SystemVerilog搭建APB_I2C IP 层次化验证平台

一、前言

  近期疫情严重,身为社畜的我只能在家中继续钻研技术了。之前写过一篇关于搭建FIFO验证平台的博文,利用SV的OOP特性对FIFO进行初步验证,但有很多不足之处,比如结构不够规范、验证组件类不独立于DUT等问题。此次尝试验证更复杂的IP,并利用SV的更多高级特性来搭建层次化验证平台。

二、APB_I2C IP概述

  实践出真知,于是在opencores网站上下载了个APB_I2C的IP核,便着手展开验证工作。第一步是理清楚这个IP的整体功能、引脚作用以及顶层结构。整体功能从模块名称便可得知是带有APB总线接口的I2C_master。要了解引脚作用与时序,直接截取SPEC上的示意图查看:

APB_WRITE:

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 APB_READ:

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 I2C_PROTOCOL:

   接口和协议这里就不细说了,感兴趣的朋友查找相关的资料。至于顶层结构这方面,最好还是交给工具方便点。无奈回家没有带回我的虚拟机硬盘,只能下载个WINDOW版本的EDA工具了。本文使用QuestaSim,原理图如下:

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  很容易看出该模块顶层包含APB接口模块APB、分别用于缓存发送和接收数据的FIFO_TX和FIFO_RX,以及I2C协议转换模块I2X_INTERNAL_RX_TX。master通过APB总线访问该IP核内部的数据缓存区和配置寄存器,无需关注内部实现。

  除了这几个方面,配置寄存器的访问也非常重要。IP核必须做出正确的配置和使能才可以按照需要正常工作。配置寄存器见下表:

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 三、QuestaSim常用指令

  QuestaSim工具的WINDOWS/LINUX版本很容易下载到,和Modelsim的主要区别是对SV UVM的支持性较好,这一点非常符合本文的意愿。但仿真过程中一次次点击鼠标很麻烦,只好学习学习操作命令了,写个脚本配合SV实现自动化仿真。以下是在官方文档user manual和tutorial中截取的常用指令及解释。

1 Compile the source files.
vlog gates.v and2.v cache.v memory.v proc.v set.v top.v

2 Use the vopt command to optimize the design with full visibility into all design units 

vopt +acc -o -debugdb

The +acc argument enables full visibility into the design for debugging purposes. The -oargument  is required for naming the optimized design object. The -debugdb argument collects combinatorial and sequential logic data into the work library.

3 Use the optimized design name to load the design with the vsim command:
vsim testcounter_opt -debugdb

4 set WildcardFilter "Variable Constant Generic Parameter SpecParam Memory
Assertion Endpoint ImmediateAssert"
With this command, you remove “CellInternal” from the default list of Wildcard filters.
This allows all signals in cells to be logged by the simulator so they will be visible in the
debug environment. 

5 Add Wave *

6 add log /*

This will provide the historic values of the events of interest plus its drivers

7 run 500

  一并给出我的do脚本文件:

 1 #quit -sim
 2 
 3 set filename testbench
 4 
 5 vlog *.v *.sv
 6 
 7 vopt -debugdb +acc work.$filename -o top_opt1
 8 vsim -debugdb top_opt1
 9 
10 #vsim -vopt -debugdb +acc work.$filename
11 
12 # change WildcardFilter variables
13 set WildcardFilter "Variable Constant Generic Parameter SpecParam Memory Assertion Cover Endpoint ScVariable ImmediateAssert VHDLFile"
14 
15 add wave /$filename/*
16 add log -r /*
17 
18 run 1000ns
sim.do

 四、搭建验证环境

  这一节是本文的核心内容了。通用的验证环境的结构和组件如图:

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   Stimulus将测试激励送入待测试模块DUT,Monitor观察响应并发送给检Checker。遇到复杂的设计还需要设计Reference model,进而对比实际响应与黄金参考的响应区别。并且当Monitor无法简单直接地收集DUT响应时,还需要设计VIP来解析复杂的响应信号时序。这几天参照工具书和网上的教程视频,根据APB_I2C模块的特性构思出基本的验证环境。

