MIPI CSI-2 with C-PHY Verification IP 

Truechip's MIPI CSI-2 with C-PHY Verification IP provides an effective & efficient way to verify the components interfacing with MIPI CSI-2 with C-PHY interface of an IP or SoC. Truechip's MIPI CSI-2 with C-PHY VIP is fully compliant to MIPI Alliance CSI-2 Specification Version 4.0.1 along with MIPI Alliance C-PHY Specification Version 2.1. The VIP is a light weight with easy plug-and-play interface so that there is no hit on the design cycle time.

Key Benefits

• Available in native System Verilog (UVM/OVM/VMM) and Verilog
• Unique development methodology to ensure the highest levels of quality
• Availability of Compliance & Regression Test Suites
• 24X5 customer support
• Unique and customizable licensing models
• Exhaustive set of assertions and coverage points with connectivity examples for all the components
• Consistency of interface, installation, operation, and documentation across all our VIPs
• Provide complete solutions and easy integration in IP and SoC environment

Features

• Compliant to MIPI CSI-2 Specification Version 4.0.1 along with MIPI C-PHY Specification Version 2.1 with PPI interface
• Supports upto 32 virtual channels with C-PHY
• C-PHY supports MFEN and SFEN for CSI-2 TX and RX respectively for Data Lane greater than 1
• C-PHY supports MFAA and SFAA for CSI-2 TX and RX respectively for Data Lane 1 module
• Support for a configurable number of lanes.
• Configurable ULPS mode & other CSI-2 configurations using CCI Commands
• Supports CCI (I2C)/CCI (I3C) bidirectional control interface
• Supports all types of Sync Word insertion and detection during data payload transmission
• Supports Data Lane distribution and merging in case of multi-Lane configuration along with filler byte insertion
• Supports Unified Serial Link (USL) to alleviate the use of CCI with a single bidirectional PHY lane (Lane-1)
• Support both LP and ALP modes for USL
• Support for LRTE and data scrambling
• Supports High-Speed, Low Power Escape, Alternate low power (ALP) & Control modes
• Supports 16-bit to 7-symbol Mapper and 7-symbol to 16-bit Demapper
• Supports symbol encoding and decoding
• Supports dynamically configurable modes
• Supports all Short and Long packet formats
• Supports CRC generation and detection
• Supports all primary and secondary CSI-2 data formats
• Supports Frame/ Line Synchronization
• Supports both Data Type Interleaving and Virtual Channel Interleaving frames
• Strong Protocol Monitor with real-time exhaustive programmable checks available for each LLP, LM, PHY layer, and also for PPI.
• Supports Dynamic as well as Static Error Injection scenarios at both Protocol and PHY layer
• On-the-fly protocol checking using assertions
• Built-in Coverage analysis
• Provides a comprehensive user API (callbacks) in Transmitter and Receiver
• Graphical analyzer for all Layers to show transactions for easy debugging

Deliverables

• MIPI CSI-2 TX/RX BFM/Agent
• MIPI CSI-2 Monitor and Scoreboard
• CCI Master/Slave BFM/Agent
• Test Environment & Test Suite:
  • Basic and Directed Protocol Tests
  • Random Tests l Error Scenario Tests
  • Assertions & Cover Point Tests
  • Conformance Tests
• Integration Guide, User Manual, and Release Notes