VeriLogger Pro is a new type of Verilog simulation environment that combines all the features of a traditional Verilog simulator with the most powerful graphical test vector generator on the planet. Model testing is so fast in VeriLogger Pro that you can perform true bottom-up testing of every model in your design, a critical step often skipped in the race to market. Verilog Simulator with Graphical Test Vector Generation VeriLogger Pro, by SynaptiCAD is a complete design and verification environment for ASIC and FPGA designers. It contains a new type of Verilog simulation environment that combines all the features of a traditional Verilog simulator with the most powerful graphical test vector generator on the planet. Model testing is so fast in VeriLogger Pro that you can perform true bottom-up testing of every model in your design, a critical step often skipped in the race to market. Test vectors can be imported or exported from HP logic analyzers, pattern generators, and 3rd party VHDL, Verilog, and SPICE simulators for reuse. Simulation features include waveform viewing, optimized gatelevel simulation, single-step debugging, point-and-click breakpoints, hierarchical browser for project management, and batch execution. Customer Feedback "A great simulator at a very accessible price..." Gill Romero, Principal Consultant, ASIC Alliance "The timing diagram editor included with Verilogger helped me design the synchronizing circuit quickly..." Sam Mitchum, Philips Semiconductors "I really love VeriLogger!... " Mike Kentley, High Desert Design Center Watch an Animated Tutorial of Verilogger Pro Basic VeriLogger Pro Animated Tutorial Technical Details VeriLogger Pro Features Graphical Stimulus Generation Features Interactive Simulation Features Batch Mode Operation Interactive Screen Shot Download VeriLogger Pro literature in Acrobat format Evaluate and Purchase VeriLogger: Pricing Download an evaluation version of VeriLogger Pro VeriLogger Pro FAQ Features List Complete ASIC and FPGA design Environment In a typical design of a large ASIC, each contributing engineer can use a VeriLogger to develop and simulate their portion of the chip. After each portion has been synthesized and checked, the entire integrated design can be rapidly simulated and verified using VeriLogger with its optimized gate level simulation engine activated. VeriLogger interfaces to synthesis tools, place-and-route tools, and all vendor Verilog libraries. VeriLogger supports design flows using Actel, Altera, Lattice, Lucent, Quicklogic, Vantis , and Xilinx devices including full timing verification. Graphical Test Bench Generation VeriLogger can automatically generate test bench code for your design models. Using the built-in timing diagram editor, just draw the stimulus waveforms and VeriLogger will write the test bench and simulate it with your design models. VeriLogger also includes an instant-feedback simulation mode in which any change to the design code or the waveform stimulus vectors results in an automatic re-simulation. This mode is especially useful for quickly verifying the functionality of small design blocks, making it possible to perform true unit-level testing of designs. Cut your Design Costs by a Factor of 10 If you've wanted to move up to the latest design methodologies, but have hesitated because of the high entry costs, VeriLogger is your answer. If you've already moved to Verilog, but haven't been able to afford to equip all the members of your team with their own simulators, VeriLogger is your answer too. VeriLogger is 100% compatible with Verilog-XL and integrates seamlessly into an XL environment. Got a question about VeriLogger Pro and HDLs? Post your question on the newsgroup comp.lang.verilog and it will be answered by our technical support staff (the newsgroup is checked at least once a day). You can always call 800-804-7073 to have any questions answered directly. Direct Sales Line: 800-804-7073 | Phone: 540-953-3390 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 540-953-3078 Home | Whats New | Search | Downloads | Pricing | TestBencher VeriLogger | WaveFormer | DataSheet | TimingDiagrammer | Tech Papers | App Notes Tutorials | EDA Links | Tektronix | Agilent | About SynaptiCAD | Employment | Distributors COPYRIGHT 2001, SYNAPTICAD INC., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Timing Diagrammer Pro, WaveFormer Pro, TestBencher Pro, VeriLogger Pro, DataSheet Pro and SynaptiCAD are trademarks of SynaptiCAD, Inc. