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13 years ago

Probability successful in FPGA if done in modelsim!!

How 's the porbability to run successfully a project on real FPGA if I have verified it in simulation using Modelsim? And what makes the difference between modelsim and FPGA in case if it run on ...
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13 years ago

almost 100% success if you know the proper design methodology.

Differences occur for various reasons, e.g.:

Improper simulation coverage or stimuli

Your simulation must be automated to remove human error

overflow/underflow of buffers

timing violations

wrong startup logic and stuck state machines or stuck handshake signals

wrong operating temperature

undriven inputs during development.

and the list goes on...

occasionally device or ips or your compiler are to blame