Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.3. Best Practices for Intel® FPGA IP 1.4. IP General Settings 1.5. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.7. Modifying an IP Variation 1.8. Upgrading IP Cores 1.9. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.10. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools 1.11. Support for the IEEE 1735 Encryption Standard 1.12. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores Archives 1.13. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores Revision History
1.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor x
1.1.1. The Parameter Editor
1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.2.1. Intel® FPGA IP Evaluation Mode 1.2.2. Checking the IP License Status 1.2.3. Intel FPGA IP Versioning 1.2.4. Adding IP to IP Catalog
1.5. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) x
1.5.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.5.2. Scripting IP Core Generation
1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.6.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.8. Upgrading IP Cores x
1.8.1. Upgrading IP Cores at Command-Line 1.8.2. Migrating IP Cores to a Different Device 1.8.3. Troubleshooting IP or Platform Designer System Upgrade
1.9. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.9.1. Supported Simulators 1.9.2. Supported Simulation Flows 1.9.3. Generating IP Simulation Files 1.9.4. Scripting IP Simulation 1.9.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.9.4. Scripting IP Simulation x
1.9.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script
1.9.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script x
1.9.4.1.1. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.2. Sourcing Cadence Incisive* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.3. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.4. Sourcing ModelSim* or QuestaSim Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.6. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* MX Simulator Setup Scripts
1.9.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.9.5.1. Setting Up NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.9.5.2. Generating IP Functional Simulation Models ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.10. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools x
1.10.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL
1.10.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL x
1.10.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates
1.10.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates x
1.10.1.1.1. Example Top-Level Verilog HDL Module 1.10.1.1.2. Example Top-Level VHDL Module
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores

1.9.4.1.3. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts

  1. The generated simulation script contains the following template lines. Cut and paste these lines into a new file. For example, xmsim.sh. 
    # #Start of template
# # Xcelium Simulation Script.
# # If the copied and modified template file is "xmsim.sh", run it as:
# # ./xmsim.sh 
# # 
# # Do the file copy, dev_com and com steps 
# source <script generation output directory>/xcelium/xcelium_setup.sh \
# SKIP_ELAB=1 \
# SKIP_SIM=1 \
# USER_DEFINED_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<compilation options for your design> \
# USER_DEFINED_VHDL_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<VHDL compilation options for your 
# design> \
# USER_DEFINED_VERILOG_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<Verilog compilation options for  
# your design> \
# QSYS_SIMDIR=<script generation output directory>
# #
# # Compile all design files and testbench files, including the top level.
# # (These are all the files required for simulation other than the files
# # compiled by the IP script)
# #
# xmvlog <compilation options> <design and testbench files>
# #
# # TOP_LEVEL_NAME is used in this script to set the top-level simulation
# # or testbench module/entity name.
# #
# # Run the IP script again to elaborate and simulate the top level:
# # - Specify TOP_LEVEL_NAME and USER_DEFINED_ELAB_OPTIONS.
# # - Override the default USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS. For example, to run
# #   until $finish(), set to an empty string: USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS="".
# #
# source <script generation output directory>/xcelium/xcelium_setup.sh \
# SKIP_FILE_COPY=1 \
# SKIP_DEV_COM=1 \
# SKIP_COM=1 \
# TOP_LEVEL_NAME=<simulation top> \
# USER_DEFINED_ELAB_OPTIONS=<elaboration options for your design> \
# USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS=<simulation options for your design>
# # End of template
  2. Delete the first two characters of each line (comment and space): 
    # Start of template
# Xcelium Simulation Script (Beta Version).
# If the copied and modified template file is "xmsim.sh", run it as:
# ./xmsim.sh 
# 
# Do the file copy, dev_com and com steps 
source <script generation output directory>/xcelium/xcelium_setup.sh \
SKIP_ELAB=1 \
SKIP_SIM=1 \
USER_DEFINED_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<compilation options for your design> \
USER_DEFINED_VHDL_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<VHDL compilation options for your design> \
USER_DEFINED_VERILOG_COMPILE_OPTIONS=<Verilog compilation options for your design> \
QSYS_SIMDIR=<script generation output directory>
#
# Compile all design files and testbench files, including the top level.
# (These are all the files required for simulation other than the files
# compiled by the IP script)
#
xmvlog <compilation options> <design and testbench files>
#
# TOP_LEVEL_NAME is used in this script to set the top-level simulation or
# testbench module/entity name.
#
# Run the IP script again to elaborate and simulate the top level:
# - Specify TOP_LEVEL_NAME and USER_DEFINED_ELAB_OPTIONS.
# - Override the default USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS. For example, to run
#   until $finish(), set to an empty string: USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS="".
#
source <script generation output directory>/xcelium/xcelium_setup.sh \
SKIP_FILE_COPY=1 \
SKIP_DEV_COM=1 \
SKIP_COM=1 \
TOP_LEVEL_NAME=<simulation top> \
USER_DEFINED_ELAB_OPTIONS=<elaboration options for your design> \
USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS=<simulation options for your design>
# End of template
  3. If necessary, add the QSYS_SIMDIR variable to point to the location of the generated IP simulation files. Specify any other changes that you require to match your design simulation requirements. The scripts offer variables to set compilation or simulation options. Refer to the generated script for details.
  4. Run the resulting top-level script from the generated simulation directory by specifying the path to xmsim.sh.
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