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. vhdl verilog SPICE Pspice timing analysis test bench generation ABEL Minc viewlogic vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog Customer Feedback Below, some customers share their experiences with SynaptiCAD's products. If you would like to share your own experience using our products, send them to [email protected].. TestBencher Pro has been invaluable at all levels of our ASIC design. Its flexibility allows us to create testbenches for simple submodules within minutes, or highly complex transaction based models for modules and module groups. Synapticad has provided outstanding customer service and product training, and has in my opinion delievered the highest value per dollar of any tool we have purchased to date. The waveform and datasheet generator save many painful hours of sketching wafeform timing by hand. Jay Abel VP Product Development, Shera International Dear SynaptiCAD, As a customer of Synapticad products for the past three years, I want to give you some feedback on your Verilog simulator and test bench generation tools. I have used the Verilogger product on three different ASIC designs for Hewlett-Packard Company and have been successful in meeting a demanding schedule with fully functional parts. I contribute my high level of performance and success to the use of your Verilogger product. The integrated editor, simulator, interactive debugger and waveform viewer has provided me with tools to efficiently design and test various hardware blocks in an ASIC. I have been able to perform initial verification of various Verilog hardware blocks using the waveform drawing capabilities of your product where the test bench is produced automatically from the waveforms. This has saved me considerable time during the development process since I can perform an initial verification without writing a single line of Verilog test bench code. I can also use the various waveform files for documentation of the ASIC design. After I have performed the initial verification, I spend a considerable amount of time in manually generating a comprehensive Verilog test bench for the ASIC design with associated Verilog models. I have recently purchased the Testbencher product which adds test bench generation capability to the integrated environment described above. I have been able to generate Verilog code models for various peripherals connected to an ASIC under test in record time without writing much Verilog code. I plan on using Testbencher for generating comprehensive test benches that I had previously generated manually and were prone to many errors. I can generate the various waveform files for the various models connected to the chip-under test with selfchecking capability (samples) using the integrated waveform drawing tool and Testbencher generates the Verilog test bench. Testbencher is the most complete and comprehensive Verilog design tool that I have ever used. Synapticad has an excellent customer service department. I have communicated various issues with the Synapticad toolset and have received a response at all times within 24 hours. I appreciate the support and flexibility that Synapticad has provided to me during my short development schedules. George Lysy Hewlett-Packard Company "I'm impressed with SynaptiCAD, they have a great simulator at a very accessible price. I found it to be 100% Cadence Verilog-XL compatible. My test case simulated the same RTL code from a big FPGA (Xilinx Virtes-300/600/1000 and an Altera 10k150) in Verilog XL and in VeriLogger with no problems. Even on a machine with only 128M of RAM, VeriLogger performed well. The SynaptiCAD staff was very quick to answer any question and I have always found them to be very responsive and helpful." Gill Romero Principal Consultant, ASIC Alliance Corp. "Hi Gary, Just a quick note to let you know how helpful I have found SynaptiCAD's Verilogger. I am currently working on a design which involves two clocks, asynchronous with respect to each other. The timing diagram editor included with Verilogger helped me design the synchronizing circuit quickly. I started with a new diagram, added the two clocks and the synchronizing signal. Then I started adding / modifying signals until I reached a design that looked good. Having the ability to draw new signals and specify their behavior with equations then to see Verilogger's timing diagram editor correctly simulate the signals really makes the detail design work go quickly. It means I no longer have to waste a lot of time sketching stuff out on the whiteboard, opening an editor, writing the code, creating a test bench and pulling it into the simulator to verify correct operation. Verilogger has all this functionality built in. The point-and-click style for creating signals is extremely easy to learn and use. And it is easy to assign an equation to a signal -- right click to open the properties for the signal and the equation box is right there. Also thanks for pointing out how easy it to specify and name a group of signals I want to watch as a View into a particular timing diagram. I have a few groups specified (the afore-mentioned clocks) and it only takes two clicks to switch back and forth among them. That really makes it easy to check out parts of the design and make sure none of my new "fixes" have broken any of the other code. Thanks again" Sam Mitchum Philips Semiconductors "Hi Gary, By the way, I really love