ASA Verification IP 

Truechip's ASA Verification IP provides an effective & efficient way to verify the components interfacing with ASA interface of an IP or SoC. Truechip's ASA VIP is fully compliant with Automotive SerDes Alliance ASA Transceiver Version 1.1. This VIP is a light weight VIP with easy plug-and-play interface so that there is no hit on the design.

Key Benefits

• Available in native System Verilog (UVM) and Verilog
• Unique development methodology to ensure the highest levels of quality
• Availability of Compliance & Regression Test Suites
• 24X5 customer support
• Unique and customizable licensing models
• Exhaustive set of assertions and coverage points with connectivity examples for all the components
• Consistency of interface, installation, operation, and documentation across all our VIPs
• Provide complete solution and easy integration in IP and SoC environment

Features

• Compliant to ASA Specification Version 1.1.
• Support both Downstream and Upstream Mode of communication.
• Supports 5 fixed-rate Speed Grades ranging from 2 Gbps to 16 Gbps in Downstream direction.
• Supports 2 fixed-rate Speed Grades ranging from 2 Gbps to 4 Gbps in Upstream direction.
• Supports all types of Data Link Layer functions.
• Supports all domains of ASA registers.
• Supports Scrambling and Descrambling.
• Supports RS-FEC Encoding and decoding.
• Supports PAM-2 and PAM-4 modulation schemes.
• Supports Gray encoding for PAM.
• Supports Application Stream Encapsulation Protocol (ASEP).
• Can be configured for normal and error scenarios.
• A wide variety of error injections.
• Functional Coverage of all configurations.
• Callback for user control.
• Support dynamically configurable modes.
• Strong Protocol Monitor with real-time exhaustive programmable checks.
• Supports Dynamic as well as Static Error Injection scenarios.
• On the fly protocol checking using assertions.
• Built in Coverage analysis.
• Graphical analyser to show transactions for easy debugging

Deliverables

• ASA TX / RX BFM/Agent
• ASA Monitor and Scoreboard
• Test Environment & Test Suite:
  • Basic and Directed Protocol Tests
  • Random and Dynamic Tests
  • Error Scenario Tests
  • Assertions & Cover Point Tests
  • Conformance Tests
• Integration Guide, User Manual, and Release Notes