It's that time again when I've started a new project at work. Since we're going to be using some new proprietary interfaces in this chip, this calls for some new UVCs. I wouldn't even consider developing a new UVC without setting up a unit testing environment for it first. Since this is a greenfield project, a lot of the specifications are volatile, meaning that the interface protocol can change at any moment. Having tests in place can help make sure that I don't miss anything. Even if the specification stays the same, I might decide to restructure the code and I want to be certain that it still works.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://verificationgentleman.netlify.app/2016/08/07/testing-uvm-drivers.html