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Random Item Generator in SystemVerilog

The document describes a SystemVerilog implementation of a transaction generator and driver using a mailbox for communication. The generator creates random transactions, deep copies them, and sends them to the driver, which processes the data and triggers an interface. The testbench orchestrates the generator and driver execution while managing the clock signal and simulation completion.

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Random Item Generator in SystemVerilog

The document describes a SystemVerilog implementation of a transaction generator and driver using a mailbox for communication. The generator creates random transactions, deep copies them, and sends them to the driver, which processes the data and triggers an interface. The testbench orchestrates the generator and driver execution while managing the clock signal and simulation completion.

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//1.

add transaction constructor in generator custom constructor


//[Link] deep copy of transaction between generator and driver

class transaction;
randc bit [3:0] a;
randc bit [3:0] b;
bit [4:0] sum;

//method to access the current values


function void display();
$display("a: %0d \t b: %0d \t sum: %0d", a, b, sum);
endfunction
//this is to avoid the repetation of value as we moved the constructor inside
the for loop
function transaction copy();
copy = new();
copy.a = this.a;
copy.b = this.b;
[Link] = [Link];
endfunction

endclass

class generator;
transaction trans;
//we need a mailbox to send the data from generator to driver
mailbox #(transaction) mbx;
event done;
//we need an event to mark the completion of simulation
function new(mailbox #(transaction) mbx);
[Link] = mbx;
trans = new(); //single object we can now remove the constructor from the
for loop
endfunction

task run();
//trans = new();
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i ++) begin
//trans = new(); //reason is to ensure that there is not enough time
for the time taken for the data to go from generator to checkboard so create new
object for each iteration
assert([Link]()) else $display("Randomization Failed");
$display("[GEN] : DATA sENT TO DRIVER");
[Link]();
//deep copy
[Link]([Link]); //this will also us to have independent object
instead of single object for the entire flow
#10;
end
-> done;
endtask
endclass

interface add_if;
logic [3:0] a;
logic [3:0] b;
logic [4:0] sum;
logic clk;
endinterface
class driver;
virtual add_if aif;
mailbox #(transaction) mbx;
transaction data; //data container
event next;

function new(mailbox #(transaction) mbx);


[Link] = mbx;
endfunction

task run();
forever begin
[Link](data);
@(posedge [Link]);
aif.a <= data.a;
aif.b <= daat.b;
$display("[DRV] : Interface Trigger");
[Link]();
->next;
end
endtask
endclass

module tb;
add_if aif();
driver drv;
generator gen;
event done;
mailbox #(transaction) mbx;
add dut (aif.a, aif.b, [Link], [Link]);

initial begin
[Link] <= 0;
end

always #10 [Link] <= ~[Link];

initial begin
mbx = new();
drv = new(mbx);
gen = new(mbx);
[Link] = aif;
done = [Link]
end

initial begin
//now we have to run both the run functions parallely use fork join
fork
[Link]();
[Link]();
join_none
wait([Link]);
$finish();
end

initial begin
$dumpfile("[Link]");
$dumpvars;
end
endmodule

module add(
input [3:0] a, b,
output reg [4:0] sum,
input clk
);
always @(posedge clk) begin
sum <= a + b;
end
endmodule

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