Verilog Lint Essentials For Rtl Design Engineer

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Verilog Lint Essentials For Rtl Design Engineer - AD-TEAM - 12-07-2024

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Verilog Lint Essentials For Rtl Design Engineer
Published 11/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 1.01 GB | Duration: 3h 10m

Step by Step Guide from Scratch

What you'll learn

Role of Lint in DUT analysis

Reset & Clock best practices

Naming Conventions & Assignment Operators best practices

Loop best practices

Case best practices

Function & Tasks best practices

Requirements

Fundamentals of Digital Electronics and Verilog

Description

We have two types of analysis for the DUT (Device Under Test). The first type is static analysis, where we examine the design without applying any stimulus. This involves analyzing the constructs and coding patterns to identify early bugs or applying mathematical models to check the correctness of the DUT. Examples of static analysis include linting and formal verification.The second type is dynamic analysis, where we apply a set of stimuli to the DUT based on test cases and analyze the response to verify functionality.Linting is crucial in Verilog design to ensure code quality and prevent errors. It enforces coding standards, detects bugs early, and checks for correct syntax and semantics. Using lint tools helps Verilog engineers maintain consistency across codebases, enhance readability, and preempt issues that might not affect simulation but could lead to unexpected results during synthesis.A key advantage of linting in RTL (Register Transfer Level) design is its ability to detect incorrect usage of clocks, resets, modeling styles, loops, and control structures, which can lead to unsynthesizable designs. The difficulty with these bugs is that they are often hard to identify during debugging, as they are typically logical errors. Early detection of these issues saves designers significant time and effort.

Overview

Section 1: Day 1 : Lint Basics

Lecture 1 Agenda

Lecture 2 Analysis Types

Lecture 3 Lint Usage

Lecture 4 Typical format of Lint violation P1

Lecture 5 Typical format of Lint violation P2

Lecture 6 Typical format of Lint violation P3

Lecture 7 Performing Lint with Verilator

Lecture 8 Performing Lint with Vivado 2024.1

Section 2: Day 2 : Lint Rules P1

Lecture 9 Agenda

Lecture 10 Lint Rules Overview

Lecture 11 Reset rules P1

Lecture 12 Reset rules P2

Lecture 13 Reset rules P3

Lecture 14 Bad Code

Lecture 15 Good Code

Lecture 16 Clock rules P1

Lecture 17 Clock rules P2

Lecture 18 Bad Code

Lecture 19 Good Code

Section 3: Day 3 : Lint Rules P2

Lecture 20 Agenda

Lecture 21 Assignment rules P1

Lecture 22 Assignment rules P2

Lecture 23 Assignment rules P3

Lecture 24 Assignment rules P4

Lecture 25 Assignment rules P5

Lecture 26 Assignment rules P6

Lecture 27 Assignment rules P7

Lecture 28 Bad Code

Lecture 29 Good Code

Lecture 30 Operations

Lecture 31 Bad Code

Lecture 32 Good Code

Lecture 33 Naming rules P1

Lecture 34 Naming rules P2

Lecture 35 Naming rules P3

Lecture 36 Naming rules P4

Lecture 37 Code

Lecture 38 Loop Rules P1

Lecture 39 Loop Rules P2

Lecture 40 Loop Rules P3

Lecture 41 While loop : Good & Bad Code

Lecture 42 For loop : Good & Bad Code

Section 4: Day 4 : Lint Rules P3

Lecture 43 Agenda

Lecture 44 Function & Task rules P1

Lecture 45 Function & Task rules P2

Lecture 46 Function & Task rules P3

Lecture 47 Bad Code

Lecture 48 Good Code

Lecture 49 Case rules P1

Lecture 50 Case rules P2

Lecture 51 Case rules P3

Lecture 52 Case rules P4

Lecture 53 Bad Code

Lecture 54 Good Code

Lecture 55 Combinational logic rules P1

Lecture 56 Combinational logic rules P2

Lecture 57 Good & Bad Code

Section 5: Day 5 : Lint Rules P4

Lecture 58 Agenda

Lecture 59 Structural Modeling rules P1

Lecture 60 Structural Modeling rules P2

Lecture 61 Structural Modeling rules P3

Lecture 62 Structural Modeling rules P4

Lecture 63 Bad Code

Lecture 64 Good Code

Lecture 65 Multiple Drivers P1

Lecture 66 Multiple Drivers P2

Lecture 67 Code Hygiene P1

Lecture 68 Code Hygiene P2

Lecture 69 Code Hygiene P3

Lecture 70 Code Hygiene P4

Lecture 71 Code Hygiene P5

Lecture 72 Bad Code

Lecture 73 Good Code

Lecture 74 Synthesis P1

Lecture 75 Synthesis P2

Lecture 76 Bad Code

Lecture 77 Good Code

Anyone interested in becoming an RTL Design Engineer.

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