H-DBUG: A High-level Debugging Framework for Protocol Verification using Assertions

Pal, Bhaskar and Chhetan, Nawang and Dasgupta, Pallab and Chakrabarti, Partha P and Nandi, Anindyasundar (2006) H-DBUG: A High-level Debugging Framework for Protocol Verification using Assertions. In: 2005 Annual IEEE INDICON, 11-13 Dec. 2005, Chennai, India.

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Abstract

The success of an ABV IP depends highly on the associated debugging environment. An efficient debugging environment helps the user to find out the exact location of the failure. Moreover, it provides information to the user in a refined detail of abstraction and permit adequate interaction. It has also been realized that adequate visualization support helps in tracking the behavioral aspects of the Design Under Test (DUT). Currently, the debugging tools provide information in the signal level and do not provide any information about the high-level behavior of the DUT. We present a debugging framework that takes the design specification, assertions and the user intent in a simple format and provides detailed information by processing the design trace on-line, or off-line. We also present a visualization framework to ease the debugging procedure. We have experimented with industrial standard on-chip bus protocols that ensure that this utility can be incorporated successfully in the present functional verification flow.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
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Keywords:	Assertions;Debugging;Verification
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Computer Science & Automation
Date Deposited:	27 Dec 2011 09:21
Last Modified:	27 Dec 2011 09:21
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42814

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