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1. Introduction to Avalon Verification IP Suite
2. Clock Source BFM
3. Reset Source BFM
4. Avalon Interrupt Source and Interrupt Sink BFMs
5. Avalon-MM Master BFM
6. Avalon-MM Slave BFM
7. Avalon-MM Monitor
8. Avalon-ST Source BFM
9. Avalon-ST Sink BFM
10. Avalon-ST Monitor
11. Avalon Streaming Credit Source BFM
12. Avalon Streaming Credit Sink BFM
13. Conduit BFM
14. Tri-State Conduit BFM
15. External Memory BFM
16. Nios II Custom Instruction Master BFM
17. Nios II Custom Instruction Slave BFM
18. Avalon-ST Verilog HDL Testbench
19. Avalon-MM Verilog HDL and VHDL Testbenches
20. Document Revision History
5.4.1. event_all_transactions_complete()
5.4.2. event_command_issued()
5.4.3. event_max_command_queue_size()
5.4.4. event_min_command_queue_size()
5.4.5. event_read_response_complete()
5.4.6. event_response_complete()
5.4.7. event_write_response_complete()
5.4.8. get_command_issued_queue_size()
5.4.9. get_command_pending_queue_size()
5.4.10. get_read_response_queue_size()
5.4.11. get_response_address()
5.4.12. get_response_byte_enable()
5.4.13. get_response_burst_size()
5.4.14. get_response_data()
5.4.15. get_response_latency()
5.4.16. get_response_queue_size()
5.4.17. get_response_read_id()
5.4.18. get_response_read_response()
5.4.19. get_response_request()
5.4.20. get_response_wait_time()
5.4.21. get_response_write_id()
5.4.22. get_write_response_status()
5.4.23. get_write_response_queue_size()
5.4.24. get_version()
5.4.25. init()
5.4.26. pop_response()
5.4.27. push_command()
5.4.28. set_clken()
5.4.29. set_command_address()
5.4.30. set_command_arbiterlock()
5.4.31. set_command_byte_enable()
5.4.32. set_command_burst_count()
5.4.33. set_command_burst_size()
5.4.34. set_command_data()
5.4.35. set_command_debugaccess()
5.4.36. set_command_idle()
5.4.37. set_command_init_latency()
5.4.38. set_command_lock()
5.4.39. set_command_request()
5.4.40. set_command_timeout()
5.4.41. set_command_transaction_id()
5.4.42. set_command_write_response_request()
5.4.43. set_max_command_queue_size()
5.4.44. set_min_command_queue_size()
5.4.45. set_response_timeout()
5.4.46. signal_all_transactions_complete
5.4.47. signal_command_issued
5.4.48. signal_fatal_error
5.4.49. signal_max_command_queue_size
5.4.50. signal_min_command_queue_size
5.4.51. signal_read_response_complete
5.4.52. signal_response_complete
5.4.53. signal_write_response_complete
6.4.1. event_command_received()
6.4.2. event_response_issued()
6.4.3. event_max_response_queue_size()
6.4.4. event_min_response_queue_size()
6.4.5. get_clken()
6.4.6. get_command_address()
6.4.7. get_command_arbiterlock()
6.4.8. get_command_burst_count()
6.4.9. get_command_burst_cycle()
6.4.10. get_command_byte_enable()
6.4.11. get_command_data()
6.4.12. get_command_debugaccess()
6.4.13. get_command_queue_size()
6.4.14. get_command_lock()
6.4.15. get_command_request()
6.4.16. get_command_transaction_id()
6.4.17. get_command_write_response_request()
6.4.18. get_pending_read_latency_cycle()
6.4.19. get_pending_write_latency_cycle()
6.4.20. get_response_queue_size()
6.4.21. vget_slave_bfm_status
6.4.22. get_version()
6.4.23. init()
6.4.24. pop_command()
6.4.25. push_response()
6.4.26. set_command_transaction_mode()
6.4.27. set_interface_wait_time()
6.4.28. vset_max_response_queue_size()
6.4.29. set_min_response_queue_size()
6.4.30. set_read_response_id()
6.4.31. set_read_response_status()
6.4.32. set_response_burst_size()
6.4.33. set_response_data()
6.4.34. set_response_latency()
6.4.35. set_response_request()
6.4.36. set_response_timeout()
6.4.37. set_write_response_id()
6.4.38. set_write_response_status()
6.4.39. signal_command_received()
6.4.40. signal_error_exceed_max_pending_reads
6.4.41. signal_max_response_queue_size
