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BB_NGC
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3 years ago

Empty Questasim libraries for Intel IP

I'm trying to simulate a design that incorporates various Intel IP selected from the IP Catalog in the Quartus Platform Designer. The HDL for the design was successfully generated in Platform Designer.

In QuestaSim (Questa Intel Starter FPGA Edition Rev 22.1 which came with IntelFPGA_pro), the libraries associated with the Intel IP are listed as "empty" (see below). The standard precompiled libraries (altera_mf, lpm, etc.) are all present, but I cannot find the libraries for the Intel IP. This results in "Library not found" (vcom-1598) errors in the QuestaSim compiler.

Did I miss a step after HDL Generation in Quartus?

Where might I find the QuestaSim libraries for Intel IP?

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  • ShengN_altera's avatar
    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi,

    Probably have to generate a Combined Simulator Setup Script for the IP check this link and video.

    Thanks,

    Best Regards,

    Sheng

    p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel Support are helpful, please feel free to give best answer or rate 4/5 survey.

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    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi,


    Let me know if you have any further concern or update on this thread.


    Thanks,

    Best regards,

    Sheng


    • BB_NGC's avatar
      BB_NGC
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      3 years ago

      Thank you Sheng....

      The video and documentation link are most appreciated.

      Are you aware of any tutorials that incorporate this script generation process?

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    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi,


    Do you still need any further help on this thread?


    Thanks,

    Best Regards,

    Sheng


  • BB_NGC's avatar
    BB_NGC
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    3 years ago

    Hi Sheng...

    The Quartus simulation setup script generation seemed to go well, however still having issues with Intel IP during Questa compilation. Currently stuck on the Bus Functional Model IP for AXI4lite.

    Getting this error:

    This library being called in the Quartus-generated HDL doesn't exist.

    This error occurred during the com step in the .do file that was created as shown in the video.

    Do you know why this library isn't being generated by Quartus?

  • ShengN_altera's avatar
    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi,


    Check this document link https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/programmable/support-resources/bulk-container/pdfs/literature/ug/mentor-vip-axi4lite-ae-usr.pdf (page 374):

    To run a Questa simulation, follow the process detailed in “ModelSim Simulation” on page 370.

    page 370:

    Ensure that the environment variable MvcHome points to the location of the installed BFM.

    page 371:

    Starting a Simulation from the ModelSim GUI

    page 372:

    Starting a Simulation from a UNIX Command Line

    page 373:

    Editing the modelsim.ini File

    This link may be can help you also https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/semiconductor/support/faqs/intel/131065/


    Thanks,

    Best Regards,

    Sheng

    p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel Support are helpful, please feel free to give best answer.


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    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi,


    Any further concern? Does your problem being resolved?


    Thanks,

    Best Regards,

    Sheng

    p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel Support are helpful, please feel free to give best answer.


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      BB_NGC
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      3 years ago

      Hi Sheng.

      Still not resolved.

      The document links you provided contain an example design that has been very helpful, thank you. However I cannot complete the example design without a license for the bus functional models, and the Intel FPGA Self Service License Center has been down for migration to Azure Portal.

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      3 years ago

      Hi Sheng,

      Thanks. I opened a case re: the licensing issue with Intel customer support last week.