Xilinx, Inc.

Adrian M Hernandez

David P Schultz

Paul R Schumacher

Graham F Schelle

David Robinson

Elessar Taggart

Michael E Darnall

Max Heimer

Tracing status of a programmable device can include, in response to loading a device image for the programmable device, determining, using a processing unit on the programmable device, trace data for the device image, storing, by the processing unit, the trace data for the device image in a memory, and, in response to unloading the device image, recording the unloading of the device image in the trace data in the memory.

Tracing status of a programmable device

An integrated circuit (IC) includes a bridge circuit configured to receive a first request from an external system, a discover circuit coupled to the bridge circuit and configured to process the first request received from the bridge circuit, and a memory map coupled to the discover circuit. The memory map stores a record for each of a plurality of Intellectual Property (IP) blocks implemented within the IC. The discover circuit is configured to generate a list of the IP blocks implemented within the IC from the records of the memory map responsive to the first request. The bridge circuit is configured to send the list to the external system.

System-on-chip intellectual property block discovery

A computer-based system for testing a circuit design for implementation within an integrated circuit device can include a design application () providing simulation instructions for testing a circuit design and a simulation driver () receiving the simulation instructions and translating the simulation instructions into control protocol instructions specifying operations of an integrated circuit control protocol. The system can include a simulation environment (). The simulation environment can include a communication module () communicating with the simulation driver, a simulation cable driver () receiving the control protocol instructions from the simulation driver via the communication module, and a control module (). The simulation cable driver further can translate the control protocol instructions into signaling information corresponding to the integrated circuit control protocol. The control module can include a plurality of ports receiving the signaling information and outputting the signaling information to a device under test within the simulation environment.

Generic software simulation interface for integrated circuits

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