VeriLogger! I'm using the command line version in a makefile to automate all my sim runs for the current project, and then use the GUI for debug. This will be the first ASIC I've done entirely with VeriLogger and the price is great!" Mike Kentley High Desert Design Center "Hi Gary, I've been really happy with your phone support. A few weeks ago I was working from home and had a problem working in Waveformer. It was the day after I spoke with you on the phone and I thought I had remembered you mentioning that you were going to be at work on Saturday, so I went ahead and called. I don't remember the name of who answered, but your phones where being forwarded to somebody at home. And he got me the help that I needed. On Saturday. Awesome! " Jim Means L3 Communications "Waveformer Pro has been invaluable to me for working thru design ideas as well as documenting the design implementation. One of my recent designs, a Crossbar Switch Arbiter implemented in an Altera CPLD, was a heavily pipelined architecture using time division multiplexing. Waveformer Pro was used to initially brainstorm device operation and to document how each pipe element worked and would feed the next element in the pipe. Waveformer Pro has also been used to document system timing considerations, which have formed the backbone of a 64Gbit router design. All timing considerations have been included in a waveform diagram and timing spreadsheet indicating how all router line cards must implement the back-end design. This diagram will become the basis of our system design documentation. Waveformer Pro has been easy to use and exactly the tool that today's design engineer needs to include as part of one's design methodology." Andrew M. Norton Norton Engineering Consultants "The combination of WaveFormer Pro and HP logic analyzers lets designers use captured waveforms as stimulus vectors to drive the simulation of a circuit. This capability allows fast debugging and should help our customers bring their products to market sooner.” Customer Success at IBM! Patrick J. Byrne, General Manager Hewlett-Packard Colorado Springs Division As a group of ASIC design engineers we often deal with chip, interface and system level timings. Powerful simulation tools are used to verify if the timing design goals were achieved. Nevertheless, the planning of the timing must be done with pencil and paper. Documenting the complex waveforms with the built in drawing tools of a standard word processing software is another tedious task. And who will repeat that lengthy procedure when a design modification requires a slightly changed timing? The WaveFormer is a valuable tool that bans paper and pencil from the desk when planning complex timing diagrams, and it is not more difficult to use. Entering and editing signals and timing parameters is quickly learned by doing. Worth mentioning is the fact how fast you handled a request regarding a bug in WaveFormer Pro 5.1, ... nobody is perfect, but it would not matter if everybody would respond as fast as you did. H. Thielemann, SIEMENS AG, Germany Mobile Radio Hardware Development Just thought I would drop you a note to let you know Panametrics Engineering loves WaveFormer Pro for designing Viewlogic Simulation stimulus... Steve Besser Panametrics Engineering I had to make a decision a year ago whether to go with WaveFormer or Timing Designer [by Chronology Corporation]. I am glad I picked WaveFormer! You have done a great job adding new features, keep up the good work. One request I would like to make: when entering timing relationships, it would be very nice to just double click on the timing constraint, and a dialog box pops up with a link directly into the timing database, so that I can quickly enter a library timing parameter. This was handy in Timing Designer, but it isn't enough to switch back ;-) Follow up email, received 10 minutes later the same day Sorry about that, I guess I didn't have time to check over all the new features in this release. It has a much better way of entering libraried timing parameters via the pop up dialog box (just didn't see it)! Stephen Noftall Level Control Systems Subject: Many Kudos... Well, I recieved WaveFormer this morning around 10:30am and its around 12:30 now. In 2 hours I feel I've gotten a pretty good feeling for the program. Excellent tutorial. It shows how to use the software in a real situation but doesn't belabor the trival stuff. From the doc notes, it seems like you've been adding significant functionality with each new release, yet you've been able to keep the program easy to learn. Given my several previous experiences trying to get up to speed on CAD programs in a day or so, you have done an incredible job. Its easy enough to learn and use that I am already _designing_ system timing in the program, rather than just entering and checking my hand-written hen scratches. WOW! Also, I didn't realize it when I ordered the sotware, but thanks for not having a dongle. I hate