IEC 61691-8:2021

Behavioural languages - Part 8: Standard SystemC Analog/Mixed-Signal Extensions Language Reference Manual

IEC 61691-8:2021(E) defines the Analog/Mixed-Signal extensions for SystemC®, as an ANSI standard C++ class
library based on SystemC for system and hardware design including analog/mixed-signal elements. The general purpose of the SystemC AMS extensions is to provide a C++ standard for designers and architects, who need to address complex heterogeneous systems that are a hybrid between hardware and software. This standard is built on the IEEE Std 1666™-2011 (SystemC Language Reference Manual) and extends it to create analog/mixed-signal, multi-disciplinary models to simulate continuous-time, discrete-time, and discrete-event behavior simultaneously.
This standard is published as a double logo IEC-IEEE standard.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Jul-2021
• ICS: 25.040.01 - Industrial automation systems in general
• ICS: 35.060 - Languages used in information technology
• Technical Committee: TC 91 - Electronics assembly technology
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Completion Date: 26-Jul-2021

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IEC 61691-8
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STANDARD
Behavioural languages –
Part 8: Standard SystemC® Analog/Mixed-Signal Extensions Language
Reference Manual
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Part 8: Standard SystemC® Analog/Mixed-Signal Extensions Language
Reference Manual
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Contents

1. Overview................................................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Scope............................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................1

1.3 Subsets......................................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Relationship with C++................................................................................................................ 2

1.5 Relationship with SystemC......................................................................................................... 2

1.6 Guidance for readers................................................................................................................... 2

2. Normative references..............................................................................................................................4

3. Terminology and conventions used in this standard..............................................................................5

3.1 Terminology.................................................................................................................................5

3.1.1 Shall, should, may, can....................................................................................................5

3.1.2 Implementation, application............................................................................................. 5

3.1.3 Call, called from, derived from....................................................................................... 5

3.1.4 Specific technical terms................................................................................................... 5

3.2 Syntactical conventions............................................................................................................... 6

3.2.1 Implementation-defined....................................................................................................6

3.2.2 Disabled............................................................................................................................ 6

3.2.3 Ellipsis (...)....................................................................................................................... 6

3.2.4 Class names...................................................................................................................... 6

3.2.5 Prefixes............................................................................................................................. 7

3.3 Typographical conventions..........................................................................................................7

3.4 Semantic conventions.................................................................................................................. 7

3.4.1 Class definitions and the inheritance hierarchy............................................................... 7

3.4.2 Function definitions and side-effects............................................................................... 7

3.4.3 Functions whose return type is a reference or a pointer..................................................8

3.4.4 Namespaces and internal naming.....................................................................................8

3.4.5 Non-compliant applications and errors............................................................................9

3.5 Notes and examples.....................................................................................................................9

4. Core language definitions.....................................................................................................................10

4.1 Class header files.......................................................................................................................10

4.1.1 #include “systemc-ams”................................................................................................. 10

4.1.2 #include “systemc-ams.h”.............................................................................................. 10

4.2 Base class definitions................................................................................................................ 11

4.2.1 sca_core::sca_module..................................................................................................... 11

4.2.2 sca_core::sca_interface................................................................................................... 13

4.2.3 sca_core::sca_prim_channel........................................................................................... 14

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4.2.4 sca_core::sca_port...........................................................................................................15

4.2.5 sca_core::sca_time.......................................................................................................... 16

4.2.6 sca_core::sca_max_time................................................................................................. 16

4.2.7 sca_core::sca_parameter_base........................................................................................ 16

4.2.8 sca_core::sca_parameter................................................................................................. 18

4.2.9 sca_core::sca_assign_from_proxy .................................................................................20

4.2.10 sca_core::sca_assign_to_proxy ....................................................................................21

5. Timed data flow model of computation...............................................................................................22

5.1 Class definitions........................................................................................................................ 22

5.1.1 sca_tdf::sca_module........................................................................................................22

5.1.2 sca_tdf::sca_signal_if......................................................................................................29

5.1.3 sca_tdf::sca_signal.......................................................................................................... 30

5.1.4 sca_tdf::sca_default_interpolator....................................................................................31

5.1.5 sca_tdf::sca_in................................................................................................................ 32

5.1.6 sca_tdf::sca_out.............................................................................................................. 37

5.1.7 sca_tdf::sca_out....................................................................................................... 39

