ModelSim SE User's Manual - Electrical and Computer Engineering

UM-212 7 - Mixed-language simulation
Example of parameter use
ModelSim SE User’s Manual
Here is a complete example, ring buffer, including all files necessary for simulation.
// ringbuf.h
#ifndef INCLUDED_RINGBUF
#define INCLUDED_RINGBUF
class ringbuf : public sc_foreign_module {
public:
sc_in clk;
...
counter(sc_midule_name nm, char* hdl_name
int num_generics, const char* generic_list)
: sc_foreign_module(nm, hdl_name, num_generics,
generic_list),
{}
};
#endif
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// test_ringbuf.h
#ifndef INCLUDED_TEST_RINGBUF
#define INCLUDED_TEST_RINGBUF
#include "ringbuf.h"
#include "string.h"
SC_MODULE(test_ringbuf)
{
sc_signal iclock;
...
...
// Verilog module instance
ringbuf* chip;
SC_CTOR(test_ringbuf)
: iclock("iclock"),
...
...
{
const char* generic_list[3];
generic_list[0] = strdup("int_param=4");
generic_list[1] = strdup("real_param=2.6");
generic_list[2] = strdup("str_param=\"Hello\"");
// Enclose the string
// in double quotes
// Cleanup the memory allocated for theh generic list
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++;)
free((char*)generic_list[i]);
// Create Verilog module instance.
chip = new ringbuf("chip", "ringbuf", 3, generic_list);