Make sure all checkboxes are selected and click the next button. For example, they argument to vlog specifies the verilog source library directory to. The command line can be used as an alternative to the pulldown menus of the graphical user interface for scripting and batchmode operation. Unauthorized copying, duplication, or other reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of model technology. Modelsim users manual modelsim is produced by model technology incorporated. Simulating axi bfm in modelsim pe intel community forum. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not. Inside the modelsim gui, go to the library tab inside modelsim, right mouse click on the technology library, e. Introduction to the quartus ii manual columbia university. I installed modelsim designer on windows7 64 bit and modelsim designer is not oficialy. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this publication without prior notice, and the.
Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. How can i setup quartus or modelsim in order to see my toplevel file and the altera. See systemc simulation in the modelsim users manual for more details. Refer to systemc simulation in the users manual for more details. For further information, refer to the flexlm end user manual. Maybe some experienced verilog developer can explain this better. Also i do not know if the altera modelsim version can be used to simulate xilinx hardware as i only work with plain modelsim. Unauthorized copying, duplication, or other reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of model. By that time, the version of modelsim they are compatible with is usually no longer available from the modelsim website. After a short search i found the modelsim user manual that describes the usage of libraries on the pages 277 till 283. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this publication without prior notice, and the reader should, in all cases, consult mentor graphics to determine whether any changes have been made. The default behavior is that modelsim uses its own internal editor, which i dont like.
The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of model technology. Quartus modelsim setup pdf to set up the eda tool options for modelsimaltera, follow these steps. Modelsim collects memory usage data for assertions, classes, covergroups, dynamic objects, and the solver. Modelsim maintains a great deal of information about its internal state in a tcl array variable vsimpriv, and although much of this data is of no concern to us, its useful to know that vsimprivacttime contains the time position of the currently active wave window cursor. Altera takes some time to issue libraries that are compatible with the latest version of modelsim.
If you encounter one of the following cases you can update the mgls. Browse to the directory where the mentor graphics software is installed to for example. The evaluation version is no longer available, so these files should not be installed. To invoke the tool at ncsu, remotely or on a solarislinux platform, type add modelsim at this point, all the path settings are good to go for the executables associated with modelsim. The original recipient of this document may duplicate this document in. For example, they argument to vlog specifies the verilog source library directory to search for undefined modules. This document is for information and instruction purposes. Download the full version of the mentor license utility from supportnet. This tutorial borrows heavily from the the questa tutorial and is an improvement over modelsim tutorial created by ambarish sule. This document contains information that is proprietary to mentor graphics corporation. The table below shows the currently supported platforms and compilers versions.
It is divided into fourtopics, which you will learn more about in subsequent. For the windows platform, you must install the compilers manually. Modelsim vhdl, modelsim vlog, modelsim lnl, and modelsim plus are produced by model technology incorporated. Read optimizing designs with vopt in the users manual for additional information. These errors occur because the installer is incorrectly installing two files that are used for the evaluation version of modelsim xe. Install the license by setting mgls license file or running the licensing wizard. Therefore, it is in your best interest to store old versions of modelsim.
Modify a modelsim script to compile the libraries that. Find modelsim training at mentor graphics training centers around the world or at your site. After compiling a project with quartus with a toplevel file vhdl and an altera specific pll, i tried to simulate it with modelsim. Application invocation hangs when the client is connected to the network via a vpn connection, and hostname resolution between client and the license server and vice versa, has been verified as working correctlyapplication crashes and the offending module is the mgls. When i start the rtl simulation, i see my toplevel file in the folder work in the library window, but not the altera instance for the pll verilog file question. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained. The altera specific modules like plls, are easiest to simulate using the modelsim altera edition available with altera quar5us which contains a number of precompiles libraries with packages and entities for the altera specific blocks. The command reference guide in the docs directory of the modelsim installation contains full details. I am working in vhdl with microsemis design suite, libero and i use modelsim to simulate my work. To that extent, i use a classic vdhl testbench and, to save time, a. File and directory pathnames several modelsim commands have arguments that specify file or directory locations pathnames. I am trying to use the mentor verification ae axi bfm in modelsim pe. If you set the editor environment variable, the tcl edit command will use your editor.
The only solution left is to use a standalone version of modelsim whichever version you hate the less and manually compile alteras libraries and link them to modelsims configuration files. This lesson provides a brief conceptual overview of the modelsim simulation environment. Quartus ii software and modelsimaltera software design flow. Each of these design object types has a switch that you can specify along with capacity in order to display its memory data.
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