6.4.42. signal_min_command_queue_size
6.4.43. signal_fatal_error
6.4.44. signal_response_issued
7.2.1. set_enable_a_address_align_with_data_width()
7.2.2. set_enable_a_beginbursttransfer_exist()
7.2.3. set_enable_a_beginbursttransfer_legal()
7.2.4. set_enable_a_beginbursttransfer_single_cycle()
7.2.5. set_enable_a_begintransfer_exist()
7.2.6. set_enable_a_begintransfer_legal()
7.2.7. set_enable_a_begintransfer_single_cycle()
7.2.8. set_enable_a_burst_legal()
7.2.9. set_enable_a_byteenable_legal()
7.2.10. set_enable_a_constant_during_burst()
7.2.11. set_enable_a_constant_during_clk_disabled()
7.2.12. set_enable_a_constant_during_waitrequest()
7.2.13. set_enable_a_exclusive_read_write()
7.2.14. set_enable_a_half_cycle_reset_legal()
7.2.15. set_enable_a_less_than_burstcount_max_size()
7.2.16. set_enable_a_less_than_maximumpendingreadtransactions()
7.2.17. set_enable_a_no_readdatavalid_during_reset()
7.2.18. set_enable_a_no_read_during_reset()
7.2.19. set_enable_a_no_write_during_reset()
7.2.20. set_enable_a_readid_sequence()
7.2.21. set_enable_a_read_response_sequence()
7.2.22. set_enable_a_read_response_timeout()
7.2.23. set_enable_a_register_incoming_signals()
7.2.24. set_enable_a_waitrequest_during_reset()
7.2.25. set_enable_a_waitrequest_timeout()
7.2.26. set_enable_a_write_burst_timeout()
7.2.27. set_enable_a_writeid_sequence()
7.2.28. Coverage Group
7.2.29. Transaction Monitoring
7.2.28.1. set_enable_c_b2b_read_read()
7.2.28.2. set_enable_c_b2b_read_write()
7.2.28.3. set_enable_c_b2b_write_read()
7.2.28.4. set_enable_c_b2b_write_write()
7.2.28.5. set_enable_c_continuous_read()
7.2.28.6. set_enable_c_continuous_readdatavalid()
7.2.28.7. set_enable_c_continuous_waitrequest()
7.2.28.8. set_enable_c_continuous_waitrequest_from_idle_to_read()
7.2.28.9. set_enable_c_continuous_waitrequest_from_idle_to_write()
7.2.28.10. set_enable_c_continuous_write()
7.2.28.11. set_enable_c_idle_before_transaction()
7.2.28.12. set_enable_c_idle_in_read_response()
7.2.28.13. set_enable_c_idle_in_write_burst()
7.2.28.14. set_enable_c_pending_read()
7.2.28.15. set_enable_c_read()
7.2.28.16. set_enable_c_read_after_reset()
7.2.28.17. set_enable_c_read_burstcount()
7.2.28.18. set_enable_c_read_byteenable()
7.2.28.19. set_enable_c_read_latency()
7.2.28.20. set_enable_c_read_response()
7.2.28.21. set_enable_c_waitrequest_in_write_burst()
7.2.28.22. set_enable_c_waitrequested_read()
7.2.28.23. set_enable_c_waitrequest_without_command()
7.2.28.24. set_enable_c_waitrequested_write()
7.2.28.25. set_enable_c_write()
7.2.28.26. set_enable_c_write_with_and_without_writeresponserequest()
7.2.28.27. set_enable_c_write_after_reset()
7.2.28.28. set_enable_c_write_burstcount()
7.2.28.29. set_enable_c_write_byteenable()
7.2.28.30. set_enable_c_write_response()
7.2.29.1. event_transaction_fifo_threshold()
7.2.29.2. event_transaction_fifo_overflow()
7.2.29.3. event_command_received()
7.2.29.4. event_read_response_complete()
7.2.29.5. event_write_response_complete()
7.2.29.6. event_response_complete()
7.2.29.7. get_clken()
7.2.29.8. get_version()
7.2.29.9. get_command_address()
7.2.29.10. get_command_arbiterlock()
7.2.29.11. get_command_burst_count()
7.2.29.12. get_command_burst_cycle()
7.2.29.13. get_command_byte_enable()
7.2.29.14. get_command_data()
7.2.29.15. get_command_debugaccess()
7.2.29.16. get_command_issued_queue_size()
7.2.29.17. get_command_queue_size()
7.2.29.18. get_command_lock()
7.2.29.19. get_command_request()
7.2.29.20. get_command_transaction_id()
7.2.29.21. get_command_write_response_request()
7.2.29.22. get_read_response_queue_size()
7.2.29.23. get_response_address()
7.2.29.24. get_response_byte_enable()
7.2.29.25. get_response_burst_size()
7.2.29.26. get_response_data()
7.2.29.27. get_response_latency()
