Scansion
A
better way to analyze your work.
Overview
Features
FAQ
Requirements
Scansion offers relief for Mac users
who are tired of logging into Linux
machines or relying on X11 based
applications for their modeling
analysis.
But its more than just a VCD viewer in a fancy new wrapper. Scansion also adds the ability to view higher abstraction transaction modeling events, tracing transactions as they flow through a system. This makes it the ideal companion for modeling in SystemC and other environments that support higher level simulations.
But its more than just a VCD viewer in a fancy new wrapper. Scansion also adds the ability to view higher abstraction transaction modeling events, tracing transactions as they flow through a system. This makes it the ideal companion for modeling in SystemC and other environments that support higher level simulations.
- Reads standard Value Change Dump (VCD) files for logic waveforms
- Reads open XML format for transaction traces
- 64 bit support for handling very large files
- iChat Theater support to allow sharing your waveforms interactively in an iChat video conference.
- Support for multiple cursors and time delta measurements
- Tab support facilitate multiple views within the same model
- A unique "Browse" mode that lets the user view all of the members of a selected module without having to explicitly add those traces. Makes finding what you are looking for much faster
- Custom colorization for waveforms, transactions and highlighting
- Display of analog waveforms for viewing mixed-signal data
- Exporting to a variety of image file formats
- Intuitive user interface
- Universal Binary
Q: What file formats are supported?
A: Currently Value Change Dump (.vcd) and Scansion's transaction file format (.scnx) are supported.
Q: Can Scansion handle very large files?
A: Yes in most cases, assuming your system supports 64 bit (like most Macs these days). The load times are still long since the whole file is loaded (for now, that will change) but even multi gigabyte files can be successfully read and used in most cases. Its not always the most pleasant experience for massive files, but it usually works.
Q: What's a .scnx file and how is it generated?
A: Scansion's scnx file format is XML and enables importing transaction trace files. Source code and libraries are available for adding tracing of SystemC simulations and we'll be releasing one for SystemVerilog shortly. However the file format is open so you can easily add support to any simulation environment. For more information see the details here.
Q: How much does Scansion cost?
A: Scansion is free for limited use or you can purchase a license for $49 from our secure store here on the web or within the application to enable full use. Without a license there is a limit on the number of total events that can be viewed.
A: Currently Value Change Dump (.vcd) and Scansion's transaction file format (.scnx) are supported.
Q: Can Scansion handle very large files?
A: Yes in most cases, assuming your system supports 64 bit (like most Macs these days). The load times are still long since the whole file is loaded (for now, that will change) but even multi gigabyte files can be successfully read and used in most cases. Its not always the most pleasant experience for massive files, but it usually works.
Q: What's a .scnx file and how is it generated?
A: Scansion's scnx file format is XML and enables importing transaction trace files. Source code and libraries are available for adding tracing of SystemC simulations and we'll be releasing one for SystemVerilog shortly. However the file format is open so you can easily add support to any simulation environment. For more information see the details here.
Q: How much does Scansion cost?
A: Scansion is free for limited use or you can purchase a license for $49 from our secure store here on the web or within the application to enable full use. Without a license there is a limit on the number of total events that can be viewed.
Scansion takes advantage of new
technologies introduced in MacOS 10.5
("Leopard"). Because of this, it will
not run on systems prior to 10.5.
Scansion is a Universal Binary. It has been tested on both Intel and PPC-G5 systems.
Scansion is a Universal Binary. It has been tested on both Intel and PPC-G5 systems.
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Version 1.0
Requires Mac OS X
v10.5 or later.
Use free or
purchase a license
to remove size
limits.
