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FILES
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        scan.perl.v
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        scan_signal_list.pl
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        scan_testbench.perl.v
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AUTHOR
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        David Fick - dfick@umich.edu
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VERSION
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        1.0 - June 27, 2010
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        1.1 - January 7, 2011
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SCAN DESCRIPTION
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        This is a simple scan chain implemented with deperlify. It has been
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        This scan chain is designed to safely and easily  move data onto and
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        off of a chip with a minimal number of pins. Performance is not a
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        priority, however, we have found it to be sufficiently fast for
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        any student project.
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        For safety, this scan uses two non-overlapping "clocks" that operate
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        out of phase. Each bit in the scan chain has a master latch and
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        a slave latch. The master latch is connected to the signal "phi",
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        and the slave latch is connected to the signal "phi_bar". To clock
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        in one bit (and out another), "data_in" is first set to the correct
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        value, then "phi" is *pulsed*, afterward "phi_bar" is *pulsed*. The
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        process then repeats for the next bit. Since each clock is pulsed
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        individually, they will never overlap. Note that this design
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        is immune to signal bouncing.
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        Every data_bit coming out of the scan chain unit is first buffered
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        with a latch. This latch is transparent when "scan_load_chip" is
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        high. Thus, data is loaded onto the chip by first clocking in all
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        of the data as described above, then pulsing "scan_load_chip".
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        This means that the signals coming out of the scan unit to the
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        rest of the chip do not toggle randomly when the scan chain is
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        being loaded, and therefore the scan chain can be operated while
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        the chip is running.
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        The signal "scan_load_chain" controls a mux on the input of each
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        latch pair. If "scan_load_chain" is high, then data from the chip
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        is loaded into the scan chain when the two clocks are pulsed,
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        instead of data from the preceding bit. Thus, to read data
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        from the chip, first raise "scan_load_chain" high, pulse the two
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        clocks once as normal, then lower "scan_load_chain". Now that
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        the chip data has been loaded into the scan chain, clock out the
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        data as normal.
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        To create a large number of bits, address and data fields may
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        be created for a signal. 2^addr_bits*data_bits must be greater
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        than the size. In this way, only addr_bits+data_bits number of
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        bits may be generated in the scan chain, which reduces the
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        length of the scan chain, as well as the area, since latches
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        are much smaller than the muxing elements needed for the
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        chain. Since this is a new feature, the size specified by the
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        address and data bits should most likely match the total size
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        in order to avoid bugs.
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        Due to the buffering latches, complex internal interfaces can be
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        emulated using the scan chain. For instance, an SRAM could be
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        connected to a clock, chip select, write enable, 64-bit data-in,
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        and 64-bit data-out, all of which are connected to the scan
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        chain. The scan chain would need to be used a few times for each
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        "cycle" of the SRAM. For instance, each time the clock signal
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        toggles the scan chain would need to be completely reloaded.
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        Although this process is slow, it works reliably.
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        The example description below has additional information about
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        how to use the scan chain.
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EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
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        To run the example, call "make". The example uses Synopsys VCS.
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        This example takes advantage of the DEPERLIFY_INCLUDE command. The
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        scan.perl.v file reads in the data structure scan_signal_list.pl
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        in order to generate the scan chain. The file scan_testbench.perl.v
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        uses the same data structure to generate variables and functions
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        to access the scan chain.
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        The testbench generates a write variable and read variable for
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        each element in the scan chain. The write variable is called
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         and the read variable is called _read. The values
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        with the name  are what is scanned into the scan chain
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        by the task "rotate_chain". The task "rotate_chain" writes the
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        variables with the name _read with the data that is scanned
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        out by the scan chain. Note that data is simultaneously scanned
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        in and out.
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        To write a value:
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        1. Set the value of  to what you desire
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        1. Call "load_chain"
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