having to carry those darn things around with my laptop if I take work home. I'm always scared that someone will steal it or I'll lose it. Well, I got to get back to the grindstone. Oh, by the way, the reason that I'm now designing on the system is that after entering about a dozen waveforms, etc in a complicated dram controller, I found subtle timing error that now I have to fix. I suspect that finding this problem early probably just paid for the tool. C. Bolton Bolton Engineering Inc Subject: WaveFormer Testimonial I've been using the Waveformer since 1994 and find it to be an indispensible tool in both design analysis and synthesis. I've applied the Waveformer to optimize both performance and cost in product upgrades. I use it to synthesize new designs as well. It allows me to define my timing constraints which help to determine what components I will use. Once chosen, I can re-simulate and use the timing diagrams as a reference for simulation waveforms. I can freely investigate scenarios such as matching memory to processor speeds without the need for schematics or behavioral models. The timing diagrams are used and re-used from upgrade to upgrade and from design to new design. The Waveformer is an important tool which bridges the gap between the worlds of analysis and synthesis. Ralf Chlipalski Senior Design Engineer, Gandalf Canada Ltd. WaveFormer's instant feedback environment takes the headache out of system level timing. No digital designer should be without it! Mark Knecht Virtual Chips (Phoenix Technologies) Direct Sales Line: 800-804-7073 | Phone: 540-953-3390 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 540-953-3078 Home | Whats New | Search | Downloads | Pricing | TestBencher VeriLogger | WaveFormer | DataSheet | TimingDiagrammer | Tech Papers | App Notes Tutorials | EDA Links | Tektronix | Agilent | About SynaptiCAD | Employment | Distributors COPYRIGHT 2001, SYNAPTICAD INC., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Timing Diagrammer Pro, WaveFormer Pro, TestBencher Pro, VeriLogger Pro, DataSheet Pro and SynaptiCAD are trademarks of SynaptiCAD, Inc. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. vhdl verilog SPICE Pspice timing analysis test bench generation ABEL Minc viewlogic vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog Customer Feedback Below, some customers share their experiences with SynaptiCAD's products. If you would like to share your own experience using our products, send them to [email protected].. TestBencher Pro has been invaluable at all levels of our ASIC design. Its flexibility allows us to create testbenches for simple submodules within minutes, or highly complex transaction based models for modules and module groups. Synapticad has provided outstanding customer service and product training, and has in my opinion delievered the highest value per dollar of any tool we have purchased to date. The waveform and datasheet generator save many painful hours of sketching wafeform timing by hand. Jay Abel VP Product Development, Shera International Dear SynaptiCAD, As a customer of Synapticad products for the past three years, I want to give you some feedback on your Verilog simulator and test bench generation tools. I have used the Verilogger product on three different ASIC designs for Hewlett-Packard Company and have been successful in meeting a demanding schedule with fully functional parts. I contribute my high level of performance and success to the use of your Verilogger product. The integrated editor, simulator, interactive debugger and waveform viewer has provided me with tools to efficiently design and test various hardware blocks in an ASIC. I have been able to perform initial verification of various Verilog hardware blocks using the waveform drawing capabilities of your product where the test bench is produced automatically from the waveforms. This has saved me considerable time during the development process since I can perform an initial verification without writing a single line of Verilog test bench code. I can also use the various waveform files for documentation of the ASIC design. After I have performed the initial verification, I spend a considerable amount of time in manually generating a comprehensive Verilog test bench for the ASIC design with associated Verilog models. I have recently purchased the Testbencher product which adds test bench generation capability to the integrated environment described above. I have been able to generate Verilog code models for various peripherals connected to an ASIC under test in record time without writing much Verilog code. I plan on using Testbencher for generating comprehensive test benches that I had previously generated manually and were prone to many errors. I can generate the various waveform files for the various models connected to the chip-under test with self-checking capability (samples) using the integrated waveform drawing tool and Testbencher generates the Verilog