SmartDV’s SGPIO Verification IP is designed to verify serial communication interfaces used for low-speed control and status signaling between host controllers and backplanes in storage and server systems. Fully compliant with the SFF-8485 specification, this VIP enables accurate validation of frame formatting, signal integrity, bit timing, and communication between initiator and target devices.

The VIP supports major verification languages, including SystemVerilog and Verilog, and integrates seamlessly with UVM, OVM, and VMM methodologies. It is simulator-independent and compatible with all leading EDA vendors’ simulators, ensuring flexible deployment across verification environments.

With configurable initiator and target agents, support for multiple SGPIO signals (SClock, SLoad, SDataOut, SDataIn), timing validation, and protocol checkers, SmartDV’s SGPIO VIP helps verification teams validate control interfaces in high-availability storage, RAID, and server backplane systems.