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15 years ago

ALTIOBUF model sim Error: (vsim-3389)

Howdy,

I am getting this model sim error using an Altera ALTIOBUF megafunction. I can compile the design in Quartus, but cannot simulate in model sim.

I get this error in modelsim using the ALTIOBUF Altera mega function:

# ** Error: (vsim-3389) D:/ATS07/BoardDesigns/THMB_ENG2/ip/shared/ALTIOBUF_PINDRIVERIOBUF.v(73): Port 'dynamicterminationcontrol' not found in the connected module (3rd connection).# Region: /THMB_F1_LW/b2v_inst11/b2v_inst/pindrvary[0]/pda/b2v_inst/ALTIOBUF_PINDRIVERIOBUF_iobuf_bidir_quo_component/ibufa_0# ** Fatal: (vsim-3365) D:/ATS07/BoardDesigns/THMB_ENG2/ip/shared/ALTIOBUF_PINDRIVERIOBUF.v(73): Too many port connections. Expected 3, found 4.# Time: 0 ps Iteration: 0 Instance: /THMB_F1_LW/b2v_inst11/b2v_inst/pindrvary[0]/pda/b2v_inst/ALTIOBUF_PINDRIVERIOBUF_iobuf_bidir_quo_component/ibufa_0 File: C:/altera/90sp2/modelsim_ase/win32aloem/../altera/verilog/src/cycloneiii_atoms.v

The error indicated that it was not expecting port name .dynamicterminationcontrol in line 73. So if I comment out the .dynamicterminationcontrol from

the instance "cycloneiii_io_ibuf ibufa_0" line then model sim loads. I haven't sumulated it yet, but it seems wrong to comment out stuff from a mega wizard generated module.

-Thanks in advance

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