Co-verification of Hardware and Software for ARM SoC Design (Embedded Technology)

Co-verification of Hardware and Software for ARM SoC Design (Embedded Technology): Jason Andrews
Newnes | ISBN: 0750677309 | 2004-08-16 | PDF (OCR) | 288 pages | 1.76 Mb

Hardware/software co-verification is how to make sure that embedded system software works correctly with the hardware, and that the hardware has been properly designed to run the software successfully -before large sums are spent on prototypes or manufacturing.
This is the first book to apply this verification technique to the rapidly growing field of embedded systems-on-a-chip(SoC). As traditional embedded system design evolves into single-chip design, embedded engineers must be armed with the necessary information to make educated decisions about which tools and methodology to deploy. SoC verification requires a mix of expertise from the disciplines of microprocessor and computer architecture, logic design and simulation, and C and Assembly language embedded software. Until now, the relevant information on how it all fits together has not been available. Andrews, a recognized expert, provides in-depth information about how co-verification really works, how to be successful using it, and pitfalls to avoid. He illustrates these concepts using concrete examples with the ARM core – a technology that has the dominant market share in embedded system product design. The companion CD-ROM contains all source code used in the design examples, a searchable e-book version, and useful design tools.

* The only book on verification for systems-on-a-chip (SoC) on the market
* Will save engineers and their companies time and money by showing them how to speed up the testing process, while still avoiding costly mistakes
* Design examples use the ARM core, the dominant technology in SoC, and all the source code is included on the accompanying CD-Rom, so engineers can easily use it in their own designs
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Hardware/software co-verification is how to make sure that embedded system software works correctly with the hardware, and that the hardware has been properly designed to run the software successfully -before large sums are spent on prototypes or manufacturing. This is the first book to apply this verification technique to the rapidly growing field of embedded systems-on-a-chip(SoC). As traditional embedded system design evolves into single-chip design, embedded engineers must be armed with the necessary information to make educated decisions about which tools and methodology to deploy. SoC verification requires a mix of expertise from the disciplines of microprocessor and computer architecture, logic design and simulation, and C and Assembly language embedded software. Until now, the relevant information on how it all fits together has not been available.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1 Embedded system verification : an introduction 1
Ch. 2 Hardware and software design process 25
Ch. 3 SoC verification topics for the ARM architecture 69
Ch. 4 Hardware/software co-verification 119
Ch. 5 Advanced hardware/software co-verification 165
Ch. 6 Hardware verification environment and co-verification 197
Ch. 7 Methodology for an example ARM SoC 229

Jason Andrews’ book is one of the nicest, smooth-flowing books I have read recently.

I often avoid reading technical books, since they do not flow at all! Jason has made system verification come out alive and easy for people like me using scores of practical real-life examples. It is very helpful for chip designers and verification engineers/executives like me who are slowly moving up the food chain to system-level for SoC development and design re-use.

What’s more — the book is a lot more reasonably than many others on similar topics! I bought my copy at almost a third of the price I have paid for similar books!
-Shankar@Hemmady.com

Founder, Guru Technologies. Chip verification consultant/manager at Fujitsu, HP, Intel, Xerox, and twelve other companies since the 1990s
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