Article ID: 000080591 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 12/15/2014

"Fatal Error" when simluating Arria 10 device designs with Mentor Graphics ModelSim SE 10.3c

Environment

  • Quartus® II Subscription Edition
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    Critical Issue

    Description

    In the Quartus II software release version 14.1, the following error is generated when simulating Arria 10 device designs with Mentor Graphics ModelSim SE version 10.3c:

    # ** Fatal: Error occurred in protected context
    Resolution

    There are three solutions for this issue:

    1. Add the novopt option to the modelsmi.ini file during installation.
    2. Switch to Mentor Graphics ModelSim SE version 10.3d.
    3. Use NativeLink to run ModelSim with the novopt option; in the Quartus II software, select Settings > Simulation > More NativeLink settings and set the Additional custom simulation elaboration options to value modelsim=-novopt.

    Related Products

    This article applies to 1 products

    Intel® Arria® 10 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs