1 Port Rom MegaFunc, Only z output, with MIF. Max 10DA. DE10-Lite board

Question

I am using a small 1 port ROM, size 8bits by 64 locations. (Quartus 20.1 Lite)
When I simulate it using ModelSim Altera, providing Clocks and Address, I am only getting Z output.
I have the MIF file in the same directory where the RTL code is. 
I am suspecting, as if ModelSim-Altera is not including the MIF file, when running the Sim. How to check and fix this?
What could be possibly wrong?
Thank you,

jkasingh · Answer

Is it true, that the Lite version won't support ROM IP, and only the Licensed version do it?
I never got any warning or error related to that though in Quartus. 
What about just running a Sim with ModelSim Altera, using the files which Quartus generated for the ROM and the MIF file.

Thank you

jkasingh · Answer

Tried with a 'Standard' version and a licensed ModelSim-Altera version. Same results. 
Showing picture below.  Bottom three traces are from the ROM instance.

richardt_altera · Answer

From the KDB below, it seems that Modelsim tool does not support the memory initialization file (.mif) format and requires you to generate a .hex file. Could you try the solution below and see if it helps? 
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd10062000_9191.html

richardt_altera · Answer

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jkasingh · Answer

Hello,
I was able to use the MIF file. 
However I used a VHDL model of the ROM, instead of the Verilog, as I could not get it working as mentioned. 
The link you provided, is about converting MIF to HEX. And I was still able to use the MIF file.
So the problem is still there, when I use the Verilog model, but not when I switched to the VHDL model of ROM. 
I have been using the ModelSim Altera version, which comes with Quartus 20.1 Lite edition. 
Thank you,

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