5.1.8 sca_tdf::sca_out...............................................44

5.1.9 sca_tdf::sca_out.............................................................. 50

5.1.10 sca_tdf::sca_de::sca_in, sca_tdf::sc_in...........................................................................55

5.1.11 sca_tdf::sca_de::sca_in, sca_tdf::sc_in....................................................62

5.1.12 sca_tdf::sca_de::sca_in, sca_tdf::sc_in.................. 69

5.1.13 sca_tdf::sca_de::sca_out, sca_tdf::sc_out.......................................................................75

5.1.14 sca_tdf::sca_trace_variable.............................................................................................82

5.2 Hierarchical composition and port binding...............................................................................83

5.3 Elaboration and simulation........................................................................................................83

5.3.1 Elaboration......................................................................................................................84

5.3.2 Simulation.......................................................................................................................85

5.4 Embedded linear dynamic equations........................................................................................ 87

5.4.1 sca_tdf::sca_ct_proxy ....................................................................................................88

5.4.2 sca_tdf::sca_ct_vector_proxy ........................................................................................89

5.4.3 sca_tdf::sca_ltf_nd..........................................................................................................91

5.4.4 sca_tdf::sca_ltf_zp.......................................................................................................... 96

5.4.5 sca_tdf::sca_ss.............................................................................................................. 102

6. Linear signal flow model of computation..........................................................................................110

6.1 Class definitions...................................................................................................................... 110

6.1.1 sca_lsf::sca_module...................................................................................................... 110

6.1.2 sca_lsf::sca_signal_if.................................................................................................... 110

6.1.3 sca_lsf::sca_signal........................................................................................................ 111

6.1.4 sca_lsf::sca_in...............................................................................................................111

6.1.5 sca_lsf::sca_out.............................................................................................................112

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6.1.6 sca_lsf::sca_add............................................................................................................ 113

6.1.7 sca_lsf::sca_sub............................................................................................................ 114

6.1.8 sca_lsf::sca_gain........................................................................................................... 115

6.1.9 sca_lsf::sca_dot.............................................................................................................115

6.1.10 sca_lsf::sca_integ..........................................................................................................116

6.1.11 sca_lsf::sca_delay......................................................................................................... 117

6.1.12 sca_lsf::sca_source........................................................................................................118

6.1.13 sca_lsf::sca_ltf_nd........................................................................................................ 119

6.1.14 sca_lsf::sca_ltf_zp.........................................................................................................120

6.1.15 sca_lsf::sca_ss...............................................................................................................121

6.1.16 sca_lsf::sca_tdf::sca_gain, sca_lsf::sca_tdf_gain......................................................... 122

6.1.17 sca_lsf::sca_tdf::sca_source, sca_lsf::sca_tdf_source.................................................. 123

6.1.18 sca_lsf::sca_tdf::sca_sink, sca_lsf::sca_tdf_sink..........................................................124

6.1.19 sca_lsf::sca_tdf::sca_mux, sca_lsf::sca_tdf_mux.........................................................125

6.1.20 sca_lsf::sca_tdf::sca_demux, sca_lsf::sca_tdf_demux................................................. 126

6.1.21 sca_lsf::sca_de::sca_gain, sca_lsf::sca_de_gain...........................................................127

6.1.22 sca_lsf::sca_de::sca_source, sca_lsf::sca_de_source....................................................127

6.1.23 sca_lsf::sca_de::sca_sink, sca_lsf::sca_de_sink........................................................... 128

6.1.24 sca_lsf::sca_de::sca_mux, sca_lsf::sca_de_mux.......................................................... 129

6.1.25 sca_lsf::sca_de::sca_demux, sca_lsf::sca_de_demux...................................................130

6.2 Hierarchical composition and port binding.............................................................................131

6.3 Elaboration and simulation......................................................................................................131

6.3.1 Elaboration....................................................................................................................131

6.3.2 Simulation.....................................................................................................................132

7. Electrical linear networks model of computation.............................................................................. 134

7.1 Class definitions...................................................................................................................... 134

7.1.1 sca_eln::sca_module..................................................................................................... 134

7.1.2 sca_eln::sca_node_if.....................................................................................................135

7.1.3 sca_eln::sca_terminal....................................................................................................135

7.1.4 sca_eln::sca_node......................................................................................................... 136

7.1.5 sca_eln::sca_node_ref...................................................................................................137