  APB_I2C模块并不复杂,所以没必要设计reference model。若想利用Monitor组件获取DUT响应需要解析I2C协议时序,这里编写个VIP来帮助它解析出有效数据,进而与Stimulus数据对比。Monitor因VIP的存在得到了很大程度上的简化,主要的功能为将等待触发事件发生后,将数据通过MAILBOX传输给Checker进行比较。

  另外,为了让Stimulus脱离具体接口信号操作,建立Generator和Initiator类分别用于产生读写访问和将读写访问转换成读写操作对应的具体信号逻辑。为了实现OOP特性中的“细节隐藏”,建立配置类Config来配置验证环境,这里主要是配置Generator发送特定场景的读写请求。想要测试不同的功能特性,只需改动传入Config的参数即可。到此验证环境包含了Generator Initiator Monitor Checker Config五个验证组件,这里再建立Environment类将这些组件包在一起,方便调用方法。还是上图更直观些(有点丑,凑活看吧)

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   除了验证环境结构,好的代码结构也能极大提高平台的重用性。这里将所有类及对应的属性方法封装到Package components中,方便被import到testbench中。验证过程中用到的所有变量类型、参数放置在defines.sv中。

  上代码:

  1 package components;
  2     `include "defines.sv"
  3     
  4     apb_bus_t apb_bus;
  5     logic event_tx_i2c_vld,event_tx_vld;
  6     data_t data_tx_i2c;
  7     logic data_tx_i2c_vld;
  8     
  9     //Driver
 10     class Initiator;
 11         
 12         function void init_en();
 13             apb_bus.sel = 0;
 14             apb_bus.wdata = 0;
 15             apb_bus.addr = 0;
 16             apb_bus.write = 0;
 17             apb_bus.enable = 0;
 18         endfunction
 19         
 20         task write_oper(address_t address,data_t data_w);
 21             @(posedge apb_bus.clk);
 22             #1;
 23             apb_bus.sel = 1;
 24             apb_bus.write = 1;
 25             apb_bus.wdata = data_w;
 26             apb_bus.addr = address;
 27             #T;
 28             apb_bus.enable = 1;
 29             #T;
 30             init_en();
 31         endtask
 32         
 33         task read_oper(address_t address,output data_t data_r);
 34             @(posedge apb_bus.clk);
 35             #1;
 36             apb_bus.sel = 1;
 37             apb_bus.write = 0;
 38             apb_bus.addr = address;
 39             #T;
 40             apb_bus.enable = 1;
 41             #T;
 42             data_r = apb_bus.rdata;
 43             init_en();
 44         endtask
 45     endclass
 46 
 47     typedef class Config;
 48     //Generator
 49     class Request; 
 50         data_t data_w;
 51         data_t data_r;
 52         Initiator initiator;
 53         
 54         function new();
 55             data_w = 32'h1234_5678;//32'b0001_0010_0011_0100_0101_0110_0111_1000
 56             initiator = new();
 57             clear_req();
 58         endfunction
 59         
 60         function void clear_req();
 61             initiator.init_en();
 62         endfunction
 63         
 64         task configure_reg(data_t data_reg_config,data_t data_reg_timeout);
 65             initiator.write_oper(ADDR_REG_CONFIG,data_reg_config);
 66             #(T*10);
 67             initiator.write_oper(ADD_REG_TIMEOUT,data_reg_timeout);
 68         endtask
 69         
 70         task write_data(data_t data_w);
 71             initiator.write_oper(ADDR_TX_FIFO,data_w);
 72         endtask
 73         
 74         task read_data(output data_t data_r);
 75             initiator.read_oper(ADDR_RX_FIFO,data_r);
 76         endtask
 77         
 78         task req_run(Config req_config);
 79             if(req_config.config_type == CONFIG_WR_DATA)begin
 80                 configure_reg(data_t'({30'd10,WRI_EN}),data_t'(32'd10000));
 81                 write_data(data_w);
 82             end
 83             else if(req_config.config_type == CONFIG_RD_DATA)begin
 84                 configure_reg(data_t'({30'd10,RD_EN}),data_t'(32'd10000));
 85                 read_data(data_r);
 86             end
 87         endtask
 88     
 89     endclass:Request
 90     
 91     class Config;
 92         config_type_t config_type;
 93         
 94         function new(config_type_t config_type=CONFIG_RD_DATA);
 95             this.config_type = config_type;
 96         endfunction
 97         
 98     endclass:Config
 99     
100     class Monitor;
101 
102         mailbox #(data_t) mb_data_i2c_tx;
103         mailbox #(data_t) mb_data_tx;
104         
