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SystemC Tutorial for Beginners

A guided path through SystemC core modeling: C++ setup, modules, processes, events, time, ports, channels, and the scheduler.

Start here if you want SystemC to feel like understandable C++ instead of magic macros. The lessons build from the first model into the LRM rules and source internals that explain why the simulator behaves the way it does.

Recommended Path

C++ prerequisitesTemplates, object lifetime, inheritance, and the C++ mechanics SystemC uses.Introduction to SystemCWhat SystemC is, where it fits, and the mental model behind simulation.Modules and elaborationHow C++ constructors become a hardware-like object hierarchy.Processes, events, and timeThe scheduler, wait forms, sensitivity, and event notification.

What You Should Be Able to Answer

  • Is SystemC a new language? No. It is a C++ library and simulation kernel that gives hardware-modeling semantics to ordinary C++ objects.
  • What should I learn first? Learn modules, elaboration, processes, events, and ports before diving into TLM or virtual platforms.