Verilog RTL Verification by Simulink without FPGA Board. Possible?

Hi all,

Seeking for you advise if I want to use simulink to do UVM for RTL Verilog verification.

I have seen this from Matlab website.

https://www.mathworks.com/help/hdlverifier/ug/fpga-in-the-loop-fil-simulation.html

Seem like to do this verification, I require FPGA Circuit Board.

Would it be possible I do it without FPGA Board, just load my code adn do the verification through Simulink.

Thanks

Answer 1

[Pratyush]

Hi Kyle,

You can use Simulink for RTL Verilog verification without an FPGA board by leveraging co-simulation techniques. Options include:

• Use HDL Verifier to simulate RTL code in Simulink without needing an FPGA.
• Co-simulate using tools like ModelSim or QuestaSim alongside Simulink.
• Generate testbenches with HDL Coder and create test scenarios with Simulink Test.

For UVM-based verification, typically use a SystemVerilog environment and an HDL simulator, while still using MATLAB/Simulink for test vector generation and analysis.