105         function new(mailbox mb1,mailbox mb2);
106             this.mb_data_i2c_tx = mb1;
107             this.mb_data_tx = mb2;
108         endfunction
109         
110         task store_res_tx();
111             wait(event_tx_i2c_vld);
112             #(T/2.0);
113             mb_data_i2c_tx.put(data_tx_i2c);
114             $display("store_res_tx:MAILBOX PUT:'h%h",data_tx_i2c);
115         endtask
116         
117         task store_source_tx();
118             wait(event_tx_vld);
119             #(T/2.0);
120             mb_data_tx.put(apb_bus.wdata);
121             $display("store_source_tx:MAILBOX PUT:'h%h",apb_bus.wdata);
122         endtask
123         
124         task mon_run();
125             fork 
126                 store_res_tx();
127                 store_source_tx();
128             join
129         endtask
130     
131     endclass:Monitor
132     
133     class Checker;
134         uint cmp_cnt;
135         uint err_cnt;
136         data_t data_A,data_B;
137         mailbox #(data_t) mb_data_A,mb_data_B;
138         sim_res_t check_res;
139         
140         function new(mailbox mb_A,mailbox mb_B);
141             cmp_cnt = 0;
142             err_cnt = 0;
143             this.mb_data_A = mb_A;
144             this.mb_data_B = mb_B;
145         endfunction
146         
147         task collect_res();
148             mb_data_A.get(this.data_A);
149             mb_data_B.get(this.data_B);
150             $display("MAILBOX GET:'h%h, 'h%h",this.data_A,this.data_B);
151         endtask
152         
153         function sim_res_t compare(data_t dataA,data_t dataB);
154             if(dataA == dataB)begin
155                 check_res = TRUE;
156             end
157             else begin
158                 err_cnt ++;
159                 check_res = FALSE;
160             end
161             return check_res;
162         endfunction
163         
164         task check_run();
165             sim_res_t check_res;
166             collect_res();
167             check_res = compare(data_A,data_B);
168             if(check_res == TRUE)
169                 $display("RUN PASS");
170             else
171                 $display("RUN FAIL");
172         endtask
173     
174     endclass:Checker
175     
176     class Environment;
177         mailbox #(data_t) mb[2];
178         Checker chk;
179         Request req;
180         Monitor monitor;
181         Config req_config;
182         
183         function new();
184             uint i;
185             req_config = new();
186             req = new();
187             foreach(mb[i])
188                 mb[i] = new();
189             monitor = new(mb[0],mb[1]);
190             chk = new(mb[0],mb[1]);
191         endfunction
192         
193         task env_run();
194             fork
195                 req.req_run(req_config);
196                 monitor.mon_run();
197             join
198             chk.check_run();
199         endtask
200         
201     endclass:Environment
202     
203 endpackage
components.sv
 1     parameter T = 200;
 2     parameter DATA_W = 32;
 3     
 4     parameter bit [2-1:0] WRI_EN = 2'B01,
 5                         RD_EN = 2'B10;
 6     
 7     typedef int unsigned uint;
 8     //ADDR_REG_CONFIG = 'd8,//configure register
 9     //ADD_REG_TIMEOUT = 'd12;//time before starting
10     typedef enum uint {ADDR_TX_FIFO = 'd0,ADDR_RX_FIFO = 'd4,ADDR_REG_CONFIG = 'd8,ADD_REG_TIMEOUT = 'd12} address_t;
11     typedef enum uint {TRUE,FALSE} sim_res_t;
12     typedef logic [DATA_W-1:0] data_t;
13     typedef struct {
14     logic clk;
15     logic write;
16     logic sel;
17     logic enable;
18     data_t wdata;
19     data_t rdata;
20     data_t addr;
21     logic ready;
22     logic slverr;
23     } apb_bus_t;
24     
25     typedef enum {WR,RD} gen_t;
26     typedef enum {CONFIG_WR_DATA,CONFIG_RD_DATA} config_type_t;
defines.sv
 1 `timescale 1ns/1ps
 2 
 3 module i2c_slave
 4 #(parameter DATA_WIDTH=32)
 5 (
 6 input clk,
 7 input scl,
