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Chapter 16: Testbench and Design Example
BFM Procedures and Functions
Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
November 2012
Altera Corporation
himage16
This function creates a 16-digit hexadecimal string representation of the input
argument that can be concatenated into a larger message string and passed to
ebfm_display
.
dimage1
This function creates a one-digit decimal string representation of the input argument
that can be concatenated into a larger message string and passed to
ebfm_display
.
dimage2
This function creates a two-digit decimal string representation of the input argument
that can be concatenated into a larger message string and passed to
ebfm_display
.
Argument range
vec
Input data type reg with a range of 31:0.
Return range
string
Returns an 8-digit hexadecimal representation of the input argument, padded with leading
0s, if they are needed. Return data is type
reg
with a
range
of 64:1.
Table 16–46. himage8
Table 16–47. himage16
Location
altpcietb_bfm_driver_rp.v
syntax
string:= himage(vec)
Argument range
vec
Input data type reg with a range of 63:0.
Return range
string
Returns a 16-digit hexadecimal representation of the input argument, padded with leading
0s, if they are needed. Return data is type
reg
with a
range
of 128:1.
Table 16–48. dimage1
Location
altpcietb_bfm_driver_rp.v
syntax
string:= dimage(vec)
Argument range
vec
Input data type
reg
with a
range
of 31:0.
Return range
string
Returns a 1-digit decimal representation of the input argument that is padded with leading
0s if necessary. Return data is type
reg
with a
range
of 8:1.
Returns the letter
U
if the value cannot be represented.
Table 16–49. dimage2
Location
altpcietb_bfm_driver_rp.v
syntax
string:= dimage(vec)
Argument range
vec
Input data type
reg
with a
range
of 31:0.
Return range
string
Returns a 2-digit decimal representation of the input argument that is padded with leading
0s if necessary. Return data is type
reg
with a
range
of 16:1.
Returns the letter
U
if the value cannot be represented.