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Glossary

2-state

Hardware logic model which is based only on logic high and logic low (binary 0 and binary 1) values.

See also 4-state.

4-state

Hardware logic model which considers unknown (X) and unproven (Z) values as well as logic high and logic low (binary 0 and binary 1).

See also 2-state.

big endian

A description of the relationship between byte and word addressing on a computer architecture. In a big endian architecture, the least significant byte in a data word resides at the highest byte address (of the bytes in the word) in memory.

The alternative is little endian addressing.

See also little endian.

Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)

JTAG is the usual name used for the IEEE 1149.1 standard entitled Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan Architecture for test access ports used for testing printed circuit boards and chips using boundary scan.

This standard allows external reading of state within the board or chip. It is thus a natural mechanism for debuggers to connect to embedded systems.

little endian

A description of the relationship between byte and word addressing on a computer architecture. In a little endian architecture, the least significant byte in a data word resides at the lowest byte address (of the bytes in the word) in memory.

The alternative is big endian addressing.

See also big endian.

Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI)

The industry standardization body for SystemC/

System on Chip (SoC)

A silicon chip which includes one or more processor cores.

SystemC

A set of libraries and macros, which extend the C++ programming language to facilitate modeling of hardware.

Standardized by the Open SystemC Initiative, who provide an open source reference implementation.

See also Open SystemC Initiative.

Test Access Port (TAP)

The interface to a JTAG interface defined by IEEE 1149.1.

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