如何通过DPI-C连接Verilog/SystemVerilog和C/C++

1. 在Verilog中调用C函数

首先：准备好纯C/C++代码。比如：

#include <iostream>
  int helloFromCpp(int a) {
  // 0 is 0
  // 1 is 1
  // 2 is Z
  // 3 is X
  int a_int = a;
  cout << "(C++) a is " << a_int << endl;
  return 0;
	}

其次：在verilog调用C函数

module automatic test;
 
   import "DPI-C" function int helloFromCpp(int a);
  
  initial run();
  
   task run();
    logic a = 1'bx;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
    a = 1;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
    a = 1'bz;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
  endtask
 
endmodule

注意用import语法将C函数声明一下。
最后编译运行：

vcs -timescale=1ns/1ns +vcs+flush+all +warn=all -sverilog my_dpi.cc

2. 在C代码中调用Verilog的function/task

如果反过来调用就要用到export语法。
首先：verilog中修改如下：

module automatic test;
 
  import "DPI-C"  context task helloFromCpp(logic a);
  //import "DPI-C" function int helloFromCpp(int a);
  export "DPI-C" function adder;
  
  initial run();
  function int adder(int a, int b);
    return a+b;
  endfunction
  
  task run();
    logic a = 1'bx;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
    a = 1;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
    a = 1'bz;
    $display("a is %0d", a);
    helloFromCpp(a);
  endtask
 
endmodule

接着修改C代码
增加adder的定义

extern int adder(int a, int b);

需要注意的是此时Verilog的Import变成了context task。因为c函数里面调用了verilog的function/task。