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

5.1. Quick Start Example (Active-HDL VHDL)

You can adapt the following RTL simulation example to get started quickly with Active-HDL:
  1. To specify your EDA simulator and executable path, type the following Tcl package command in the Intel® Quartus® Prime tcl shell window:
    set_user_option -name EDA_TOOL_PATH_ACTIVEHDL <Active HDL executable path>
    set_global_assignment -name EDA_SIMULATION_TOOL "Active-HDL (VHDL)"
  2. Compile simulation model libraries using one of the following methods:
    • 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 FPGA simulation models manually: 
      vlib <library1> <altera_library1> 
vcom -strict93 -dbg -work <library1> <lib1_component/pack.vhd> \
   <lib1.vhd>

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

  3. Open the Active-HDL simulator.
  4. Create and open the workspace: 
    createdesign <workspace name> <workspace path>
opendesign -a <workspace name>.adf
  5. Create the work library and compile the netlist and testbench files: 
    vlib work
vcom  -strict93  -dbg -work work <output netlist> <testbench file>
  6. Load the design: 
    vsim +access+r -t 1ps +transport_int_delays +transport_path_delays \
-L work -L <lib1> -L <lib2> work.<testbench module name>
  7. Run the simulation in the Active-HDL simulator.
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