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... I want the component to be "stand alone" and report ordering errors to the NIOS via regulat registers and NIOS will report errors back to the Linux ( RC ) host system.
... the intention is to test actual hardware to catch ordering issues in the RC bridges / fabric .
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Then as Josy suggests, just create a bridge component. That bridge component would have three Avalon-MM interfaces;
1. Avalon-MM slave that you connect to the master you are sniffing
2. Avalon-MM master, the pass through connection from the master
3. Avalon-MM slave for performance monitoring registers access
You can then test your bridge component using the Altera Verification IP Suite (I've posted examples that use the BFM master and slave components, qsys_vip.zip);
http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32952&page=3 Cheers,
Dave
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