Component · Verification & Validation
Transactor
A synthesisable block that converts transaction-level commands from a host workstation into cycle-accurate pin activity inside an emulator or prototype, and back again.
Transactors are what make a virtual testbench usable without a slow signal-level link.
- Also known as
- XTOR
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Verification & Validation, Emulation & prototyping
Notes
Replacing a signal-level testbench with transactors is usually the single biggest emulation throughput improvement.
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