OVP ARM Integrator Reference Virtual Platform
The Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) initiative released a reference virtual platform of the ARM Integrator development board using OSCI SystemC TLM-2.0 C++. The virtual platform includes all the models needed for the virtual platform to enable users to run Linux. The virtual platform can be executed either in the OVP simulator (OVPsim), or in a SystemC/TLM-2.0 simulation environment using any of the industry SystemC/TLM-2.0 simulators. The virtual platform and all models are free and available as open source.
The OVP ARM Integrator virtual platform can be used to understand the Linux operating system running on the development board, since the virtual platform simulation can provide more visibility and controllability than just executing and debugging on the hardware itself. The virtual platform can also be used for the development of applications running under Linux on an ARM-based system. In addition, the virtual platform is open source, and it’s easy to add peripherals to the virtual platform using SystemC/TLM-2.0 models and develop drivers for those peripherals.
The ARM Integrator virtual platform includes the OVP model of the ARM926EJ-S processor core, which runs at hundreds of millions of instructions per second (MIPS), as well as models of the other peripherals on the ARM Integrator development board. The virtual platform utilizes host workstation resources for keyboard and display. This virtual platform can be run in either OVPsim or SystemC/TLM-2.0 simulators, and in either simulation environment boots Linux in less than 10 seconds.
More info: Imperas | Open Virtual Platforms
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