Installing SystemC

Installing To Your Local Computer

  1. Download SystemC from http://www.systemc.org

  2. Unzip SystemC files to a hard drive with "plenty" space. Preferably, unzip the files to the hard drive's directory (ex; C:\SystemC or E:\SystemC)

  3. The SystemC distribution includes project and workspace files for Visual C++. If you use these project and workspace files the SystemC source files are available to your new project. For Visual C++ 6.0 the
    project and workspace files are located in directory: ...\systemc-2.0.1b\msvc60 , where "..." is whatever parent directory you saved SystemC to.

  4. Click on the subdirectory: `systemc' which contains the project and workspace files to compile the `systemc.lib' library. Double-click on the `systemc.dsw' file to launch Visual C++ with the workspace file. The workspace file will have the proper switches set to compile for Visual C++ 6.0.
    Select `Build systemc.lib' under the Build menu or press F7 to build `systemc.lib'.

Creating a new design

  1. Start Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
  2. Create a Project Workspace:
    1. Click on "File", then "New", select "Projects", then click on "Win32 Console Application". 
      
        
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        In the "Location" box, click on the down arrow, then on "Drives", and choose "h:\\some_server_name\cs1Xxx" , then click "OK" (some_server_name will have some name there (it changes periodically)) (csXxx is your login). You should not actually be typing anything here, just click.
      
        
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        For the "Project Name", We will use "lab1a" as the example. 
        
      
        
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        Type "OK". 
        
      
        
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        Choose "An empty project" and click "Finish". Then click "OK". 
        
      
        
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  3. You can now see a folder named "lab1a classes" in the workspace window. (Left part of screen)
  4. Port SystemC libraries to Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0: 
   
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        Click on “Project”, then “Settings”, then select the C/C++ tab, and then finally select the “C++ Language” category. Make sure that the “Enable Run Time Type Information (RTTI)” checkbox is checked. 
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        Also make sure that the SystemC header files are included by  switching to the “Preprocessor” on the C/C++ tab and then typing “C:\SystemC\systemc-2.0.1\src” in the text entry field labeled “Additional include directories”.
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        Next click on the “Link” tab, and make sure the SystemC library is included to your project by typing “C:\SystemC\systemc-2.0.1\msvc60\systemc\Debug” in the text entry field labeled “Additional library path”.
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        Add the SystemC object files by first clicking on “Project”, then “Add to Project”, then “Files”. In the File Browser navigate to the “C:\SystemC\systemc-2.0.1\msvc60\systemc\Debug” directory. In the text entry field labeled “File Name” type “*.obj” and press enter. Click on the file “sc_attribute.obj” and then simultaneously press the “Ctrl” & “A” keys (CTRL+A). Click the OK button to add the files.
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        In your workspace window under the “File View” Tab, you should see a number of object files with the “sc_” prefix such as sc_attribute.obj, sc_bit.obj, etc. Find the file “sc_isdb_trace.obj”, click that file name, and press “delete” on your keyboard.
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