7.2.29.28. get_response_queue_size()
7.2.29.29. get_response_read_id()
7.2.29.30. get_response_read_response()
7.2.29.31. get_response_request()
7.2.29.32. get_response_wait_time()
7.2.29.33. get_response_write_id()
7.2.29.34. get_response_write_response()
7.2.29.35. get_transaction_fifo_max()
7.2.29.36. get_transaction_fifo_threshold()
7.2.29.37. get_write_response_queue_size()
7.2.29.38. init()
7.2.29.39. pop_command()
7.2.29.40. pop_response()
7.2.29.41. set_command_transaction_mode()
7.2.29.42. set_transaction_fifo_max()
7.2.29.43. set_transaction_fifo_threshold()
7.2.29.44. signal_command_received
7.2.29.45. signal_fatal_error
7.2.29.46. signal_read_response_complete
7.2.29.47. signal_response_complete
7.2.29.48. signal_transaction_fifo_overflow
7.2.29.49. signal_transaction_fifo_threshold
7.2.29.50. signal_write_response_complete
8.4.1. event_min_transaction_queue_size()
8.4.2. event_response_done()
8.4.3. event_src_driving_transaction()
8.4.4. event_src_not_ready()
8.4.5. event_src_ready()
8.4.6. event_src_transaction_complete()
8.4.7. get_response_latency()
8.4.8. get_response_queue_size()
8.4.9. get_src_ready()
8.4.10. get_src_transaction_complete()
8.4.11. get_transaction_queue_size()
8.4.12. get_version()
8.4.13. init()
8.4.14. pop_response()
8.4.15. push_transaction()
8.4.16. set_max_transaction_queue_size()
8.4.17. set_min_transaction_queue_size()
8.4.18. set_response_timeout()
8.4.19. set_transaction_channel()
8.4.20. set_transaction_data()
8.4.21. set_transaction_idles()
8.4.22. set_transaction_eop()
8.4.23. set_transaction_empty()
8.4.24. set_transaction_error()
8.4.25. set_transaction_sop()
8.4.26. signal_fatal_error
8.4.27. signal_max_transaction_queue_size
8.4.28. signal_min_transaction_queue_size
8.4.29. signal_response_done
8.4.30. signal_src_driving_transaction
8.4.31. signal_src_not_ready
8.4.32. signal_src_ready
8.4.33. signal_src_transaction_complete
9.4.1. event_sink_ready_assert()
9.4.2. event_sink_ready_deassert()
9.4.3. get_transaction_channel()
9.4.4. get_transaction_data()
9.4.5. get_transaction_idles()
9.4.6. get_transaction_eop()
9.4.7. get_transaction_empty()
9.4.8. get_transaction_error()
9.4.9. get_transaction_queue_size()
9.4.10. get_transaction_sop()
9.4.11. get_version()
9.4.12. init()
9.4.13. pop_transaction()
9.4.14. set_ready()
9.4.15. signal_fatal_error
9.4.16. signal_sink_ready_assert
9.4.17. signal_sink_ready_deassert
9.4.18. signal_transaction_received
10.2.1. set_enable_a_empty_legal()
10.2.2. set_enable_a_less_than_max_channel()
10.2.3. set_enable_a_no_data_outside_packet()
10.2.4. set_enable_a_non_missing_endofpacket()
10.2.5. set_enable_a_non_missing_startofpacket()
10.2.6. set_enable_a_valid_legal()
10.2.7. Coverage Group
10.2.8. Transaction Monitoring
10.2.7.1. set_enable_c_all_idle_beats()
10.2.7.2. set_enable_c_all_valid_beats()
10.2.7.3. set_enable_c_b2b_data_different_channel()
10.2.7.4. set_enable_c_b2b_data_same_channel()
10.2.7.5. set_enable_c_b2b_packet_different_channel()
10.2.7.6. set_enable_c_b2b_packet_in_different_transaction()
10.2.7.7. set_enable_c_b2b_packet_same_channel()
10.2.7.8. set_enable_c_b2b_packet_within_single_cycle()
10.2.7.9. set_enable_c_channel_change_in_packet()
10.2.7.10. set_enable_c_empty()
10.2.7.11. set_enable_c_error()
10.2.7.12. set_enable_c_error_in_middle_of_packet()
10.2.7.13. set_enable_c_idle_beat_between_packet()
10.2.7.14. set_enable_c_multiple_packet_per_cycle()
10.2.7.15. set_enable_c_non_valid_ready()
10.2.7.16. set_enable_c_non_valid_non_ready()
10.2.7.17. set_enable_c_packet()
10.2.7.18. set_enable_c_packet_no_idles_no_back_pressure()
10.2.7.19. set_enable_c_packet_size()
10.2.7.20. set_enable_c_packet_with_back_pressure()
10.2.7.21. set_enable_c_packet_with_idles()
10.2.7.22. set_enable_c_partial_valid_beats()
