Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Third-party Simulation

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs 2. ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and QuestaSim* 3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support 4. Cadence Simulator Support 5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guides
1. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs x
1.1. Simulator Support 1.2. Simulation Levels 1.3. HDL Support 1.4. Simulation Flows 1.5. Preparing for Simulation 1.6. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.7. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.8. Running a Simulation (Custom Flow) 1.9. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs Revision History
1.5. Preparing for Simulation x
1.5.1. Compiling Simulation Models
1.6. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.6.1. Generating IP Simulation Files
1.6.1. Generating IP Simulation Files x
1.6.1.1. Generating IP Functional Simulation Models ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.7. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.7.1. Setting Up NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.7.2. Running RTL Simulation (NativeLink Flow) 1.7.3. Running Gate-Level Simulation (NativeLink Flow)
2. ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and QuestaSim* x
2.1. Quick Start Example (ModelSim with Verilog) 2.2. ModelSim, ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition, and QuestaSim Guidelines 2.3. ModelSim Simulation Setup Script Example 2.4. Unsupported Features 2.5. ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and QuestaSim* Revision History
2.2. ModelSim, ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition, and QuestaSim Guidelines x
2.2.1. Using ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition Precompiled Libraries 2.2.2. Disabling Timing Violation on Registers 2.2.3. Passing Parameter Information from Verilog HDL to VHDL 2.2.4. Increasing Simulation Speed 2.2.5. Simulating Transport Delays 2.2.6. Viewing Simulation Messages 2.2.7. Generating Power Analysis Files 2.2.8. Viewing Simulation Waveforms 2.2.9. Simulating with ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition Waveform Editor
3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support x
3.1. Quick Start Example (VCS with Verilog) 3.2. VCS and VCS MX Guidelines 3.3. VCS Simulation Setup Script Example 3.4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support Revision History
3.2. VCS and VCS MX Guidelines x
3.2.1. Simulating Transport Delays 3.2.2. Disabling Timing Violation on Registers 3.2.3. Generating Power Analysis Files
4. Cadence Simulator Support x
4.1. Quick Start Example (NC-Verilog) 4.2. Using GUI or Command-Line Interfaces 4.3. Cadence Incisive Enterprise (IES) Guidelines 4.4. IES Simulation Setup Script Example 4.5. Cadence Simulator Support Revision History
4.3. Cadence Incisive Enterprise (IES) Guidelines x
4.3.1. Elaborating Your Design 4.3.2. Back-Annotating Simulation Timing Data (VHDL Only) 4.3.3. Disabling Timing Violation on Registers 4.3.4. Simulating Pulse Reject Delays 4.3.5. Viewing Simulation Waveforms
5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support x
5.1. Quick Start Example (Active-HDL VHDL) 5.2. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Guidelines 5.3. Using Simulation Setup Scripts 5.4. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support Revision History
5.2. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Guidelines x
5.2.1. Compiling SystemVerilog Files 5.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays 5.2.3. Disabling Timing Violation on Registers
1. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs
2. ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and QuestaSim*
3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support
4. Cadence Simulator Support
5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support
A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guides

2.2.7. Generating Power Analysis Files

To generate a timing Value Change Dump File (.vcd) for power analysis, you must first generate a <filename>_dump_all_vcd_nodes.tcl script file in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. You can then run the script from the ModelSim, QuestaSim, or ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition software to generate a timing .vcd for use in the Intel® Quartus® Prime power analyzer.

To generate and use a .vcd for power analysis, follow these steps:

  1. In the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, click Assignments > Settings.
  2. Under EDA Tool Settings, click Simulation.
  3. Turn on Generate Value Change Dump file script, specify the type of output signals to include, and specify the top-level design instance name in your testbench. For example, if your top level design name is Top, and your testbench wrapper calls Top as instance Top_inst, specify the top level design instance name as Top_inst.
  4. Click Processing > Start Compilation. The Compiler creates the <filename>_dump_all_vcd_nodes.tcl file, the ModelSim simulation <filename>_run_msim_gate_vhdl/verilog.do file (including the .vcd and .tcl execution lines). Use the <filename>_dump_all_vcd_nodes.tcl to dump all of the signals that you expect for input back into the Power Analysis.
  5. Elaborate and compile the design in your simulator.
  6. Source the <filename>_run_msim_gate_vhdl/verilog.do file, and then run the simulation. The simulator opens the .vcd file that contains the dumped signal file transition information.
  7. Stop the simulation if your testbench does not have a break point.
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