PD R217-020:2002

1 Introduction
  1.1 Purpose and scope
  1.2 Applicable documents
  1.3 Reference documents
2 Requirements for all kinds of models
  2.1 General
  2.2 Names
  2.3 Comments
  2.4 Types
  2.5 Files
  2.6 Signals and ports
  2.7 Assertions and reporting
  2.8 Subprograms, processes, entities, architectures,
       component declarations
  2.9 Configurations
  2.10 Packages
  2.11 Design libraries
  2.12 Constructs to be avoided
  2.13 Verification
  2.14 File organisation
3 Additional requirements
  3.1 Models for component simulation
       3.1.1 Names
       3.1.2 Types
       3.1.3 Model interface
  3.2 Models for Board-level simulation
       3.2.1 Names
       3.2.2 Model interface
       3.2.3 Handling of unknown values
       3.2.4 Timing
       3.2.5 Reporting
       3.2.6 Verification
  3.3 Models for system-level simulation
       3.3.1 Model interface
       3.3.2 Verification
  3.4 Testbenches
       3.4.1 Automated verification
Annex A: Abbreviations
Annex B: Compatibility between VHDL-87 and VHDL-93
Annex C: Calculation of VHDL line coverage
Annex D: VHDL code examples
Annex E: Selection of simulation condition

Defines requirements on VHDL models and testbenches. Concerns simulation and documentation aspects of VHDL models. These requirements are laid down to ensure a high quality of the developed VHDL models, so they can be efficiently used and maintained with a low effort throughout the full life-cycle of the modelled hardware.