JP2005510787A - 応答器による多様環境テスト - Google Patents
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- 通信装置を含む集積回路を設計し、
前記集積回路のモデルと応答回路モデルとを伴う前記通信装置の制御動作をシミュレートし、
前記集積回路の前記モデルに基づく前記集積回路と、前記応答回路モデルに基づく応答集積回路とを提供し、
前記応答集積回路と共に前記集積回路をテストする
過程を備える方法。 - 前記集積回路は、1つまたはそれ以上の他の通信装置を含み、前記シミュレートする過程は前記1つまたはそれ以上の他の通信装置の通信のシミュレーションを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記通信装置は、ユニバーサルシリアルバス装置と、ユニバーサル非同期受信機送信機と、I2C装置と、バスブリッジとより構成される1つのグループである請求項1および請求項2の何れかに記載の方法。
- 前記テストする過程は、少なくとも実験環境および生産環境のうちの何れか1つの中で行われる請求項1ないし請求項3の何れかに記載の方法。
- 前記集積回路の前記モデルおよび前記応答回路モデルは、それぞれ少なくとも部分的にはHDLにより定義されている請求項1ないし請求項4の何れかに記載の方法。
- 前記テストを行なっている間に、スレーブモードでの前記応答集積回路を制御するために、前記集積回路から前記応答集積回路に対してテストコマンドを送信する過程をさらに備える請求項1ないし請求項5の何れかに記載の方法。
- 1つまたはそれ以上の構成接続部を伴う前記応答集積回路を構成する過程をさらに備える請求項1ないし請求項6の何れかに記載の方法。
- 前記集積回路は、1つまたはそれ以上のプロセッサと複数の通信装置を含むSoCタイプであり、前記応答集積回路は、少なくとも1つのプロセッサと幾つかの通信装置とを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 1つまたはそれ以上のプロセッサと1つまたはそれ以上の通信装置とを備えるSoC集積回路をテストするテスト装置を備え、前記テスト装置は応答集積回路を含み、前記応答集積回路は少なくとも1つのプロセッサと幾つかの通信装置と1つまたはそれ以上の構成接続部とを含み、前記応答集積回路は前記SoC集積回路からのコマンドに対して応答可能であり、前記1つまたはそれ以上の構成接続部により確立された構成により前記SoC集積回路の1つまたはそれ以上の通信装置をテストする装置。
- 第1のHDLモデルを伴う前記SoC集積回路と、第2のHDLモデルを伴う前記応答集積回路とをシミュレートするために制御可能なコンピュータをさらに備える請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記テスト装置に対して制御可能に接続された前記SoC集積回路をさらに備える請求項9および請求項10の何れかに記載の装置。
- 前記1つまたはそれ以上のプロセッサおよび前記1つまたはそれ以上の通信装置は、システムバスに接続されると共に、前記1つまたはそれ以上の通信装置は、ユニバーサルシリアルバス、ユニバーサル非同期受信機送信機、バスブリッジより構成されるグループのそれぞれ1つである請求項9ないし請求項11の何れかに記載の装置。
- 前記SoC集積回路および前記応答集積回路はさらに、I2C装置をそれぞれ備えている請求項9ないし請求項12の何れかに記載の装置。
- 第1のHDL集積回路モデルを伴う前記SoC集積回路および第2のHDL集積賀露モデルを伴う前記応答集積回路のシミュレーションを提供することを実行可能な指令を実行するコンピュータ読出し可能装置をさらに備え、前記指令は前記応答集積回路を伴う前記1つまたはそれ以上の通信装置の制御をシミュレートすることをさらに実行可能である請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記コンピュータ読出し可能装置は、格納ディスクの形状である請求項14に記載の装置。
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