10.2.7.23. set_enable_c_single_packet_per_cycle()
10.2.7.24. set_enable_c_transfer()
10.2.7.25. set_enable_c_transaction_after_reset()
10.2.7.26. set_enable_c_valid_non_ready()
10.2.8.1. event_transaction_fifo_threshold()
10.2.8.2. event_transaction_fifo_overflow()
10.2.8.3. get_transaction_channel()
10.2.8.4. get_transaction_data()
10.2.8.5. get_transaction_empty()
10.2.8.6. get_transaction_eop()
10.2.8.7. get_transaction_error()
10.2.8.8. get_transaction_fifo_max()
10.2.8.9. get_transaction_fifo_threshold()
10.2.8.10. get_transaction_idles()
10.2.8.11. get_transaction_queue_size()
10.2.8.12. get_transaction_sop()
10.2.8.13. get_version()
10.2.8.14. pop_transaction()
10.2.8.15. set_transaction_fifo_max()
10.2.8.16. set_transaction_fifo_threshold()
10.2.8.17. signal_fatal_error
10.2.8.18. signal_transaction_fifo_overflow
10.2.8.19. signal_transaction_fifo_threshold
10.2.8.20. signal_transaction_received
11.3.1. initialize()
11.3.2. rst()
11.3.3. get_src_transaction_complete()
11.3.4. get_outstanding_credit()
11.3.5. push_transaction()
11.3.6. set_max_transaction_queue_size()
11.3.7. set_min_transaction_queue_size()
11.3.8. set_transaction_data()
11.3.9. set_transaction_channel()
11.3.10. set_transaction_error()
11.3.11. set_transaction_idles()
11.3.12. set_transaction_sop()
11.3.13. set_transaction_eop()
11.3.14. set_transaction_empty()
11.3.15. return_credit()
11.3.16. set_user_signal_per_symbol_data()
11.3.17. push_user_signal_per_symbol_transaction()
11.3.18. set_user_signal_per_packet_data()
11.3.19. push_user_signal_per_packet_transaction()
11.3.20. signal_credit_arrived
11.3.21. signal_fatal_error
11.3.22. signal_src_transaction_complete
11.3.23. signal_src_driving_transaction
11.3.24. signal_max_transaction_queue_size
11.3.25. signal_min_transaction_queue_size
12.3.1. initialize()
12.3.2. rst()
12.3.3. get_outstanding_credit()
12.3.4. get_transaction_idles()
12.3.5. get_transaction_data()
12.3.6. get_transaction_channel()
12.3.7. get_transaction_error()
12.3.8. get_transaction_sop()
12.3.9. get_transaction_eop()
12.3.10. get_transaction_empty()
12.3.11. pop_transaction()
12.3.12. send_credit()
12.3.13. get_user_signal_per_symbol_data()
12.3.14. pop_user_signal_per_symbol_transaction()
12.3.15. get_user_signal_per_packet_data()
12.3.16. pop_user_signal_per_packet_transaction()
12.3.17. signal_fatal_error
12.3.18. signal_has_max_credits
12.3.19. signal_transaction_received
14.2.1. event_interface_granted()
14.2.2. event_grant_deasserted_while_request_remain_asserted
14.2.3. event_max_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.4. event_min_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.5. get_input_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.6. get_output_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.7. get_transaction_<role name>_in()
14.2.8. get_transaction_latency()
14.2.9. get_version()
14.2.10. pop_transaction()
14.2.11. push_transaction()
14.2.12. set_max_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.13. set_min_transaction_queue_size()
14.2.14. set_num_of_transactions()
14.2.15. set_transaction_<role name>_out()
14.2.16. set_transaction_<role name>_outen()
14.2.17. set_transaction_idles()
14.2.18. set_valid_transaction_<role name>_out()
14.2.19. signal_all_transactions_complete
14.2.20. signal_fatal_error
14.2.21. signal_grant_deasserted_while_request_remain_asserted
14.2.22. signal_interface_granted
14.2.23. signal_max_transaction_queue_size
14.2.24. signal_min_transaction_queue_size
16.2.1.1. event_unexpected_result_received()
16.2.1.2. event_instructions_completed()
16.2.1.3. event_max_instruction_queue_size()
16.2.1.4. event_min_instruction_queue_size()
16.2.1.5. event_max_result_queue_size()
16.2.1.6. event_min_result_queue_size()
