VHDL to SystemC

[moogyd]

Hi,
Has anybody successfully used VDHL to SystemC conversion tools. Google returns one or two options, but I'd like to hear from people who have used them.
Thanks,
Steven

 

[Tomas D.]

Hi,
Has anybody successfully used VDHL to SystemC conversion tools. Google
returns one or two options, but I'd like to hear from people who have used
them.
Thanks,
Steven

It's like converting foot toe to hands thumb. Do you really want that?

 

[HT-Lab]

Hi,
Has anybody successfully used VDHL to SystemC conversion tools. Google returns one or two options, but I'd like to hear from people who have used them.
Thanks,
Steven

Hi Steven,

I briefly played with Carbon (http://www.carbondesignsystems.com) and I
must say that I was quite impressed. I only tried a few test cases but
from what I remember the resulting C++ (with a SystemC top layer) ran
much faster than the original VHDL. If you are looking into building a
virtual prototype then I would recommend you speak to these guys.

If you just want to import some VHDL models to an OSCI environment than
you can try my VHDL to SystemC converter as a template generator.
However, expect much worse simulation time (3x slower), minimum language
support, requirement to fix/tweak the code and on top of that a
developer not willing to fix the translator ;-)

Good luck,
Hans
www.ht-lab.com

 

[moogyd]

Hi Steven,
I briefly played with Carbon (http://www.carbondesignsystems.com) and I
must say that I was quite impressed. I only tried a few test cases but
from what I remember the resulting C++ (with a SystemC top layer) ran
much faster than the original VHDL. If you are looking into building a
virtual prototype then I would recommend you speak to these guys.
If you just want to import some VHDL models to an OSCI environment than
you can try my VHDL to SystemC converter as a template generator.
However, expect much worse simulation time (3x slower), minimum language
support, requirement to fix/tweak the code and on top of that a
developer not willing to fix the translator ;-)
Good luck,
Hans
www.ht-lab.com

Hi Hans,
you are correct - I am looking to produce a virtual prototype for FW development. The plan is to do initial conversion automatically, and then analyze performance of resulting models, perhaps performing some optimizations where possibly.
I'll have a look at you suggestions.
Thanks,
Steven