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

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Answers to Top FAQs 2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics 3. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support 4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support 5. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support 6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support 7. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides
2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics x
2.1. Intel FPGA Simulation Essential Elements 2.2. Overview of Simulation Tool Flow 2.3. Simulation Tool Flow 2.4. Supported Simulation Types 2.5. Supported Hardware Description Languages 2.6. Supported Simulators 2.7. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics Revision History
2.2. Overview of Simulation Tool Flow x
2.2.1. Compilation Stage 2.2.2. Elaboration Stage 2.2.3. Simulation Stage
2.3. Simulation Tool Flow x
2.3.1. Specifying Logical Libraries 2.3.2. Compiling Files Into Library Directories 2.3.3. The Intel® Quartus® Prime Simulation Library 2.3.4. Understanding Elaboration 2.3.5. Commands To Configure and Run Simulation 2.3.6. Intel FPGA Simulation Generic Workflow
2.3.1. Specifying Logical Libraries x
2.3.1.1. Why Do We Need Logical Library Names?
2.3.2. Compiling Files Into Library Directories x
2.3.2.1. Inputs to Compilation Commands 2.3.2.2. Order of Files for Compilation Commands 2.3.2.3. Compilation Command Line Options 2.3.2.4. Module Definitions in Library Directories
2.3.3. The Intel® Quartus® Prime Simulation Library x
2.3.3.1. The Intel® Quartus® Prime Simulation Library Compiler 2.3.3.2. Running the Simulation Library Compiler in a Terminal 2.3.3.3. Running the Simulation Library Compiler in the GUI 2.3.3.4. Finding Logical Library Names in Simulation Library Compiler Output
2.3.4. Understanding Elaboration x
2.3.4.1. Elaboration Binding Phase 2.3.4.2. Elaboration Checks 2.3.4.3. Elaboration Options
3. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support x
3.1. Quick Start Example (QuestaSim* with Verilog) 3.2. QuestaSim* Simulator Guidelines 3.3. QuestaSim* Simulation Setup Script Example 3.4. Sourcing QuestaSim* Simulator Setup Scripts 3.5. Unsupported Features 3.6. QuestaSim* Simulator Support Revision History
3.2. QuestaSim* Simulator Guidelines x
3.2.1. Passing Parameter Information from Verilog HDL to VHDL 3.2.2. Viewing Simulation Messages 3.2.3. Generating Signal Activity Data for Power Analysis 3.2.4. Viewing Simulation Waveforms
4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support x
4.1. Quick Start Example (VCS with Verilog) 4.2. VCS and VCS MX Guidelines 4.3. VCS Simulation Setup Script Example 4.4. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* MX Simulator Setup Scripts 4.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* Simulator Setup Scripts 4.6. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support Revision History
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. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 5.5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support Revision History
6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support x
6.1. Using the Command-Line Interface 6.2. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 6.3. Sourcing Cadence Incisive* Simulator Setup Scripts 6.4. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support Revision History
1. Answers to Top FAQs
2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics
3. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support
4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support
5. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support
6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support
7. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive
A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides

3.1. Quick Start Example (QuestaSim* with Verilog)

You can adapt the following RTL simulation example to get started quickly with QuestaSim*:
  1. To specify your EDA simulator and executable path, type the following Tcl package command in the Intel® Quartus® Prime tcl shell window:
    set_user_option -name EDA_TOOL_PATH_QUESTASIM <questasim executable path>
    set_global_assignment -name EDA_SIMULATION_TOOL "QuestaSim (Verilog)"
  2. Compile simulation model libraries using one of the following methods:
    • To automatically compile all required simulation model libraries for your design in your supported simulator, click Tools > Launch Simulation Library Compiler. Specify options for your simulation tool, language, target device family, and output location, and then click OK.
    • Type the following commands to create and map Intel FPGA simulation libraries manually, and then compile the models manually: 
      vlib <lib1>_ver
vmap <lib1>_ver <lib1>_ver
vlog -work <lib1> <lib1>

    Use the compiled simulation model libraries during simulation of your design. Refer to your EDA simulator's documentation for information about running simulation.

  3. Compile your design and testbench files: 
    vlog -work work <design or testbench name>.v
  4. Load the design: 
    vsim -L work -L <lib1>_ver -L <lib2>_ver work.<testbench name>
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