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2.6. Simulating Intel FPGA IP Cores
You can use the functional simulation model and the testbench or design example available with your IP core for simulation. When you click the Generate Example Design button, the functional simulation model and testbench files are generated in a location you specify. By default, if you do not modify the target location, they are generated in a project subdirectory. This directory includes scripts to compile and run the testbench. For a complete list of models or libraries required to simulate your IP core, refer to the scripts generated with the testbench.
Intel FPGA IP supports a variety of simulation models, including simulation-specific IP functional simulation models and encrypted RTL models, and plain text RTL models. These are all cycle-accurate models. The models support fast functional simulation of your IP core instance using industry-standard VHDL or Verilog HDL simulators. For some cores, only the plain text RTL model is generated, and you can simulate that model.
If you use an HMC BFM to simulate your HMC Controller IP core, ensure that you set the BFM parameters to match the features of your HMC Controller IP core and design. For example, confirm that you set the BFM memory size (2G or 4G) to match the address space that you expect your design to access, and that you set the BFM to communicate correctly with the HMC Controller IP core in Response Open Loop Mode. You must also set the BFM to send Write response packets for non-posted Write transactions received, because the HMC Controller IP core does not support the TGA field.