Research Article

Verification of Mixed-Signal Systems with Affine Arithmetic Assertions

Table 2

AAF+A operators.

AAF+A operators Symbols Operator meaning

Arithmetic operators Symbols for the usual arithmetic operations
Relation operators The usual relation operations
Logic operators   
!
Logic and, or, implies not
Affine analog operator IN Compares two affine terms and
Affine analog frequency operator   
Compares two affine terms and within specified frequency interval, FIN assigns eventually; GIN assigns always
Min finds frequency component with minimum amplitude value within specified frequency interval; max finds frequency component with maximum amplitude value within specified frequency interval
Slope operator DV Calculates slope of a signal
Temporal operators Always, eventually
Affine analog time interval Specified signal time interval of affine analog signal
Verification time interval Specified time within which the assertion is verified