Synopsys ARC ARChitect and xCAM

The Synopsys ARC®  xCAM product works with the Synopsys ARChitect Processor Configurator to automatically provide 100% cycle-accurate models that reflect system-on-chip (SoC) designers specific hardware configurations of Synopsys ARC IP. These models allow design verification and provide detailed performance analysis of software before finalizing the hardware design. An underlying generator engine automatically creates the ARC xCAM Cycle Accurate Model by translating the original Verilog RTL into 100% cycle accurate C++ or SystemC models. With the ARC xCAM solution, multiple models are generated to compare alternative approaches against specific code early in the design process, assisting in choosing an optimal configuration.

The ARC xCAM product installs within the ARChitect IP Configurator to generate cycle-accurate models. Once installed, the modeling component can be added to the processor design within ARChitect and options set. The ARChitect solution then builds a 100% cycle-accurate model in minutes.

Upon completion of the ARC IP configuration, the ARChitect solution uses the Synopsys ARC xCAM product to add a step into the build process, generating a cycle-accurate model that reflects the user's configuration automatically.

The ARC xCAM model operates as a target within GDB and the MetaWare Debugger. Using the ARC xCAM solution's 100% cycle-accurate models is as simple as using an ISS or actual hardware.

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