scope:

This standard defines the Analog/Mixed-Signal extensions for SystemC^®1, as an ANSI standard C++ class library based on SystemC for system and hardware design including analog/mixed-signal elements.

Purpose

The general purpose of the SystemC AMS extensions is to provide a C++ standard for designers and architects, who need to address complex heterogeneous systems that are a hybrid between hardware and software. This standard is built on the IEEE Std 1666^TM-2011² (SystemC Language Reference Manual) and extends it to create analog/mixed-signal, multi-disciplinary models to simulate continuous-time, discrete-time, and discrete-event behavior simultaneously.

The specific purpose of this standard is to provide a precise and complete definition of the AMS class library, so that a SystemC AMS implementation can be developed with reference to this standard alone. This standard is neither intended to serve as a user's guide nor to provide an introduction to AMS extensions in SystemC, but does contain useful information for end users.

¹SystemC^® is a registered trademark of the Accellera Systems Initiative.

²Information on references can be found in Clause 2.