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user1978273
user1978273

Reputation: 514

UVM DPI-C function import

Can somebody please educate me why we need DPI-C function import to do UVM specific functions like uvm_hdl_force or uvm_hdl_deposit even when force and deposit system verilog constructs exist? What extra flexibility does the C functions give with these regards?

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 2

Views: 961

Answers (1)

dave_59
dave_59

Reputation: 42673

  • There's no deposit functionality in SystemVerilog, only force. Although most tools give you deposit functionality, there is no standard way to deal with it. The DPI-C give you a tool independent method.
  • UVM REG gives you the ability to look-up registers by string name, and build paths from string hierarchies. Although there are ways of creating this functionality without resorting to the DPI/VPI, it's far easier to use the VPI.
  • If your DUT is VHDL, there is no standard for interoperability between standards with hierarchical references across language boundaries.

Upvotes: 1

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