Inside one team the crossing inventory is hard enough. At an interface, half the information sits with the other party: the IP provider knows what is inside the macro, and the integrator knows the clocks it will meet. This topic sets the rules for that handoff in both directions.
Lesson | After it you can... |
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Say what the integrator must know and document about crossings inside hard IP. | |
Pick handshake, shadow register, or qualified capture for each direction. | |
Write an interface specification that signoff can be set up from. | |
Walk the integration and handoff checklists without missing a row. |
Because an interface specification has to name domains, crossings, and protocols. Partitioning, boundary discipline, and gated-clock classification produce exactly the facts the specification writes down.