FPGA-based sensor network SoC proto verification platform

Abstract

The invention discloses an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) sensor network SoC (System on Chip) proto verification platform. The sensor network SoC proto verification platform comprises a PC upper computer, an FPGA motherboard and a pluggable daughterboard, wherein the PC upper computer is connected with the FPGA motherboard; the FPGA motherboard is provided with a daughterboard interface, an FPGA clip, an ARM7 testing clip and other peripheral circuits; the daughterboard interface comprises an ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) daughterboard interface, a wireless transmit-receive daughterboard interface, an analog sensor interface, an intelligent sensor interface and an expansion interface; and the pluggable daughterboard comprises a multi-channel ADC daughterboard, a wireless transmit-receive daughterboard, an analog sensor interface daughterboard and an intelligent sensor interface daughterboard. According to the invention, the motherboard and the pluggable daughterboard are adopted by the sensor network SoC proto verification platform, so that verification of a sensor network SoC clip based on ARM7 core can be accomplished with flexibility and universality to a certain degree.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of integrated circuits, and relates to a sensor network SoC prototype verification platform, in particular to a FPGA-based reusable sensor network SoC verification platform. Background technique [0002] With the development of integrated circuit design technology, it has entered the era of system chip design. System-on-Chip, also known as SoC (System-on-Chip), starts from the function and performance of the entire system, uses hardware and software design and verification methods, and uses IP multiplexing to implement complex functions on a chip. [0003] In the SoC design process, verification is an extremely important step, and its purpose is to ensure the consistency of design data and design specifications. Functional verification accounts for 50-80% of the workload in the IC design process. SoC verification based on prototype verification platform is one of the mainstream verification methods. The c...

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Problems solved by technology

This method has a high degree of simulation, but due to the large number of SoC hardware modules and the complexity of embedded software, verification based on soft prototypes or virtual prototypes will become very slow, and it is extremely inconvenient to debug software

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