Hello,I tried the Avalon Verification IP Suite Avalon-ST Example: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683439/20-4/avalon-st-verilog-hdl-testbench.htmlBut when I use Quartus 25.1 and follow the described steps I run into the following error in Questa:# Questa Intel Starter FPGA Edition-64 vlog 2024.3 Compiler 2024.09 Sep 10 2024 # Start time: 14:47:01 on May 06,2025 # vlog -reportprogress 300 -sv ./test_program.sv # -- Compiling module test_program # ** Error: ./test_program.sv(32): (vlog-13006) Could not find the package (verbosity_pkg). Design read will continue, but expect a cascade of errors after this failure. Furthermore if you experience a vopt-7 error immediately before this error then please check the package names or the library search paths on the command line. # End time: 14:47:01 on May 06,2025, Elapsed time: 0:00:00 # Errors: 1, Warnings: 0 # ** Error: D:/intelFPGA/25.1_pro/questa_fse/win64/vlog failed. # Error in macro C:\git\Tutorial\ug_avalon_verification\ug_avalon_verification\ug_avalon_verification\qsys\user_test_program\load_sim.tcl line 12 # D:/intelFPGA/25.1_pro/questa_fse/win64/vlog failed. # while executing # "vlog -sv ./test_program.sv"I have attached the project as it was created according to the tutorial.Thanks for any advice.best regardsFabian

Hi Fabian,The design example is based on version Standard IP hierarchy. For Pro version IP hierarchy, please make changes to files attached.Thanks,Regards,Sheng

Avalon Verification IP Suite: Stream Example is not working

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ShengN_altera
Super Contributor
11 months ago
Hi,

Could you download the verbosity_pkg.sv file from here https://github.com/ptracton/altera/blob/master/common_tools/behavioral/packages/verbosity_pkg.sv and put in the same directory with test_program.sv
Edit the load_sim.tcl as below:
vlog -reportprogress 300 -sv ./verbosity_pkg.sv
vlog -sv ./test_program.sv
vlog -sv ./top.sv

Thanks,
Regards,
Sheng

FabianL

Occasional Contributor

10 months ago

Hi Sheng,

thanks, with the file from github I managed to get further in the compilation. Why is this not included in the Quartus/Questa installation?

However I still fail to get the simulation running. I have attached the full project including the verbosity_pkg.sv so you should be able to reproduce the error:

# [exec] elab
# vsim -L work -L work_lib -L lpm_ver -L sgate_ver -L altera_ver -L altera_mf_ver -L altera_lnsim_ver -L twentynm_ver -L twentynm_hip_ver -L twentynm_hssi_ver -L lpm -L sgate -L altera -L altera_mf -L altera_lnsim -L twentynm -L twentynm_hip -L twentynm_hssi -L altera_avalon_sc_fifo_1932 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_sc_fifo_0 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial -L altera_common_sv_packages -L altera_avalon_st_sink_bfm_2000 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm_ip -L altera_avalon_clock_source_191 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_clk_bfm_ip -L altera_avalon_st_source_bfm_2000 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm_ip -L altera_avalon_reset_source_191 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_reset_bfm_ip -L data_format_adapter_1931 -L altera_avalon_st_adapter_1920 -L st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_tb top 
# Start time: 13:51:35 on May 12,2025
# ** Note: (vsim-3812) Design is being optimized...
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(65): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_response_timeout' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_response_timeout'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(66): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'init' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.init'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(67): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'init' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.init'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(97): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_queue_size' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.get_transaction_queue_size'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(97): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_queue_size' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_queue_size'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(104): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_ready' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.set_ready'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(114): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'signal_transaction_received' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.signal_transaction_received'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(126): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'signal_response_done' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.signal_response_done'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(127): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'pop_response' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.pop_response'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(128): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_response_latency' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.get_response_latency'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(159): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_idles' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_idles'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(160): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_sop' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_sop'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(161): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_eop' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_eop'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(162): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_channel' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_channel'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(163): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_data' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_data'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(164): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_error' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_error'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(165): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'set_transaction_empty' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.set_transaction_empty'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(166): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'push_transaction' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_in_bfm.push_transaction'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(173): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'pop_transaction' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.pop_transaction'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(174): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_idles' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_idles'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(175): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_sop' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_sop'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(176): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_eop' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_eop'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(177): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_channel' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_channel'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(178): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_data' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_data'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(179): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_error' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_error'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# ** Error (suppressible): ./test_program.sv(180): (vopt-7063) Failed to find 'get_transaction_empty' in hierarchical name 'tb.st_bfm_qsys_tutorial_inst_st_out_bfm.get_transaction_empty'.
#         Region: top.pgm
# Optimization failed
# ** Note: (vsim-12126) Error and warning message counts have been restored: Errors=26, Warnings=0.

It seems to be rather tricky to get the official example running. Are the Avalon BFM Verification IP cores still recommended by Intel for usage or considered deprecated?

best regards

Fabian

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ShengN_altera
Super Contributor
10 months ago
Hi Fabian,

The design example is based on version Standard IP hierarchy. For Pro version IP hierarchy, please make changes to files attached.

Thanks,
Regards,
Sheng
ShengN_altera
Super Contributor
10 months ago
Hi Fabian,

May I know is there any further update or concern?

Thanks,
Regards,
Sheng

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