplied, to 500ma.
- Versatile PLI routines
- Programmable cycle counter
- Easy to use
- Flexible and expandable
- Shortens poduct development
schedules
Requirements
- SIMULATOR: A Verilog, OVI compliant simulator with
full PLI support.
- OS: Win95, Win98, WinNT4.0, Win2K, WinME
(Unix: contact Exsent)
- PC: Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xenon,
1 or 2 processors (Sun: contact Exsent)
Operating
Specifications
- Clock granularity: 30ns
- Maximum clock strobe width:
6.75us
- Maximum pin drive current: 2ma
- Maximum pin voltage: 3.3v
- Maximum adapter power: 500ma
- External supply power: 12v @
1500ma
 PinPort Data Sheet
PDF file (166K)
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