Changes between Version 57 and Version 58 of Writing Rules/Tlmt

Timestamp:

Nov 15, 2008, 1:54:21 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

fpecheux

Comment:

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Writing Rules/Tlmt

@@ -23 +23 @@
 = B) Single VCI initiator and single VCI target =
 
-Figure 1 presents a minimal system containing one single initiator, '''my_initiator''' , and one single 
+Figure 1 presents a minimal TLM-T system containing one single initiator, '''my_initiator''' , and one single 
 target, '''my_target''' . The '''my_initiator''' module behavior is modeled by 
 the SC_THREAD  '''execLoop()''', that contains an infinite loop. 
@@ -30 +30 @@
 [[Image(tlmt_figure_1.png, nolink)]]
 
-Unlike the initiator, the target module has a purely reactive behaviour and is therefore modeled as a call-back function.
-In other words, there is no need to use a SC_THREAD : The target behaviour is entirely described by the call-back 
+Unlike the initiator, the target module has a purely reactive behaviour and is therefore modeled as a simple call-back function.
+In other words, there is no need to use a SC_THREAD for these simple target components: the target behaviour is entirely described by the call-back 
 function '''my_nb_transport_fw()''',
 that is executed when a VCI command packet is received by the target module.
@@ -41 +41 @@
 
 In the proposed example, the initiator module is modeled by the '''my_initiator''' class. 
-This class inherits from the SystemC '''sc_core::sc_module''' class, that acts as the root class for all TLM-T modules.
+This class inherits from the standard SystemC '''sc_core::sc_module''' class, that acts as the root class for all TLM-T modules.
 
 The initiator local time is contained in a member variable named '''m_localTime''', of type '''sc_core::sc_time'''. The
-local time can be accessed through the use of the following accessors: '''addLocalTime()''', '''setLocalTime()''' 
+local time can be accessed with the following accessors: '''addLocalTime()''', '''setLocalTime()''' 
 and '''getLocalTime()'''.
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@@ -81 +81 @@
 
 To send a VCI command packet, the '''execLoop()''' method must use the '''nb_transport_fw()''' method, that is a member 
-function of the '''p_vci_init''' port. The prototype is the following:
+function of the '''p_vci_init''' port. The prototype of this method is the following:
 {{{
 
   tlm::tlm_sync_enum nb_transport_fw               /// sync status
-  ( soclib_vci_types::vci_payload_type &payload,      ///< VCI payload pointer
+  ( soclib_vci_types::tlm_payload_type &payload,      ///< VCI payload pointer
     soclib_vci_types::tlmt_phase_type   &phase,       ///< transaction phase
     sc_core::sc_time                   &time);        ///< time