Altera Avalon Verification IP Suite - Manual (Page 156)

11 Conduit BFM
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You can use Conduit BFMs to verify the following aspects of Avalon Conduit interfaces:
• Port compatibility and polarity
• Legal port widths
Figure 11-1: Conduit BFM Block Diagram
Top Level Design
BFM Component Design Component
role: “black”
dir: output
width: 32
role: “red”
dir: input
width: 17
role: “black”
dir: input
width: 32
role: “red”
dir: output
width: 17
role: “export”
dir: bidir
width: 8
External Component
role: “export”
dir: bidir
width: 8
An Avalon Conduit interface can have an arbitrary number of ports. Conduit ports can have the following
characteristics:
• Conduit ports can be an input, output, or bidirectional
• Conduit port widths can range from 1-1024 bits
• Conduit ports have an associated role name. This role name is an arbitrary string. Qsys uses the role
name to verify conduit interconnect compatibility between components.
• A conduit port connection is legal when two conduit interconnected components have the same port
role names and complementary directions. For example, when an input connects with an output, the
connection is legal.
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