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

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1. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs 2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and Questa* Simulator Support 3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support 4. Cadence Simulator Support 55.4. 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. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and Questa* Simulator Support x
2.1. Quick Start Example (ModelSim with Verilog) 2.2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, and Questa Simulator Guidelines 2.3. ModelSim Simulation Setup Script Example 2.4. Unsupported Features 2.5. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and Questa* Simulator Support Revision History
2.2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, and Questa Simulator Guidelines x
2.2.1. Using Questa* 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 in ModelSim and Questa Simulators 2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. 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 Questa* 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
2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. 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
55.4. 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 55.4. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO* Support
5.2. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Guidelines x
5.2.1. Compiling SystemVerilog Files 2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays2.2.53.2.15.2.2. Simulating Transport Delays 5.2.3. Disabling Timing Violation on Registers
1. Simulating Intel FPGA Designs
2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim® , and Questa* Simulator Support
3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support
4. Cadence Simulator Support
55.4. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO* Support
A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guides

1.5.1. Compiling Simulation Models

The Intel® Quartus® Prime software includes simulation models for all Intel FPGA IP cores. These models include IP functional simulation models, and device family-specific models in the < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation path>/eda/sim_lib directory. These models include IEEE encrypted Verilog HDL models for both Verilog HDL and VHDL simulation.

The Intel® Quartus® Prime software includes precompiled libraries for both functional and gate-level simulation in the Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition software. Do not compile these library files before running a simulation. The Intel® Quartus® Prime software does not include precompiled libraries for any other simulator. You must compile the necessary libraries before performing functional or gate-level simulation in all other supported simulators.

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

Before running simulation, you must compile the appropriate simulation models from the Intel® Quartus® Prime simulation libraries using any of the following methods:

  • Use the NativeLink feature to automatically compile your design, Intel FPGA IP, simulation model libraries, and testbench.
  • 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.
  • Compile Intel® Quartus® Prime simulation models manually with your simulator.

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

Note: The specified timescale precision must be within 1ps when using Intel® Quartus® Prime simulation models.
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