communication between SystemC module and C++ code

[bailin7134]

Hi there,

I am right now trying to implement a SystemC module so that I can call it from my c++ code. It seems there are two methods:

1. directly instantiate the SystemC module and using sc_start() to run it.

2. using socket that SystemC module and C++ code can transmit message between each other.

I tried to do something as attach figure shows, but it seems sc_main() is a must to run SystemC module. So could you please supply a simple example to show how can I achieve this goal?

 

Best regards,

Lin

[DavidC]

I'm not entirely sure if I understand your specific goal (beyond running your testbench, that is).

But if you simply rename your

int main(void)

with

int sc_main(int argc, char *argv[])

then at least it should start doing something !

[bailin7134]

Hi thank you for the reply. I understand if using sc_main, the code works. But what I want to do is calling the SystemC module from my c++ program. Suppose I have a c++ function. Inside of it, I want to instantiate systemC module and run it. Hope this explanation is clear.

[bailin7134]

6 hours ago, DavidC said:

I'm not entirely sure if I understand your specific goal (beyond running your testbench, that is).

But if you simply rename your

int main(void)

with

int sc_main(int argc, char *argv[])

then at least it should start doing something !

Hi thank you for the reply. I understand if using sc_main, the code works. But what I want to do is calling the SystemC module from my c++ program. Suppose I have a c++ function. Inside of it, I want to instantiate systemC module and run it. Hope this explanation is clear.

[Eyck]

Before calling any of the SystemC stuf you need to initialize the SystemC kernel. This is done in the main function provided by the reference simulation and this main in turn calls the user provided sc_main function. Since3 sc_main is a C++ function you can move all your C++ code here without any hassle. If you need to provide a main function with your code for whatever reason you need to implement something like this: https://github.com/accellera-official/systemc/blob/master/src/sysc/kernel/sc_main_main.cpp

[bailin7134]

Hi,

I have solved this issue by adding an empty sc_main function at the top of my c++ program.

int sc_main(int *argc, char *argv[]) {
    return 0;
}