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

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Answers to Top FAQs 2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics 3. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim* , and QuestaSim* Simulator Support 4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support 5. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support 6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support 7. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides
2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics x
2.1. Supported Simulators 2.2. Supported Simulation Levels 2.3. Supported Hardware Description Languages 2.4. Supported Simulation Flows 2.5. Preparing for Simulation 2.6. Running a Simulation (Custom Flow) 2.7. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics Revision History
2.5. Preparing for Simulation x
2.5.1. Compiling Simulation Model Libraries 2.5.2. Using The EDA Netlist Writer 2.5.3. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores
2.5.3. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
2.5.3.1. Generating IP Simulation Files 2.5.3.2. Scripting IP Simulation
2.5.3.2. Scripting IP Simulation x
2.5.3.2.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script 2.5.3.2.2. Incorporating Simulator Setup Scripts from the Generated Template
3. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim* , and QuestaSim* Simulator Support x
3.1. Quick Start Example (ModelSim with Verilog) 3.2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, and QuestaSim Simulator Guidelines 3.3. ModelSim Simulation Setup Script Example 3.4. Sourcing ModelSim* or QuestaSim Simulator Setup Scripts 3.5. Unsupported Features 3.6. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim* , and QuestaSim* Simulator Support Revision History
3.2. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim, and QuestaSim Simulator Guidelines x
3.2.1. Using Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition Precompiled Libraries 3.2.2. Passing Parameter Information from Verilog HDL to VHDL 3.2.3. Viewing Simulation Messages 3.2.4. Generating Signal Activity Data for Power Analysis 3.2.5. Viewing Simulation Waveforms 3.2.6. Simulating with Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition Waveform Editor
3.2.4. Generating Signal Activity Data for Power Analysis x
3.2.4.1. Generating Standard Delay Output for Power Analysis
4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support x
4.1. Quick Start Example (VCS with Verilog) 4.2. VCS and VCS MX Guidelines 4.3. VCS Simulation Setup Script Example 4.4. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* MX Simulator Setup Scripts 4.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* Simulator Setup Scripts 4.6. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support Revision History
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. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 5.5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support Revision History
6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support x
6.1. Using the Command-Line Interface 6.2. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 6.3. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support Revision History
1. Answers to Top FAQs
2. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics
3. Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition, ModelSim* , and QuestaSim* Simulator Support
4. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support
5. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support
6. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support
7. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive
A. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides

2.7. Intel FPGA Simulation Basics Revision History

This chapter has the following revision history.

Document Version Intel® Quartus® Prime Version Changes
2022.04.13 22.1
  • Updated simulator versions supported in Simulator Support topic.
  • Revised name of Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition and QuestaSim for latest guidelines throughout.
  • Updated default output directory name to questa in Using the EDA Netlist Writer topic.
2021.10.05 21.3
  • Revised Generating IP Simulation Files steps to include generation of all IP in the design at once.
2021.10.04 21.3
  • Changed chapter title to FPGA Simulation Basics from Simulating Intel FPGA Designs.
  • Added support for Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition simulator throughout.
  • Removed support for ModelSim - Intel FPGA Edition simulator throughout.
  • Updated simulator versions supported in Simulator Support topic.
  • Added precompiled libraries footnote to Supported Hardware Description Languages and Compiling Simulation Model Libraries topics.
  • Revised Running a Simulation (Custom Flow) topic to add missing EDA Netlist Writer step and related links.
  • Replaced "Mentor Graphics" with "Siemens EDA" to reflect current company name.
  • Updated Supported Hardware Description Languages for note on schematic conversion.
  • Revised Scripting IP Simulation to correct typo in step 1.
  • Added links to Incorporating Simulator Setup Scripts from the Generated Template topic.
2021.06.21 21.2
  • Added note about X propagation limit of the Intel® Quartus® Prime-provided clock divider simulation model to the Compiling Simulation Model Libraries topic.
2021.03.29 21.1
  • Revised Generating IP Simulation Files topic for new simulation file output options.
  • Updated supported simulator versions and removed support for Cadence Incisive Enterprise* in Simulator Support topic.
2020.10.10 20.1 Renamed --rename to --module_name in The EDA Netlist Writer and Gate-level Netlists
2020.04.30 20.1 Added The EDA Netlist Writer and Gate-level Netlists
2019.04.01 19.1.0
  • Updated supported simulator versions.
2018.12.19 18.1.0
  • Added Simulator Support for Mentor Verification IP Bus Functional Models (BFMs) topic.
2018.09.24 18.1.0
  • Updated supported simulator versions.
2018.05.07 18.0.0
  • Updated list of supported simulation tools to include Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator.
  • Added xcelium_setup.sh to list of simulation setup scripts.
  • Added Sourcing Xcelium* Simulation Setup Scripts topic.
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