基于FPGA的IP仿真验证平台

IP（集成电路知识产权芯核）的仿真和硬件验证是IP开发中不可缺少的环节．文中基于FPGA（现场可编程门阵列）开发了一个IP仿真验证平台，并使用PCI（外部设备互连）总线来测试IP．用户只要将自已设计的IP插入所开发的仿真验证平台，就可以方便地对IP进行测试．文中还对所设计的平台进行了软件仿真，以验证其功能，并在载有Xilinx Spartan-3 600E FPGA的PCI插卡上进行上板调试．结果表明，所建立的基于FPGA的IP仿真验证平台可以对IP进行有效的仿真和验证，并具有良好的稳定性和实用价值．

An IP Simulation and Verification Platform Based on FPGA

The simulation and hardware verification of IP (Intellectual Property) is an indispensable step in IP development. In this paper, an IP simulation and verification platform is developed based on FPGA ( Field Programmable Gate Array), and PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus is used to test IP cores. Thus, a target IP inserted into the platform can be easily tested. The proposed platform is then simulated to verify the functions, and is debugged in a PCI add-on card with Xilinx Spartan-3 600E FPGA. The results show that, on the proposed FPGA-based IP simulation and verification platform, IP can be effectively simulated and verified with good stability, which illustrates the practicability of the platform.