 8 inout sda,
 9 input sda_master_en,
10 
11 output logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] data_r,//master --> slave
12 output logic data_r_vld,
13 input [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] data_w,
14 input data_w_vld
15 );
16 
17 logic sda_r;
18 logic sda_neg,sda_pos;
19 logic cond_end,cond_start;
20 
21 assign sda = sda_master_en ? 1'bz : 1'b0;
22 
23 always@(posedge clk)begin
24     sda_r <= sda;
25 end
26 assign sda_neg = sda_r & ~sda;
27 assign sda_pos = ~sda_r & sda;
28 
29 assign cond_start = sda_neg & scl;
30 assign cond_end = sda_pos & scl;
31 
32 integer bit_index=0;
33 
34 always
35 begin
36     data_r_vld = 0;
37     wait(cond_start);
38     $display("TRANSMISSION START");
39     @(posedge scl);
40     while(bit_index < DATA_WIDTH)begin
41         @(negedge scl);
42         if (sda_master_en)begin
43             @(posedge clk);
44             data_r = {sda,data_r[DATA_WIDTH-1 -:DATA_WIDTH-1]};
45             bit_index = bit_index+1;
46             $display("Get bit%d:%d",bit_index,sda);
47         end
48     end
49     data_r_vld = 1;
50     repeat(10)
51         @(posedge clk);
52     data_r_vld = 0;
53     $display("TRANSMISSION END");
54     bit_index = 0;
55 end
56 
57 endmodule
i2c_slave.sv
  1 `timescale 1ns/1ps
  2 
  3 import components::*;
  4 
  5 
  6 module testbench;
  7 
  8 logic pclk,presetn;
  9 logic [DATA_W-1:0] paddr,pwdata,prdata;
 10 logic pwrite,pselx,penable;
 11 logic req_tx_vld;
 12 
 13 wire pready,pslverr;
 14 wire int_rx,int_tx;
 15 wire sda_enable,scl_enable;
 16 wire scl;
 17 wire sda;
 18 
 19 wire [DATA_W-1:0] data_r;
 20 wire data_r_vld;
 21 //apb_bus_t apb_bus;
 22 
 23 assign pwrite = apb_bus.write; 
 24 assign pselx = apb_bus.sel;
 25 assign penable = apb_bus.enable;
 26 assign pwdata = apb_bus.wdata;
 27 assign paddr = apb_bus.addr;
 28 
 29 assign apb_bus.rdata = prdata;
 30 assign apb_bus.ready = pready;
 31 assign apb_bus.slverr = pslverr;
 32 assign apb_bus.clk = pclk;
 33 
 34 //logic event_tx_i2c_vld,event_tx_vld;
 35 assign event_tx_vld     = req_tx_vld == 1'b1;
 36 assign event_tx_i2c_vld = data_r_vld == 1'b1;
 37 //data_t data_tx_i2c;
 38 //logic data_tx_i2c_vld;
 39 assign data_tx_i2c = data_r;
 40 assign data_tx_i2c_vld = data_r_vld;
 41 
 42 
 43 initial begin
 44     pclk = 1;
 45     forever begin
 46         #(T/2.0) pclk = ~pclk;
 47     end
 48 end
 49 
 50 initial begin
 51     presetn = 1;
 52     #1;
 53     presetn = 0;
 54     #(T*2);
 55     presetn = 1;
 56 end
 57 
 58 
 59 assign req_tx_vld = pselx & pwrite & penable & pready & ~pslverr & (paddr == ADDR_TX_FIFO || paddr == ADDR_RX_FIFO);
 60 
 61 Environment env;
 62 Config req_config;
 63 initial begin
 64     
 65     env = new();
 66     //req_config = new(CONFIG_WR_DATA);
 67     req_config = new(CONFIG_RD_DATA);
 68     env.req_config = req_config;
 69     
 70     #1;
 71     #(T*2);
 72     
 73     env.env_run();
 74 end
 75 ///////////////////////////      
 76 i2c_slave 
 77 #(.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_W))
 78 i2c_slave_vip(
 79 .clk            (pclk),
 80 .scl            (scl),
 81 .sda            (sda),
 82 .sda_master_en  (sda_enable),
 83 .data_r            (data_r),
 84 .data_r_vld        (data_r_vld),
 85 .data_w            (),
 86 .data_w_vld        ()
 87 );
 88 
 89 
 90 i2c DUT(
 91     //APB PORTS
 92     .PCLK            (pclk),
 93     .PRESETn        (presetn),
 94     .PADDR            (paddr),
 95     .PWDATA            (pwdata),
 96     .PWRITE            (pwrite),
 97     .PSELx            (pselx),
 98     .PENABLE        (penable),
 99     . PREADY        (pready),
100     . PSLVERR        (pslverr),
101     . INT_RX        (int_rx),    
102     . INT_TX        (int_tx),
103     . PRDATA        (prdata),
104     . SDA_ENABLE    (sda_enable),
105     . SCL_ENABLE    (scl_enable),
106     .SDA            (sda),
107     .SCL            (scl)    
108 
109       );
110 
111 endmodule
testbench.sv

