Simulator
From TriPU
Currently I'm going for three different levels of simulation:
A simulator will provide high-level and high-speed testing. This is especially useful for the software development as flashing some EEPROMs won't be that much fun ;)
I'm using a hades-level simulation model during the design process as this allows direct testing of designs while still keeping some abstraction so I won't get lost in the gates.
A VHDL simulation model provides exact timing and gate-level resolution. This is sorta like the golden testing environment which should provide the most accurate simulation of the real machine. Any timing bug, glitch or whatever should be visible in this model.
These environments should provide the means for fast development and debugging.
(shameless stolen from Diary...)
