stream_intf.sv

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// Author: Florian Zaruba <zarubaf@iis.ee.ethz.ch>

/// A stream interface with custom payload of type `payload_t`.
/// Handshaking rules as defined in the AXI standard.
interface STREAM_DV #(
  /// Custom payload type.
  parameter type payload_t = logic
)(
  /// Interface clock.
  input logic clk_i
);
  payload_t data;
  logic valid;
  logic ready;

  modport In (
    output ready,
    input valid, data
  );

  modport Out (
    output valid, data,
    input ready
  );

  /// Passive modport for scoreboard and monitors.
  modport Passive (
    input valid, ready, data
  );

  // Make sure that the handshake and payload is stable
  // pragma translate_off
  `ifndef VERILATOR
  assert property (@(posedge clk_i) (valid && !ready |=> $stable(data)));
  assert property (@(posedge clk_i) (valid && !ready |=> valid));
  `endif
  // pragma translate_on
endinterface