五、仿真分析

  当Config类对象的配置参数为CONFIG_WR_DATA时,generator发起写请求。波形如下:

SystemVerilog搭建APB_I2C IP 层次化验证平台_第7张图片

   观察打印的Log可以看出每个SCL时钟周期采集到一个bit,MAILBOX正确传输,checker对比正确,故而仿真PASS。SystemVerilog搭建APB_I2C IP 层次化验证平台_第8张图片

  验证过程中发现该模块有很多BUG!!这里举两个例子。

1 SDA为双向端口,但当sda_enable为0时,并没有赋值为高阻态,即释放信号线控制权给slave。做出如下修改并让VIP在ACK阶段拉低SDA。
SystemVerilog搭建APB_I2C IP 层次化验证平台_第9张图片

 2 SCL在读操作状态机中没有被toggle,因此config的配置参数为CONFIG_RD_DATA时SCL没有翻转。在读操作状态机中添加翻转逻辑,使BR_CLK_RX_O信号在counter_receive_data == clk_t_1_4时拉高,counter_receive_data==clk_t_3_4时拉低。

   波形显示在读操作时SCL正常翻转。

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   该模块的读操作很多地方不正确还有待修改,就不一一赘述了。总的来说就是根本不能用o(╥﹏╥)o 不抱希望了,之后我还是自己写一个吧。

六、总结

  本文利用APB_I2C模块为例搭建了层次化验证平台,但还有待改善。这里列出几点:

1 没有完全做到测试用例与环境分离

2 没有构建场景层给予丰富的pattern

七、参考

1 《SystemVerilog验证——测试平台编写指南》

2 《QuestaSim Tutorial》

3 《QuestaSim User Manual》

4 《apbi2c_spec》

Overview :: APB to I2C :: OpenCores https://opencores.org/projects/apbi2c

 

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