7.1.6 sca_eln::sca_r................................................................................................................138

7.1.7 sca_eln::sca_c............................................................................................................... 138

7.1.8 sca_eln::sca_l................................................................................................................139

7.1.9 sca_eln::sca_vcvs..........................................................................................................140

7.1.10 sca_eln::sca_vccs.......................................................................................................... 141

7.1.11 sca_eln::sca_ccvs.......................................................................................................... 142

7.1.12 sca_eln::sca_cccs.......................................................................................................... 142

7.1.13 sca_eln::sca_nullor........................................................................................................143

7.1.14 sca_eln::sca_gyrator......................................................................................................144

7.1.15 sca_eln::sca_ideal_transformer.....................................................................................145

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7.1.16 sca_eln::sca_transmission_line.....................................................................................146

7.1.17 sca_eln::sca_vsource.....................................................................................................147

7.1.18 sca_eln::sca_isource......................................................................................................148

7.1.19 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_r, sca_eln::sca_tdf_r...................................................................149

7.1.20 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_c, sca_eln::sca_tdf_c..................................................................150

7.1.21 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_l, sca_eln::sca_tdf_l................................................................... 151

7.1.22 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_rswitch, sca_eln::sca_tdf_rswitch..............................................152

7.1.23 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_vsource, sca_eln::sca_tdf_vsource.............................................153

7.1.24 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_isource, sca_eln::sca_tdf_isource.............................................. 154

7.1.25 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_vsink, sca_eln::sca_tdf_vsink.................................................... 155

7.1.26 sca_eln::sca_tdf::sca_isink, sca_eln::sca_tdf_isink......................................................156

7.1.27 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_r, sca_eln::sca_de_r.................................................................... 157

7.1.28 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_c, sca_eln::sca_de_c................................................................... 158

7.1.29 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_l, sca_eln::sca_de_l.................................................................... 159

7.1.30 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_rswitch, sca_eln::sca_de_rswitch............................................... 160

7.1.31 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_vsource, sca_eln::sca_de_vsource..............................................161

7.1.32 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_isource, sca_eln::sca_de_isource................................................162

7.1.33 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_vsink, sca_eln::sca_de_vsink..................................................... 162

7.1.34 sca_eln::sca_de::sca_isink, sca_eln::sca_de_isink....................................................... 163

7.2 Hierarchical composition and port binding.............................................................................164

7.3 Elaboration and simulation......................................................................................................164

7.3.1 Elaboration....................................................................................................................165

7.3.2 Simulation.....................................................................................................................165

8. Predefined analyses.............................................................................................................................167

8.1 Time-domain analysis..............................................................................................................167

8.1.1 Elaboration and simulation.......................................................................................... 167

8.1.2 Running elaboration and simulation............................................................................ 167

8.2 Small-signal frequency-domain analyses................................................................................ 167

8.2.1 Elaboration and simulation.......................................................................................... 168

8.2.2 Running elaboration and simulation............................................................................ 168

8.2.3 Small-signal frequency-domain analysis of TDF descriptions.................................... 169

8.2.4 Small-signal frequency-domain analysis of LSF descriptions.....................................173

8.2.5 Small-signal frequency-domain analysis of ELN descriptions.................................... 173

9. Utility definitions................................................................................................................................174

9.1 Trace files................................................................................................................................ 174

9.1.1 Class definitions........................................................................................................... 174

9.1.2 Function declarations....................................................................................................177

9.2 Data types and constants.........................................................................................................180

9.2.1 Class definition and function declarations...................................................................180

9.2.2 Definition of constants................................................................................................. 188

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9.3 Reporting information............................................................................................................. 189

9.3.1 Class definition and function declarations...................................................................189

9.3.2 Mask definitions........................................................................................................... 190

9.4 Version and copyright............................................................................................................. 191

9.4.1 Macro definitions......................................................................................................... 191

9.4.2 Constants.......................................................................................................................193

9.4.3 Function declarations....................................................................................................193

Annex A (informative) Introduction to the SystemC Analog/Mixed-Signal extensions...............................195

Annex B (informative) Glossary................................................................................................................... 208

Annex C (informative) Participants ............................................................................................................. 210

Index...............................................................................................................................................................211

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Behavioural languages –
Part 8: Standard SystemC® Analog/Mixed-Signal
Extensions Language Reference Manual
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