Synopsys, Inc.
Sequence of frames generated by emulation and waveform reconstruction using the sequence of frames

Abstract:

An example is a method. A design of an integrated circuit is loaded onto an emulation system and is emulated by the emulation system. A sequence of frames is captured, by the emulation system, from the emulation. The sequence of frames includes frame intervals, and each frame interval includes a full frame and a delta primary frame subsequent to the full frame. The full frame is captured at a respective sample time, and the full frame includes signals of the design or a change of the signals relative to a respective sample time of the full frame of a previous frame interval. The delta primary frame is captured at a respective sample time, and the delta primary frame includes a change of a subset of the signals relative to a respective sample time of a previous frame of the respective frame interval. The sequence of frames is stored to memory.