When synthesizing to a di erent standard cell library or technology process, you will need to replace these les with les provided by the vendor of the new cell library and process. Synopsys tutorial part 1 introduction to synopsys custom. Setup file is used for initializing design parameters and variables, declare design libraries, and so on. Simulating verilog rtl using synopsys vcs cs250 tutorial 4 version 092509a september 25, 2009 yunsup lee in this tutorial you will gain experience using synopsys vcs to compile cycleaccurate executable simulators from verilog rtl. Using synopsys design constraints sdc with designer. Each copy shall include all s, trademarks, service ma rks, and proprietary rights notices, if any. The license agreement with synopsys permits licensee to make copies of the documentation for its. Synthesis quick reference university of california, san diego. Well see how to use synopsys hspice simulation, synopys hercules design rule check drc and layout vs schematic tools lvs, and finally, synopsys starrcs layout parasitic extraction lpe tool. The synopsys simulator is called vcs, but it is used through an interface called discovery visual environment dve which is an interactive graphical user interface gui used for debugging systemverilog, vhdl. Snps is a world leader in electronic design automation eda, supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property ip and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. You must set up your synopsys environment prior to running this tutorial. The license agreement with synopsys permits licensee to make copies of the documentation for its internal use only.
Sdc is a widely used format that allows designers to utilize the same sets of constraints to drive synthesis, timing analysis, and. Using design compiler, you first need to generate a forward saif file. Custom designer, global synthesis, haps, naming rules section of the. Well see how to use synopsys hspice simulation, synopys hercules design rule check drc and layout vs schematic tools lvs, and finally, synopsys. The synopsys simulator is called vcs, but it is used through an interface called discovery visual environment dve which is an interactive graphical user interface gui used for debugging systemverilog, vhdl, verilog, and systemc designs. With this program, customers can be sure that they have the latest information about synopsys products. Please save it in the format as mentioned in the tutorial. Synopsyscustomdesignertutorial forachipintegraon using theuniversityofutahstandardcelllibraries. Right to copy documentation the license agreement with synopsys permits licensee to make copies of the documentation for its internal use only. Aug 16, 2017 in this synopsys tool vcs tutorial, i tell the basic flow of simulation of verilogvhdl with testbench, i also tell some important argumentoption of vcs command and coverage metric.
Synopsys authorization manager enables supervisors to add new users to the system and associate them to specific user groups. This integration is built and maintained by synopsys, and documented in the synopsys custom compiler user manual. Synopsys design vision tool to visualize the synthesized design. Synopsyscollection an interface to the synopsys shell.
Aug 06, 20 well see how to use synopsys hspice simulation, synopys hercules design rule check drc and layout vs schematic tools lvs, and finally, synopsys starrcs layout parasitic extraction lpe tool. User can maintain one generalized format of xml or doc verification plan, helping the user to update project specific information easily. The synopsys collection module is an auxiliary module to spp which maps the tcl based collection idiom into perl. Note that this tutorial is by no means comprehensive.
On the same day they announced introduced systemverilog verification ip support for its vcs verification library and a new native systemverilog parser in. Error dve cannot connect to x server please check your display setting any ideas about what can be done. The designer software supports both timing and physical constraints. Synopsys 90nm educational library we are using for the course. Snps, a world leader in software and ip used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced it intends to incorporate onchip variation ocv extensions in its opensource liberty library format, the defacto modeling standard for integrated circuit ic. Synopsys dc will change the names of various nets as it does synthesis, so if you recall we used some extra commands in synopsys dc to generate a. Specify your eda simulator and executable path in the quartus ii software.
In addition to the synopsys 90nm library les, the place and route tools require two additional inputs. Synopsys opensource liberty format to incorporate onchip. Jul 26, 2018 it is not necessary to generate plan file in. Introduction over recent months synopsys has issued several press releases about their support for systemverilog. A userdefined value that is not synopsys syntax, such as a userdefined value in a verilog or vhdl statement, is indicated by regular text font italic. Learn the commands and how to compile the design with dve introduction. The reader is directed to the synopsys documentation to learn about what a collection is and how they are used. Environment dve can be used in sytemverilog sv testbenches. The vcs user guide installed with the vcs software, and the synopsys vcs simulation design. Each copy shall include all s, trademarks, service marks, and proprietary rights notices, if any. The primary tools we will use will be vcs verilog compiler simulator and dve, a graphical user interface to vcs for debugging and viewing waveforms.
The vcs user guide installed with the vcs software, and the synopsys vcs simulation design example page. As usual i am putting mixed unstructured infromation on yet another tool, this time it is vcs. These tools are currently available on the ece linux servers. Place and route using synopsys ic compiler ece5745 tutorial 3 version 606ee8a january 30, 2016 derek lockhart. The reader is directed to the synopsys documentation to learn about what a. Chapter 1 setup contains information and procedures about setting up synopsys software for use in creating actel designs.
