The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not. When you are operating the simulator within modelsims gui, the interface is consistent for all platforms. Modelsim vhdl, modelsim vlog, modelsim lnl, and modelsim plus are produced by model technology incorporated. Modelsim pe users manual electrical and computer engineering. Modelsim tutorial modelsim is produced by model technology, a mentor graphics corporation company. Any loaded wlf file is referred to by the logical name specified when the wlf file was loaded. This can be done with work switch in vcom like we did in the packages case or remapping the work into another library with vmap. 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. As a good design practice, we recommend you to follow the first option. For the windows platform, you must install the compilers manually. Read optimizing designs with vopt in the users manual for additional information.
Type vlib work at the modelsim prompt in the transcript window. These encrypted simulation model files are located at the prompt, or vsim prompt. These two lines are the commandline equivalents of the menu. Now i want to investigate the power comsumptions for my design in system generator. The terms and conditions governing the sale and licensing of. Library or type vlib work in the command line window.
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 in this publication without prior notice, and the reader should, in all cases, consult mentor graphics to determine whether any changes have been made. Tricking your mac in to believing it can run modelsim sigasi. I have a design in system generator and i have compiled it to the virtex5 chip. T2 modelsim tutorial this document is for information and instruction purposes. The program described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may not be used or.
This is an unpublished work of mentor graphics corporation. You typically start a new simulation in modelsim by creating a working library called work, which is the default library name used by the compiler as the default destination for compiled design. This document is for information and instruction purposes. See command reference for complete command list and syntax. Modelsim user s manual pdf, html select help documentation modelsim command reference. File and directory pathnames several modelsim commands have arguments that point to files or directories. Documentation conventions the following conventions are used to define modelsim command syntax table 11. This restriction does not apply to single model sim pe licenses locked by a hardware security key, and such model sim pe products may.
Unauthorized copying, duplication, or other reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of model technology. As i understood from the user manual, the voptarg is used to pass command line instructions to the tool. Alter your existing compile and linking commands to. For verilog files required for labs, create a new project such as lab01under the default work. The qucs application has an integrated help system giving the user useful but yet limited help with the program. The modelsim library format is compatible across all supported platforms. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this. You can consult the modelsim users manual to get a description. The only way to compile designs other libraries than work is to rename the work. Note neither the prompt at the beginning of a line nor the key that ends a line is shown in the command examples. We must first establish the library directory work variable corresponding to line work.
I also have a testbench in matlab and did the cosimulation to verify my design is correct. Most probably the tool for the gui mode also gets such instructions when the compilesimulate icons are clicked. Until now there is no or little user documentation available. Now all you need to do, is tell sigasi or whatever tool you are using to use fakemodelsim as path for the modelsim executables other tools and feedback. Work is the library name used by the compiler as the default destination for compiled design units. Compiling your design after creating the working library, you compile your design units into it. To create a library directory we need to issue the command. Model sim ee licenses must be located at a single site, i. How can i find out if library has already been compiled in. Model technology model sim ee start here manual pdf. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of model technology. You can extend the script to copy the compiled files back to your local computer, or you can use a. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this publication without prior notice, and the. Conventions for command syntax syntax notation description.
It is good practice to delete the work library to ensure that you are having latest compiled rtl files. Refer to the chapter recording simulation results with datasets in the users manual for more information. How can i setup quartus or modelsim in order to see my toplevel file and the altera. Please refer to the optimizing designs with vopt chapter in the modelsim users manual for a. However, if your library module names arent unique, i dont know of any way to tell which source file was used to create a particular working module. You typically start a new simulation in modelsim by creating a working library called work. You will see that the default library is the work library. To delete the work library use vdel all like vsim this command one of the command in modelsim. Copying, duplication, or other reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of model technology. Invoke the simulator with vsim on the topmost design unit. All of this will work just as well with xilinx isim, or with the altera quartus ii, or for a million other eda and noneda tools. Modelsim users manual modelsim is produced by model technology incorporated.
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