Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for use with an electronic design. Embodiments may include simulating a processor model and a hardware model, each executed with a corresponding simulator thread on a simulation platform. Embodiments may also include simulating embedded software using the processor model. The simulating may include updating a given register of the processor model that stores a value that changes in response to switching between processes within the embedded software. Embodiments may further include setting a simulator breakpoint and a software breakpoint and enabling debugging of both non-virtual and virtual addresses at the software breakpoint without leaving the software breakpoint.

Abstract: A method for simulation of mixed-language circuit designs is disclosed. In one embodiment, an object-oriented language module is natively instantiated within a hardware description language based design. In another embodiment, a hardware description language module is natively instantiated within an object-oriented language based design. A system for simulation of mixed-language circuit designs is also disclosed. In one embodiment, a simulator is configured to natively manipulate an object-oriented language module within a hardware description language based design. In another embodiment, a simulator is configured to natively manipulate a hardware description language module within an object-oriented language based design.