16.2.1.7. get_instruction_queue_size()
16.2.1.8. get_result_delay()
16.2.1.9. get_result_queue_size()
16.2.1.10. get_result_value()
16.2.1.11. get_version()
16.2.1.12. insert_instruction()
16.2.1.13. pop_result()
16.2.1.14. push_instruction()
16.2.1.15. retrieve_result()
16.2.1.16. set_ci_clk_en()
16.2.1.17. set_clock_enable_timeout()
16.2.1.18. set_instruction_a()
16.2.1.19. set_instruction_b()
16.2.1.20. set_instruction_c()
16.2.1.21. set_instruction_dataa()
16.2.1.22. set_instruction_datab()
16.2.1.23. set_instruction_err_inject()
16.2.1.24. set_instruction_idle()
16.2.1.25. set_instruction_n()
16.2.1.26. set_instruction_readra()
16.2.1.27. set_instruction_readrb()
16.2.1.28. set_instruction_timeout()
16.2.1.29. set_instruction_writerc()
16.2.1.30. set_max_instruction_queue_size()
16.2.1.31. set_max_result_queue_size()
16.2.1.32. set_min_instruction_queue_size()
16.2.1.33. set_min_result_queue_size()
16.2.1.34. set_result_timeout()
16.2.1.35. signal_unexpected_result_received
16.2.1.36. signal_fatal_error
16.2.1.37. signal_instructions_completed
16.2.1.38. signal_instruction_start
16.2.1.39. signal_max_instruction_queue_size
16.2.1.40. signal_max_result_queue_size
16.2.1.41. signal_min_instruction_queue_size
16.2.1.42. signal_min_result_queue_size
16.2.1.43. signal_result_received
17.2.1. event_instruction_inconsistent()
17.2.2. event_instruction_unchanged()
17.2.3. event_result_driven()
17.2.4. event_result_done()
17.2.5. event_unknown_instruction_received()
17.2.6. get_ci_clk_en()
17.2.7. get_instruction_a()
17.2.8. get_instruction_b()
17.2.9. get_instruction_c()
17.2.10. get_instruction_dataa()
17.2.11. get_instruction_datab()
17.2.12. get_instruction_idle()
17.2.13. get_instruction_n()
17.2.14. get_instruction_readra()
17.2.15. get_instruction_readrb()
17.2.16. get_instruction_writerc()
17.2.17. get_version()
17.2.18. insert_result()
17.2.19. retrieve_instruction()
17.2.20. set_clock_enable_timeout()
17.2.21. set_instruction_a()
17.2.22. set_instruction_b()
17.2.23. set_instruction_c()
17.2.24. set_instruction_timeout()
17.2.25. set_result_delay()
17.2.26. set_result_err_inject()
17.2.27. set_result_value()
17.2.28. signal_fatal_error
17.2.29. signal_instructions_inconsistent
17.2.30. signal_known_instruction_received
17.2.31. signal_result_done
17.2.32. signal_result_driven
17.2.33. signal_unknown_instruction_received
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19.3. Using the VHDL BFMs
The Quartus II software version 13.0 and higher provides VHDL BFM support in Qsys. To use a VHDL BFM, your test program must include the appropriate VHDL package. For example, to use the Avalon-MM master BFM, include the package for this BFM in your test program. Packages are named: <BFM type or component name>_vhdl_pkg
The VHDL BFM design and simulation flow is similar to the Verilog HDL flow, and involves the following steps:
- Create the system design in Qsys.
- Generate the testbench design in the Qsys Generation tab. Qsys automatically assigns a unique ID (0 to 1023) to each VHDL BFM instance in the testbench design.
You can implement up to 1,024 instances of a particular BFM component.
- Open the testbench system in Qsys.
- (Optional) Make changes as needed to the BFM, such as changing the BFM instance name or the VHDL BFM ID. You change the ID with the VHDL BFM ID option.
The VHDL BFM ID is only applicable for VHDL BFMs. The parameter appears in the top-level HDL for both Verilog HDL and VHDL files. However, Verilog HDL systems ignore this setting.
- Generate a VHDL simulation model of the testbench design.
- Create a custom test program.
- Compile and load the Qsys design and testbench in a simulator.
- Run the simulation.
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