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Generating a Component
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Complete Automatic Model Generation Solution
Carbon Model Studio is a complete solution for the automatic generation, validation,
and execution of hardware-accurate software models. Carbon Model Studio delivers
value throughout the entire design lifecycle. Carbon models enable:
- Accurate architectural analysis
- Presilicon software integration
- Secure external model distribution
Rapid Development of IP Models
In a modern SoC, as much as 80% of the design is existing IP, either re-used from
previous projects or provided by a third party. Carbon Model Studio enables the
user to leverage this IP, in all of its configurations, to jumpstart the creation
of complete, accurate virtual platforms.
- Automatically compiles RTL into high-speed software models
- Straightforward GUI manages model creation and validation
- Easy configuration management for model variants
Platform Integratons
It is important to be able to use your hardware models in your choice of system
environments. Carbon Model Studio was architected from the ground up to support
any system simulation platform. There’s no need to develop unique models for
each platform. Carbon Model Studio provides direct integration into the following
platform environments:
- Carbon SoC Designer Plus
- CoWare Platform Architect
- OSCI SystemC
One Model - Many Uses
Carbon Model Studio’s many platform integrations mean that you have the versatility
to use Carbon Models in all of your development environments. Software engineers
can focus on a “data-book” view of the device for programming. Architects
have access to the buses, interfaces and transactions. Hardware engineers have full
debugability and visibility into the RTL including waveform dumping. Because the
model is common, all of your teams can work on solving problems, instead of porting
issues across environments.
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