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. 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

2.2.8. Viewing Simulation Waveforms

Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, and Questa automatically generate a Wave Log Format File (.wlf) following simulation. You can use the .wlf to generate a waveform view.

To view a waveform from a .wlf through Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, or Questa, perform the following steps:

  1. Type vsim at the command line. The ModelSim/QuestaSim or Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition dialog box appears.
  2. Click File > Datasets. The Datasets Browser dialog box appears.
  3. Click Open and select your .wlf.
  4. Click Done.
  5. In the Object browser, select the signals that you want to observe.
  6. Click Add > Wave, and then click Selected Signals.
    You must first convert the .vcd to a .wlf before you can view a waveform in Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, or Questa.
  7. To convert the .vcd to a .wlf, type the following at the command-line: 
    vcd2wlf <example>.vcd <example>.wlf
  8. After conversion, view the .wlf waveform in ModelSim or Questa.
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