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---+ Protected Type: Shared Variables On Entity Interface

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---++ Proposal Information
   * State of this Proposal:
   * Current Owner: JimLewis, ...
   * Contributors: JimLewis, ...
   * Date Proposed: 2012-Jan-05
   * Date Last Updated: 2014-Nov-12 (separate out from [[ProtectedTypeUpdates]])
   * Priority:
   * Complexity:
   * Focus: Testbench
   * Related Issues: None
   * Competing Issues: None
---++ Requirement Summary

Motivation: Abstract interface/Communication Channel

Allow Shared Variables on Entity Interface

---+++ Code

<verbatim>Entity E is 
port (
  variable UartScoreBoard : work.UartScoreboardPkg.ScoreBoardPType ; 
   . . . 
) ; 
</verbatim>

---++ Questions

---++ General Comments

Essential/required for testbenches with advanced structures (scoreboards, ...).

-- Main.ErnstChristen - 2015-01-27

There are about 6 proposals related to improving the management of ports:
   * [[P1076.BlockInterfaces][Records with Directional Subtypes]]
   * [[P1076.PackageAsInterface][Packages as an interface construct]]
   * [[P1076.InterfaceConstructandPortModeConfigurations][Interface Construct and Port Mode Configurations]]
   * [[P1076.NewBusModeForBidirectionalPortSignals][Add "Bus" mode for bidirectional port signals]]
   * [[P1076.ProtectedTypesPublicSignals][Protected Types with Public Signals]]
   * [[P1076.ProtectedTypeEntity][Protected Type on Entity Interface]] - This proposal

It would be worthwhile to derive generic requirements for port/interface management instead of looking at them in isolation.
---++ Supporters

_Add your signature here to indicate your support for the proposal_ -- Main.JimLewis - 2014-11-12

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-- Main.JimLewis - 2014-12-03

-- Main.MortenZilmer - 2015-01-21

Topic revision: r5 - 2020-02-17 - 15:34:57 - JimLewis

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