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UVM-SystemC Tutorial and Examples

A verification-focused route through UVM-SystemC for engineers who already know the SystemC kernel basics.

UVM-SystemC is easiest to learn when you connect each verification concept back to normal SystemC execution. Components still live in a SystemC hierarchy, phases still run on top of the SystemC kernel, and TLM communication still needs clear ownership and timing expectations.

What This Page Helps You Do

Understand how uvm_component, factory registration, config database lookup, phases, objections, and run_test fit around sc_main.
Read UVM-SystemC examples without getting stuck on macro names or constructor conventions.
Connect sequences, sequencers, drivers, monitors, reports, and register-model ideas to practical verification architecture.

Recommended Path

Start the verification pathWhere UVM-SystemC fits beside plain SystemC and SCV-style verification.Factory and config internalsRegistration, type creation, configuration lookup, and implementation-aware debugging.Phasing and objectionsHow UVM phases coordinate with the SystemC simulation kernel.Sequences, sequencers, drivers, and TLMThe verification data path most engineers need for real testbench work.

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What You Should Be Able to Answer

  • Do I need to know SystemC before UVM-SystemC? Yes. UVM-SystemC is built on SystemC execution, so modules, hierarchy, processes, events, reports, and TLM should be familiar first.
  • Where does run_test belong? Use run_test from sc_main after the verification environment has been made available through the UVM-SystemC construction and configuration flow.
  • Why do constructor names matter? UVM-SystemC components still participate in SystemC naming and hierarchy, so constructor conventions affect object identity, reports, and debug traces.