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BlackBox RTL/GateLevel

jesolano
jesolano over 8 years ago

Hello!

I would like to create two black boxes one in RTL and another in GATE LEVEL, it can also be one like black box and the other not, however
the two DUTs have the same instance inside the module which accuses the following error:
ncelab: *E,MUNIT: More than one unit matches 'ABC'
attached is an example

//

//---FILE RTL.sv

module ABC;
initial begin

$display ("RTL FILE");

end
 
endmodule


//---FILE GATE_LEVEL.v


module ABC;
initial begin

$display ("GATE_LEVEL FILE");

end
 
endmodule


//--- FILE 3 TB.sv

module tb;

  ABC DUT_1();

  ABC DUT_2();

endmodule


//**** OBS:

///***********
//************ I want to create two black boxes one in RTL and another in GATE LEVEL,
//************ it can be one like black box and the other not, however
//************ the two DUTs have the same instance inside the module which accuses the following error:
                                                            
//************  ncelab: *E,MUNIT: More than one unit matches 'ABC':
//************    module designlib.ABC:rtl  (VST)
//************    module designlib.ABC:gate (VST).

//

Best regards!

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  • jesolano
    jesolano over 8 years ago
    Hello



    About error

    Elaborating the design hierarchy (incremental partition):
    ncelab: *E,MUNIT: More than one unit matches 'ABC':
    module worklib_gate.ABC:gate (VST)
    module worklib_rtl.ABC:rtl (VST)


    the command -bbcell can not solve the problem!



    #DUT_1 (RTL files)
    irun -mkprimsnap package1.sv dut.sv -bbox_create ./box1/ -name prim1 -nclibdirname INCA_PRIM1 -work worklib_rtl

    #DUT_2 (GATE LEVEL files)
    irun -mkprimsnap dut_2.v -bbox_create ./box2/ -name prim2 -nclibdirname INCA_PRIM2 -work worklib_gate

    #TB
    irun -access rwc -nclibdirname INCA_INCR -work worklib_both tb.sv -primbind -bbox_link ./box1 -bbox_link ./box2 -libmap lib.map -bbcell worklib_gate.ABC -top cfg -messages -gui


    When I use two DUTs with RTL files the bbox the work the same for two DUTs GATE LEVEL, but when I use onde DUT with RTL and another with GATE LEVEL does not work.


    Best Regards
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  • jesolano
    jesolano over 8 years ago
    Hello



    About error

    Elaborating the design hierarchy (incremental partition):
    ncelab: *E,MUNIT: More than one unit matches 'ABC':
    module worklib_gate.ABC:gate (VST)
    module worklib_rtl.ABC:rtl (VST)


    the command -bbcell can not solve the problem!



    #DUT_1 (RTL files)
    irun -mkprimsnap package1.sv dut.sv -bbox_create ./box1/ -name prim1 -nclibdirname INCA_PRIM1 -work worklib_rtl

    #DUT_2 (GATE LEVEL files)
    irun -mkprimsnap dut_2.v -bbox_create ./box2/ -name prim2 -nclibdirname INCA_PRIM2 -work worklib_gate

    #TB
    irun -access rwc -nclibdirname INCA_INCR -work worklib_both tb.sv -primbind -bbox_link ./box1 -bbox_link ./box2 -libmap lib.map -bbcell worklib_gate.ABC -top cfg -messages -gui


    When I use two DUTs with RTL files the bbox the work the same for two DUTs GATE LEVEL, but when I use onde DUT with RTL and another with GATE LEVEL does not work.


    Best Regards
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