ISIS: Runtime verification of TLM platforms

The context of this paper is the dynamic assertion-based verification (ABV) of TLM SystemC models. We have developed a methodology for checking temporal properties during the SystemC simulation. The assertions are expressed in the PSL language, including the possibility to use its modeling layer, and the method supports timed as well as untimed TLM descriptions. It is implemented in a prototype tool called ISIS. We describe its principles and technical characteristics, and we report various experimental results.