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

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Date 9/30/2024
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Document Table of Contents x
Answers to Top FAQs 1. FPGA Simulation Basics 2. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support 3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support 4. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support 5. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support 6. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive A. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides
1. FPGA Simulation Basics x
1.1. FPGA Simulation Essential Elements 1.2. Overview of Simulation Tool Flow 1.3. Simulation Tool Flow 1.4. Supported Simulation Flows 1.5. Supported Hardware Description Languages 1.6. Supported Simulation Types 1.7. Supported Simulators 1.8. Post-Fit Simulation Support by FPGA Family 1.9. Automating Simulation with the Run Simulation Feature 1.10. Using Precompiled Simulation Libraries 1.11. FPGA Simulation Basics Revision History
1.2. Overview of Simulation Tool Flow x
1.2.1. Compilation Stage 1.2.2. Elaboration Stage 1.2.3. Simulation Stage
1.3. Simulation Tool Flow x
1.3.1. Specifying Logical Libraries 1.3.2. Compiling Files Into Library Directories 1.3.3. The Quartus® Prime Simulation Library 1.3.4. Understanding Elaboration 1.3.5. Commands To Configure and Run Simulation 1.3.6. FPGA Simulation Generic Workflow
1.3.1. Specifying Logical Libraries x
1.3.1.1. Why Do We Need Logical Library Names?
1.3.2. Compiling Files Into Library Directories x
1.3.2.1. Inputs to Compilation Commands 1.3.2.2. Order of Files for Compilation Commands 1.3.2.3. Compilation Command Line Options 1.3.2.4. Module Definitions in Library Directories
1.3.3. The Quartus® Prime Simulation Library x
1.3.3.1. The Quartus® Prime Simulation Library Compiler 1.3.3.2. Running the Simulation Library Compiler in a Terminal 1.3.3.3. Running the Simulation Library Compiler in the GUI 1.3.3.4. Finding Logical Library Names in Simulation Library Compiler Output
1.3.4. Understanding Elaboration x
1.3.4.1. Elaboration Binding Phase 1.3.4.2. Elaboration Checks 1.3.4.3. Elaboration Options
1.9. Automating Simulation with the Run Simulation Feature x
1.9.1. Setting Up the Run Simulation Feature 1.9.2. Run RTL Simulation using Run Simulation in Batch Mode (Command-Line)
1.9.1. Setting Up the Run Simulation Feature x
1.9.1.1. Installation Paths for Supported EDA Simulators (EDA Tool Options Page) 1.9.1.2. Simulation Options (Board and IP Settings Page) 1.9.1.3. Simulation Flow Settings (EDA Tool Settings Page) 1.9.1.4. More EDA Netlist Writer Settings (EDA Tool Settings Page)
1.9.2. Run RTL Simulation using Run Simulation in Batch Mode (Command-Line) x
1.9.2.1. Specifying Required Simulation Settings for Run Simulation (Batch Mode) 1.9.2.2. Optional Simulation Settings for Run Simulation (Batch Mode) 1.9.2.3. Launching Simulation with the Run Simulation Feature 1.9.2.4. Running RTL Simulation using Run Simulation 1.9.2.5. Output Directories and Files for Run Simulation
1.10. Using Precompiled Simulation Libraries x
1.10.1. Enabling Precompiled Simulation Libraries 1.10.2. Implementing Precompiled Simulation Libraries
2. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support x
2.1. Quick Start Example (QuestaSim* with Verilog) 2.2. QuestaSim* Simulator Guidelines 2.3. Using the Qrun Flow 2.4. QuestaSim* Simulation Setup Script Example 2.5. Sourcing QuestaSim* Simulator Setup Scripts 2.6. Unsupported Features 2.7. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support Revision History
2.2. QuestaSim* Simulator Guidelines x
2.2.1. Passing Parameter Information from Verilog HDL to VHDL 2.2.2. Viewing Simulation Messages 2.2.3. Generating Signal Activity Data for Power Analysis 2.2.4. Viewing Simulation Waveforms
2.3. Using the Qrun Flow x
2.3.1. Specifying Simulation File Generation Settings 2.3.2. Generating the Simulation Model and Setup Scripts 2.3.3. Generating the Testbench System 2.3.4. Generating Example Design Simulation Files 2.3.5. Recommendations for Using Qrun
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. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* MX Simulator Setup Scripts 3.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* Simulator Setup Scripts 3.6. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support Revision History
4. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support x
4.1. Quick Start Example (Active-HDL VHDL) 4.2. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Guidelines 4.3. Using Simulation Setup Scripts 4.4. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 4.5. Aldec Active-HDL* and Riviera-PRO * Support Revision History
5. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support x
5.1. Using the Command-Line Interface 5.2. Generating Simulator Setup Script Templates 5.3. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 5.4. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support Revision History
Answers to Top FAQs
1. FPGA Simulation Basics
2. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator Support
3. Synopsys VCS* and VCS MX Support
4. Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO Support
5. Cadence Xcelium* Parallel Simulator Support
6. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Third-party Simulation Archive
A. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides

1.3.2.4. Module Definitions in Library Directories

A library directory can contain one or more module definitions, as well as other elements, such as SystemVerilog package definitions.

A library directory can store only one module definition per module. For example, if the adder.sv and adder_fast.sv files define the same module adder, but have different implementations (perhaps adder_fast.sv implements a fast adder), then compiling both files into the same library directory with a single compilation command results in a compilation error. However, you can compile the adder.sv and adder_fast.sv files into different library directories.

You can also replace an existing module definition in a library with another module definition with the same module name. For example, if a library directory already includes a module definition for adder (from compiling file adder.sv), and you compile the adder_fast.sv file into that library directory, the existing module definition in the library directory is replaced with the module definition from adder_fast.sv.

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