Would like some OSVVM Examples

[faberc]

Hi. I was hoping I could get some examples of fsva use, particularly using xsim/Vivado using some of the features listed on the ReadMe, such as OSVVM.

Also I was wondering if this tool could ouput reports in Junit format to work with most CI systems like Gitlab CI: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/unit_test_reports.html

[JimLewis]

@faberc
WRT OSVVM and xsim/Vivado. Here is the current update (July 2021):
I compiled all files on 2021.1. That was momentary good news. However, some packages do not work yet in simulation. In particular, AlertLogPkg. It needs a deep dive into root cause like I did for the AXI verification components in GHDL. It worked well in GHDL since I could find one blocking issue. Submit it and then get an update (worst case was 4 days). Some things I could work around, so I worked around them and ignored the root cause. I have offered to do the same with Xilinx. I have someone there checking to see if they can connect me with the developers - as that is really what it takes to get the job done. Waiting to hear back at this point.

I am optimistically hopeful.

I should note that OSVVM works well with the Intel/Altera modelsim tools.

[m-kru]

@faberc
Regarding Junit, it is currently not supported. However, this is simply another orthogonal output format, so there should be no problem adding it.

[m-kru]

OSVVM example with GHDL is provided in the repository https://github.com/m-kru/fsva/tree/master/dummy_fusesoc_lib/osvvm. You just need to compile OSVVM with compile-osvvm.sh script provided in the GHDL repository. After installing GHDL in the default destination the full path is /usr/local/lib/ghdl/vendors/compile-osvvm.sh. First you need to set proper path to OSVVM in /usr/local/lib/ghdl/vendors/config.sh.

[JimLewis]

For OSVVM examples that may not have been integrated into the fsva flow yet, see: https://github.com/OSVVM/OsvvmLibraries (make sure to use --recursive when you clone it as everything is in submodules).

If you take a look at the AXI4/Axi4/testbenches. Directions on running these are in Documentation/Axi4_VC_user_guide.pdf

p.s. OSVVM was born and raised in Portland.

[m-kru]

fsva supports all OSVVM features that the simulator supports. The sentence

For OSVVM examples that may not have been integrated into the fsva flow yet

makes no sense.

[JimLewis]

@m-kru Sorry I was not trying to imply that - as I don't know what scripts you do and do not have for running simulations.

What I meant is that OSVVM provides scripts for compiling and running OSVVM testbenches that are included with the distribution.

Does fsva also provide the ability to run the OSVVM testbenches? I had just noted that you pointed to a small example when there are much more significant examples provided with the OSVVM library.

[m-kru]

fsva -> FuseSoc -> Edalize -> {Simulator} if you can run it with particular simulator, then you can run it with fsva.