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DDARN2
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6 years ago

Having issues setting up an I2C testbench

Hi all, I am hoping someone can help solve what seems to be a fairly simple and common task. I have an I2C design that needs to be verified. Per all the training and documentation on Intel FPGAs/...
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6 years ago

Hi, do you need further help regarding this case?

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    DDARN2
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    6 years ago

    Hi Richard,

    Thank you for following up. I have read the document that you linked above. The problem I am having is that the Platform Designer's testbench creation process does not recognize that the inputs I have on the DUT are actually I2C Avalon interfaces. I have tried to solve this by manually modifying the Component's interfaces, by creating a separate I2C design and then copying those BFMs that the tool places into my testbench, and many other variants of the same. In every attempt, the Avalon BFM requires additional connections that I simply don't have. It is my understanding that I can add a BFM (or two) and then use it to exercise the slave devices in my DUT, is that not correct?