Verification of SoC scan dump and memory dump operations

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein when executed the program instructions are operable to:

• receive a memory specification of a design under test (DUT), wherein the memory specification comprises configuration information on one or more memories of the DUT;
• analyze the memory specification to identify one or more memories;
• for each identified memory, parse the memory specification to generate a respective script comprising a plurality of commands, wherein the plurality of commands are configured to perform a memory dump operation of the identified memory;
• generate a top-level script to perform a memory dump operation of a plurality of identified memories.

A method for use in a computing environment, the method comprising:

• taking a snapshot of one or more flip-flops inside a software model of a system on chip (SoC);
• storing the snapshot as a golden reference;
• performing a scan dump operation;
• and
• comparing a bitstream of values from the scan dump operation to the golden reference.

A system comprising:

• an emulator, wherein the emulator comprises a model of a system on chip (SoC);
• a debugger coupled to the emulator;
• a host computer coupled to the debugger;
• and
• a simulation computer coupled to the emulator;
• wherein the simulation computer is configured to:
• take a snapshot of a plurality of flip-flops inside the model of the SoC;
• and
• store the snapshot as a golden reference;
• wherein the host computer is configured to:
• initiate a scan dump operation;
• capture an output bitstream from the scan dump operation, wherein the output bitstream comprises values from the plurality of flip-flops inside the model of the SoC;
• and
• compare the output bitstream to the golden reference.