Method and apparatus for a monitor that detects and reports a status event to a database

A system that uses a monitor comprising software instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to detect a design verification event and reports a status event to a database, comprising:

• a monitor declaration;
• zero or more signal declarations wherein an individual signal declaration describes a signal having a signal name;
• zero or more bus declarations wherein said bus declaration defines a bus that further comprises a set of signals that represents a single value determined by packing single bit values into a multibit variable;
• one or more logic expressions that the monitor uses to evaluate whether the design verification event has occurred so that the monitor can return a status event;
• and wherein the signal is an N-Nary signal.

A method that uses a monitor comprising software instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to detect a design verification event and reports a status event to a database, comprising:

• providing a monitor declaration;
• providing zero or more signal declarations wherein an individual signal declaration describes a signal having a signal name;
• providing zero or more bus declarations wherein said bus declaration defines a bus that further comprises a set of signals that represents a single value determined by packing single bit values into a multibit variable;
• providing one or more logic expressions;
• evaluating said logic expressions to detect the design verification event so that the monitor can return a status event;
• and wherein the signal is an N-Nary signal.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method that uses a monitor comprising software instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to detect a design verification event and reports a status event to a database, comprising:

• providing a monitor declaration;
• providing zero or more signal declarations wherein an individual signal declaration describes a signal having a signal name;
• providing one zero or more bus declarations wherein said bus declaration defines a bus that further comprises a set of signals that represents a single value determined by packing single bit values into a multibit variable;
• providing one or more logic expressions;
• evaluating said logic expressions to detect the design verification, event so that the monitor can return a status event;
• and wherein the signal is an N-Nary signal.

A method that provides a monitor comprising software instructions, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to detect a design verification event and reports a status event to a database, comprising:

• providing a monitor declaration;
• providing zero or more signal declarations wherein an individual signal declaration describes a signal having a signal name;
• providing zero or more bus declarations wherein said bus declaration defines a bus that further comprises a set of signals that represents a single value determined by packing single bit values into a multibit variable;
• providing one or more logic expressions that the monitor uses to evaluate whether the design verification event has occurred so that the monitor can return a status event;
• and wherein said signal is an N-Nary signal.