test bench. Testbencher is the most complete and comprehensive Verilog design tool that I have ever used. Synapticad has an excellent customer service department. I have communicated various issues with the Synapticad toolset and have received a response at all times within 24 hours. I appreciate the support and flexibility that Synapticad has provided to me during my short development schedules. George Lysy Hewlett-Packard Company "I'm impressed with SynaptiCAD, they have a great simulator at a very accessible price. I found it to be 100% Cadence Verilog-XL compatible. My test case simulated the same RTL code from a big FPGA (Xilinx Virtes-300/600/1000 and an Altera 10k150) in Verilog XL and in VeriLogger with no problems. Even on a machine with only 128M of RAM, VeriLogger performed well. The SynaptiCAD staff was very quick to answer any question and I have always found them to be very responsive and helpful." Gill Romero Principal Consultant, ASIC Alliance Corp. "Hi Gary, Just a quick note to let you know how helpful I have found SynaptiCAD's Verilogger. I am currently working on a design which involves two clocks, asynchronous with respect to each other. The timing diagram editor included with Verilogger helped me design the synchronizing circuit quickly. I started with a new diagram, added the two clocks and the synchronizing signal. Then I started adding / modifying signals until I reached a design that looked good. Having the ability to draw new signals and specify their behavior with equations then to see Verilogger's timing diagram editor correctly simulate the signals really makes the detail design work go quickly. It means I no longer have to waste a lot of time sketching stuff out on the whiteboard, opening an editor, writing the code, creating a test bench and pulling it into the simulator to verify correct operation. Verilogger has all this functionality built in. The point-andclick style for creating signals is extremely easy to learn and use. And it is easy to assign an equation to a signal -- right click to open the properties for the signal and the equation box is right there. Also thanks for pointing out how easy it to specify and name a group of signals I want to watch as a View into a particular timing diagram. I have a few groups specified (the afore-mentioned clocks) and it only takes two clicks to switch back and forth among them. That really makes it easy to check out parts of the design and make sure none of my new "fixes" have broken any of the other code. Thanks again" Sam Mitchum Philips Semiconductors "Hi Gary, By the way, I really love VeriLogger! I'm using the command line version in a makefile to automate all my sim runs for the current project, and then use the GUI for debug. This will be the first ASIC I've done entirely with VeriLogger and the price is great!" Mike Kentley High Desert Design Center "Hi Gary, I've been really happy with your phone support. A few weeks ago I was working from home and had a problem working in Waveformer. It was the day after I spoke with you on the phone and I thought I had remembered you mentioning that you were going to be at work on Saturday, so I went ahead and called. I don't remember the name of who answered, but your phones where being forwarded to somebody at home. And he got me the help that I needed. On Saturday. Awesome! " Jim Means L3 Communications "Waveformer Pro has been invaluable to me for working thru design ideas as well as documenting the design implementation. One of my recent designs, a Crossbar Switch Arbiter implemented in an Altera CPLD, was a heavily pipelined architecture using time division multiplexing. Waveformer Pro was used to initially brainstorm device operation and to document how each pipe element worked and would feed the next element in the pipe. Waveformer Pro has also been used to document system timing considerations, which have formed the backbone of a 64Gbit router design. All timing considerations have been included in a waveform diagram and timing spreadsheet indicating how all router line cards must implement the back-end design. This diagram will become the basis of our system design documentation. Waveformer Pro has been easy to use and exactly the tool that today's design engineer needs to include as part of one's design methodology." Andrew M. Norton Norton Engineering Consultants "The combination of WaveFormer Pro and HP logic analyzers lets designers use captured waveforms as stimulus vectors to drive the simulation of a circuit. This capability allows fast debugging and should help our customers bring their products to market sooner.” Customer Success at IBM! Patrick J. Byrne, General Manager Hewlett-Packard Colorado Springs Division As a group of ASIC design engineers we often deal with chip, interface and system level timings. Powerful simulation tools are used to verify if the timing design goals were achieved. Nevertheless, the planning of the timing must be done with pencil and