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

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Date 9/24/2018
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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

2.2.1. Using ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition Precompiled Libraries

Precompiled libraries for both functional and gate-level simulations are provided for the ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition software. You should not compile these library files before running a simulation. No precompiled libraries are provided for ModelSim or QuestaSim. You must compile the necessary libraries to perform functional or gate-level simulation with these tools.

The precompiled libraries provided in <install path> /altera/ must be compatible with the version of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software that creates the simulation netlist. To verify compatibility of precompiled libraries with your version of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, refer to the <install path> /altera/version.txt file. This file indicates the Intel® Quartus® Prime software version and build of the precompiled libraries.

Note: Encrypted simulation model files shipped with the Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 10.1 and later can only be read by ModelSim-Intel FPGA Edition software version 6.6c and later. These encrypted simulation model files are located at the < Intel® Quartus® Prime System directory> /quartus/eda/sim_lib/ <mentor> directory.
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