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14 years ago

NIOS simulation in Modelsim

Hi! My boss asked me to put together a NIOS system and simulate it successfully in Modelsim, and then show him how to do it. I was able to get the "Hello World" example to work (only when the ...
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14 years ago

Well that would be unfortunate if I was set onto an impossible task. If the system running can't be simulated then why does the "Hello World" example work, and what is the difference?

Can SignalTap be used to simulate? I've never heard that before, but then I have never used Signal Tap. I thought it is a logic analyzer, and I don't really interact with my designs once they are loaded to the chip. The test engineers deal with that. If SignalTap can do what you say, I'd really be interested in learning how to do it. Thanks for the quick reply!