Official SystemC Resources

While LearnSystemC aims to be your definitive guide and single source of truth, it is crucial to know where the official standards and community discussions reside.

SystemC is an open standard maintained by the Accellera Systems Initiative and standardized by the IEEE.

1. The Language Reference Manual (LRM)

The final authority on how SystemC behaves is the IEEE 1666 Standard. If you ever want to know the exact mathematical or logical rules governing the simulator, read the LRM.

• IEEE Standard 1666-2023 (Latest)
• IEEE Standard 1666.1-2016 (CCI Standard)

2. The Accellera Community Forums

The Accellera forums are the primary gathering place for SystemC engineers, tool vendors, and language architects. If you have a highly specific bug or compiler issue, search the forums first.

• Accellera SystemC Community Forums
• TLM Discussion Forum
• SystemC AMS Discussion Forum

3. Official Source Code Repositories

The Accellera Proof-of-Concept (PoC) simulator and associated libraries are open source and hosted on GitHub. Browsing these repositories is highly recommended once you reach the advanced chapters of LearnSystemC.

• SystemC Core: github.com/accellera-official/systemc
• Configuration, Control & Inspection (CCI): github.com/accellera-official/cci
• SystemC Verification Library (SCV): github.com/accellera-official/scv
• UVM-SystemC: github.com/accellera-official/uvm-systemc

Bookmark these links! They will be invaluable as you transition from a SystemC learner to a professional ESL architect.