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14 years ago

Error reading file

Hi I'm trying to read a text file which is basically many lines of 1s and 0s, e.g.

1

0

1

1

0

At the moment if I include the file I get the following error message when I try to compile:

Error (10170): Verilog HDL syntax error at data_file.txt(1) near text "1"; expecting an identifier, or "endmodule", or a parallel statement

and the cursor is on the first line of the added file. There are many bits in this file so I need to change the verilog method of reading I suppose, but I don't know how.

The syntax I'm trying to use is:

// include file (outside module description)

`include "C:\*path*\data_file.txt"

integer fileID;

initial begin

fileID = $fopen("data_file.txt", "r");

end

I have also tried to read it without the include line with:

fileID = $fopen("*path*data_file.txt", "r");

but then I get error message:

Error (10174): Verilog HDL Unsupported Feature error at datafile9.v(21): system function "$fopen" is not supported for synthesis

Any help would be very much appreciated.

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    14 years ago

    what "include" statement means that replace the statement from the file.

    what you did is compiling just numbers in VerilogHDL.

    that doesn't make sense.

    in term of $fopen case.

    actually verilog-HDL does support $fopen.

    but QuartusII does not support some case of Verilog rules.

    how about that prepare file like that

    //-----------------------------------------------

    `define MYNUMBER 32'h00FF00FF00FFFFF

    //-----------------------------------------------

    and use the definition in your code.

    //-----------------------------------------------

    fileID = `MYNUMBER;

    //-----------------------------------------------

    does it help for you?
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    9 years ago

    Hi, I am having the same issue with $fopen.

    I am trying to read in an .rbf file and use the following snippet of code:

    integer file;

    file = $fopen("helper.rbf", "r");

    and receive this error:

    Error (10174): Verilog HDL Unsupported Feature error at testbench.v(40): system function "$fopen" is not supported for synthesis

    I followed what you suggested by storing the file ID to a variable, but I also need to read in the file. Here is part of my code

    integer char;

    integer file = 32'h3C2718;

    char = $fgetc(file);

    I receive this error:

    Error (10174): Verilog HDL Unsupported Feature error at testbench.v(40): system function "$fgetc" is not supported for synthesis

    Note-I am doing simulation only. I compile using Processing->Start->Start Analysis & Elaboration

    I am using Quartus II v16.0 on linux

    Is there another method where I can read and write to a file?

    Thanks
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    9 years ago

    I found what I was doing wrong, I need to use ModelSim to compile my testbench instead of quartus.