paper. Documenting the complex waveforms with the built in drawing tools of a standard word processing software is another tedious task. And who will repeat that lengthy procedure when a design modification requires a slightly changed timing? The WaveFormer is a valuable tool that bans paper and pencil from the desk when planning complex timing diagrams, and it is not more difficult to use. Entering and editing signals and timing parameters is quickly learned by doing. Worth mentioning is the fact how fast you handled a request regarding a bug in WaveFormer Pro 5.1, ... nobody is perfect, but it would not matter if everybody would respond as fast as you did. H. Thielemann, SIEMENS AG, Germany Mobile Radio Hardware Development Just thought I would drop you a note to let you know Panametrics Engineering loves WaveFormer Pro for designing Viewlogic Simulation stimulus... Steve Besser Panametrics Engineering I had to make a decision a year ago whether to go with WaveFormer or Timing Designer [by Chronology Corporation]. I am glad I picked WaveFormer! You have done a great job adding new features, keep up the good work. One request I would like to make: when entering timing relationships, it would be very nice to just double click on the timing constraint, and a dialog box pops up with a link directly into the timing database, so that I can quickly enter a library timing parameter. This was handy in Timing Designer, but it isn't enough to switch back ;-) Follow up email, received 10 minutes later the same day Sorry about that, I guess I didn't have time to check over all the new features in this release. It has a much better way of entering libraried timing parameters via the pop up dialog box (just didn't see it)! Stephen Noftall Level Control Systems Subject: Many Kudos... Well, I recieved WaveFormer this morning around 10:30am and its around 12:30 now. In 2 hours I feel I've gotten a pretty good feeling for the program. Excellent tutorial. It shows how to use the software in a real situation but doesn't belabor the trival stuff. From the doc notes, it seems like you've been adding significant functionality with each new release, yet you've been able to keep the program easy to learn. Given my several previous experiences trying to get up to speed on CAD programs in a day or so, you have done an incredible job. Its easy enough to learn and use that I am already _designing_ system timing in the program, rather than just entering and checking my hand-written hen scratches. WOW! Also, I didn't realize it when I ordered the sotware, but thanks for not having a dongle. I hate having to carry those darn things around with my laptop if I take work home. I'm always scared that someone will steal it or I'll lose it. Well, I got to get back to the grindstone. Oh, by the way, the reason that I'm now designing on the system is that after entering about a dozen waveforms, etc in a complicated dram controller, I found subtle timing error that now I have to fix. I suspect that finding this problem early probably just paid for the tool. C. Bolton Bolton Engineering Inc Subject: WaveFormer Testimonial I've been using the Waveformer since 1994 and find it to be an indispensible tool in both design analysis and synthesis. I've applied the Waveformer to optimize both performance and cost in product upgrades. I use it to synthesize new designs as well. It allows me to define my timing constraints which help to determine what components I will use. Once chosen, I can re-simulate and use the timing diagrams as a reference for simulation waveforms. I can freely investigate scenarios such as matching memory to processor speeds without the need for schematics or behavioral models. The timing diagrams are used and re-used from upgrade to upgrade and from design to new design. The Waveformer is an important tool which bridges the gap between the worlds of analysis and synthesis. Ralf Chlipalski Senior Design Engineer, Gandalf Canada Ltd. WaveFormer's instant feedback environment takes the headache out of system level timing. No digital designer should be without it! Mark Knecht Virtual Chips (Phoenix Technologies) Direct Sales Line: 800-804-7073 | Phone: 540-953-3390 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 540-953-3078 Home | Whats New | Search | Downloads | Pricing | TestBencher VeriLogger | WaveFormer | DataSheet | TimingDiagrammer | Tech Papers | App Notes Tutorials | EDA Links | Tektronix | Agilent | About SynaptiCAD | Employment | Distributors COPYRIGHT 2001, SYNAPTICAD INC., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Timing Diagrammer Pro, WaveFormer Pro, TestBencher Pro, VeriLogger Pro, DataSheet Pro and SynaptiCAD are trademarks of SynaptiCAD, Inc. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. vhdl verilog SPICE Pspice timing analysis test bench generation ABEL Minc viewlogic vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog vhdl verilog
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