Hello David,
I think I would be able to help you in your third question.
When you use Altera PLL( Cyclone V ) in your design, you need to add following pre-compiled libraries in your simulation configuration :
In case of verilog
(1) cycloneV_ver (2) altera_lnsim_ver
In case of VHDL,
(1) cycloneV (2) altera_lnsim
You can find precompiled libraries from following location : <Quartus Installation Path>\13.0sp1\modelsim_ase\altera
To add pre-compiled library,
- On the Simulate menu, click Simulate.
- If you are simulating a Verilog HDL design, to specify the ModelSim-Altera precompiled libraries:
- Click the Libraries tab.
- In the Search Libraries (-L) box, click Add and select the appropriate libraries.
- Click OK.
To get more idea about adding these libraries, Google should help you.
Let us know if you face any difficulty.
Cheers,
Bhaumik