ACS Simulation Tools Installation

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Welcome to the ACS Simulation Tools install section. Here, we provide the necessary steps to download, install, and make use of our simulation tools.

Running the Illinois Verilog Model

Download packages

First, download ivm-1.0.tar.gz. Then, extract the files into a work directory on your machine. While the software may run on other platforms, we have developed this software mainly on GNU/Linux/x86 platforms.

# cd {work_directory}
# tar -zxvf {path_to_downloads}/ivm-1.0.tar.gz

Compiling

IVM has been tested with two different compilers, Synopsys VCS and Icarus Verilog. First, configure the makefile to use the desired compiler.

# cd IVM-1.0
# make target_icarus (for Icarus Verilog)
(or)
# make target_vcs (for Synopsys VCS)

After the makefile has been configured, just type "make".

# make

Running

There is no execution model/executable loader included with the small release, so you will have to make your own instruction vectors in order to run any test programs. The vectors should be in ASCII hexadecimal format, similar to the example file here. Run the included vector translation script (perl required) to convert the vectors into a format usable by the model. These files should be in the same directory as the executable, and will be automatically loaded upon execution.

# ./make_icache_vectors.pl <vector_file>
# ./pipeline