16-bit processor design

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Ok, pretty basic question here, i know that Altera has all kinds of tutorials so I'm just asking for a redirect to the correct ones.

I have a project in Quartus II where I have designed a very very basic 16-bit processor. How do I go about testing my processor? I'm not really sure what SOPC builder or Qsys do. Basically I just want to go from the design stage to the ability to input basic assmebly instructions. If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be much appreciated.

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You should start by using Modelsim. That'll allow you to use non-synthesizeable constructs, like reading instructions from a file.

Did you create your processor using VHDL or Verilog?

Cheers,

Dave