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8 years ago

Cannot access $ieee in modelsim.ini

Hi,

We are certain that we had good Quartus and modelsim installation, and inside modelsim.in:

[Library]

std = $MODEL_TECH/../std

ieee = $MODEL_TECH/../ieee

verilog = $MODEL_TECH/../verilog

vital2000 = $MODEL_TECH/../vital2000

std_developerskit = $MODEL_TECH/../std_developerskit

synopsys = $MODEL_TECH/../synopsys

modelsim_lib = $MODEL_TECH/../modelsim_lib

sv_std = $MODEL_TECH/../sv_std

although the above variables are defined, they cannot be printed with "set"

set ieee# can't read "ieee": no such variable

only the following variables, which are listed in to "ModelSim® User's Manual, v10.5b", are accessible, but many are not defined in modelsim.ini

Simulator Control Variables

As with GUI Mode and Command Line Mode, simulator control for Batch Mode simulation is governed by which modelsim.ini variables are enabled and each variable’s setting.

AccessObjDebug IgnoreSVAError StdArithNoWarnings

BreakOnAssertion IgnoreSVAFatal UserTimeUnit

CheckpointCompressMode IgnoreSVAInfo PrintSimStats

ClassDebug IgnoreSVAWarning WildcardFilter

DefaultForceKind IgnoreWarning WLFCompress

DefaultRadix IterationLimit WLFFilename

DelayFileOpen NoQuitOnFinish WLFMCL

ForceSigNextIter NumericStdNoWarnings WLFOptimize

GCThreshold OnBreakDefaultAction WLFSizeLimit

Is this behaviro (not all modelsim.in variables accessible, whereas other variables not defined within modelsim.ini are accessible) by design?

greg

3 Replies

  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    8 years ago

    Hi,

    Have you used

    SYNTAX:set ieee= directory?

    Can you attach the transcript?

    Let me know if this has helped resolve the issue you are facing or if you need any further assistance.

    Best Regards,

    Anand Raj Shankar

    (This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    8 years ago

    Hi,

    The correct Tcl grammar would be "set ieee directory", without assignment symbol. The line inside the default installation generated modelsim.ini is "std = $MODEL_TECH/../std". Here is the full .ini: 

    ; Copyright 1991-2009 Mentor Graphics Corporation
;
; All Rights Reserved.
;
; THIS WORK CONTAINS TRADE SECRET AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OF 
; MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION OR ITS LICENSORS AND IS SUBJECT TO LICENSE TERMS.
;   
std = $MODEL_TECH/../std
ieee = $MODEL_TECH/../ieee
verilog = $MODEL_TECH/../verilog
vital2000 = $MODEL_TECH/../vital2000
std_developerskit = $MODEL_TECH/../std_developerskit
synopsys = $MODEL_TECH/../synopsys
modelsim_lib = $MODEL_TECH/../modelsim_lib
sv_std = $MODEL_TECH/../sv_std
; Altera Primitive libraries
;
; VHDL Section
;
altera_mf = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/altera_mf
altera = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/altera
altera_lnsim = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/altera_lnsim
lpm = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/220model
220model = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/220model
maxii = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/maxii
maxv = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/maxv
fiftyfivenm = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/fiftyfivenm
sgate = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/sgate
arriaii = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaii
arriaii_hssi = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaii_hssi
arriaii_pcie_hip = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaii_pcie_hip
arriaiigz = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaiigz
arriaiigz_hssi = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaiigz_hssi
arriaiigz_pcie_hip = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/arriaiigz_pcie_hip
stratixiv = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/stratixiv
stratixiv_hssi = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/stratixiv_hssi
stratixiv_pcie_hip = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/stratixiv_pcie_hip
cycloneiv = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/cycloneiv
cycloneiv_hssi = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/cycloneiv_hssi
cycloneiv_pcie_hip = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/cycloneiv_pcie_hip
cycloneive = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/cycloneive
stratixv = $MODEL_TECH/../altera/vhdl/stratixv

    uploaded file:http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=30816614244553470924

    After launching modelsim, what is weird is that

    >set ieee# can't read "ieee": no such variable

    but we can assign and read back:

    set ieee "C:/intelFPGA_lite/16.1/modelsim_ase/std"# C:/intelFPGA_lite/16.1/modelsim_ase/std

    set ieee# C:/intelFPGA_lite/16.1/modelsim_ase/std

    So it seems that the line for ieee in modelsim.ini was ignored. Should that be?

    greg
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    8 years ago

    Hi,

    Yes, you are correct we are not able to read directly by using set IEEE.

    But we can see simulation libraries are loaded/read automatically by vsim with help of environment variable( MODEL_TECH).

    example: 

    # vsim -c top
#  Loading .../modeltech/sunos5/../std.standard
#  Loading work.top(a)
#  Loading work.for_model(a)
#  Loading ./for_model.sl
#   myentry = $MODEL_TECH/xyz
#   myentry = .../modeltech/sunos5/xyz
#   std =  $MODEL_TECH/../std

    Best Regards,

    Anand Raj Shankar

    (This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)