Synopsys online documentation s old, which is included with the software for cd us ers or is available to download through the. Parallelism fgp technology, enabling users to easily speed up highactivity. Later in the semester we may explore using synopsys discovery visual environment dve as an alternative to gtkwave. In this class, we will be using the vcs tool suite from synopsys. Simulating verilog rtl using synopsys vcs getting started. Quick start example vcs verilog you can adapt the following rtl simulation example to get started quickly with vcs. Synopsys front end design using synopsys tools compile explore. Iamworkingonconver7ngtherulesfor synopsys but this may not be done by the tape out date. I believe that it will provide a lot of practical information for users than the user guides or any other tutorial. Instructions for this installation are in the synopsys ic compiler section of appendix a in the calibre interactive and calibre rve users manual. Both of these les are generated by the synthesis tool. Changed chapter title to synopsys vcs and vcs mx support major revision to compiling libraries using the eda simulation library compiler on page 42 major revision to rtl functional simulations on page 42 added table 34 on page 310 and table 35 on page 311 added new section using dve on page 47. The synopsys synthesis methodology guide is divided into the following chapters.
This name mapping file maps highlevel rtl names to lowlevel gatelevel names and will result in a better match between these two models. Courier bold indicates user inputtext you type verbatim in synopsys syntax and examples. Synthesis quick reference home computer science and. If the test plan contains separate sheets for each block, those sheets needs to be added as sub plan in the top level verification plan. These copies shall contain the following legend on the cover page. Smart tracking of soc verification progress using synopsys hierarchical verification plan hvp. Introduction to sta using pt 11 synopsys 34000000s36 given the design, library and script files, your task will be to successfully perform sta using the primetime gui and generate reports. Synopsys tutorial part 1 introduction to synopsys custom designer tools duration. Using synopsys design constraints sdc with designer this technical brief describes the commands and provides usage examples of synopsys design constraints sdc format with actels designer series software. Snps, a world leader in semiconductor design software, announced it will support the suse linux enterprise server 9 operating system os from novell on both 32bit and 64bit x86 instruction sets for synopsys galaxy design and discovery verification platforms. Mentor graphics maintains the standard interfaces between synopsys ic compiler icc and ic compiler ii icc2 and calibre interactive and calibre rve.
Later in the semester we may explore using synopsys discovery visual environment dve as an alternative. Synopsys announces support for suse linux with galaxy design. Then include the forward saif file in your testbench to generate a backward annotated saif file. Rtltogates synthesis using synopsys design compiler ece5745 tutorial 2 version 606ee8a january 30, 2016 derek lockhart. Xilinx synopsys interface epld user guide ii xact development system chapter 4, fitting your design, provides a description of. Synopsys announces support for suse linux with galaxy. Join date jan 2008 location germany posts 1,332 helped 287 287 points 8,900 level 22 blog entries 1. Hi, so i wrote the veriloge code for a counter and a testbench for it.
Design compiler provides the following user interfaces. Smart tracking of soc verification progress using synopsys. Synopsys vcs functional verification solution is positioned to meet designers. Chapter 2 actel synopsys design flow illustrates and describes the design flow for creating actel designs using synopsys and designer. Synopsys vcs basic tutorial hdl simulation flow youtube. In this tutorial you will gain experience compiling verilog rtl into cycleaccurate executable. In addition, the verdi system combines advanced debug features with support for a broad range of languages and methodologies. Rtltogates synthesis using synopsys design compiler. Whats new enhanced mtf optimization in code v version 11. These files are provided in the tutorials folder on the website and on the cae unix systems. Snps, the technology leader in complex integrated circuit ic design, today announced leda 3. Synopsys front end design using synopsys tools part 2 explore.
Using dve section in the mvsim native mode user guide. You use constraints to ensure that your design meets its performance goals and pin assignment requirements. The text in this user guide contains references to. Although dve is arguably more powerful than gtkwave, we have found it to be far less user friendly.
Shortly, the setup file defines the behavior of the tool and is. Add indexes to ease searching of information in sold invoke primetime gui and perform 4 sta steps. Simulation user guide ug072 achronix semiconductor. You will be using a simple unpipelined smipsv1 processor as your design example for this tutorial. The primary tools we will use will be vcs verilog compiler simulator and dve, a graphical user. Finegrained parallelism fgp technology, enabling users to easily speed up highactivity, longcycle tests by allocating more cores at runtime. How to improve verification debugging using dve youtube. Synopsys opensource liberty format to incorporate on. User input that is not synopsys syntax, such as a user name or password you enter in a gui, is. On march 20th they announced support for the systemverilog language throughout its suite of design and verification products.
Finally, read the backward saif file back to perform the power estimation. Item minimum requirement cpu pentium 4 3ghz or amd. Synopsys report generator enables supervisors to generate and analyze event reports for synopsys building management projects. Verdi interactive debug is a technology that allows you to setup the simulation environment and bring the interactive mode up easily to debug svtb in verdi. Verdi interactive debug is a technology that allows you to setup the simulation environment and bring the interactive mode up easily to debug svtb in. The verdi automated debug system incorporates all of the technology and capabilities you would expect in a debug system. Licensee must assign sequential numbers to all copies. You will also learn how to use the synopsys waveform viewer to trace the various signals in your design. Synopsys documentation on the web is a collection of online manuals that provide instant access to the latest support information. Rtl simulation using synopsys vcs contents 1 introduction. Later in the semester we may explore using synopsys discovery visual environment dve as. Synopsys design compiler tutorial ece 551 design and synthesis of digital systems spring 2002 this document provides instructions, modifications, recommendations and suggestions. Custom waveview user guide university of texas at dallas.
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