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temp1234
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3 years ago

Error while trying to run Questa simulator

I think this is related to a licensing error, that I'm not sure how to remedy, but I just installed Quartus (Lite edition) and Questa. And quartus seems to compile a simple module and testbench module fine, but when I try to do Tools->Run Simulation Tool->RTL Simulation, I get an error, pointing me to this file, but I don't know how to diagnose what is wrong or how to fix it. I tried to upload the file, but .rpt file seems to not be allowed?

Thanks for any input!

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Info: Start Nativelink Simulation process
Info: NativeLink has detected Verilog design -- Verilog simulation models will be used

========= EDA Simulation Settings =====================

Sim Mode : RTL
Family : maxv
Quartus root : c:/intelfpga_lite/22.1std/quartus/bin64/
Quartus sim root : c:/intelfpga_lite/22.1std/quartus/eda/sim_lib
Simulation Tool : questa intel fpga
Simulation Language : verilog
Simulation Mode : GUI
Sim Output File :
Sim SDF file :
Sim dir : simulation\questa

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Info: Starting NativeLink simulation with Questa Intel FPGA software
Sourced NativeLink script c:/intelfpga_lite/22.1std/quartus/common/tcl/internal/nativelink/modelsim.tcl
missing "
Error: NativeLink simulation flow was NOT successful

================The following additional information is provided to help identify the cause of error while running nativelink scripts=================
Nativelink TCL script failed with errorCode: NONE
Nativelink TCL script failed with errorInfo: missing "
while executing
"set questa_installation ""
invoked from within
"if {[file isdirectory $questa_fse_directory]} {
set questa_installation "$questa_fse_directory
set found_a_questa_installation 1
..."
(procedure "find_a_questa_oem_installation" line 21)
invoked from within
"find_a_questa_oem_installation questa_installation"
invoked from within
"if [ catch { set install_path_from_registry [registry get "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Intel Corporation\\Quartus Prime\\$quartus_versi..."
invoked from within
"if [ catch { set install_path_from_registry [registry get "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Intel Corporation\\Quartus Prime\\$quartus_version" "Questa I..."
(procedure "resolve_tool_path" line 102)
invoked from within
"resolve_tool_path "sim" "vsim" $args_hash(qsf_sim_tool)"
(procedure "launch_sim" line 29)
invoked from within
"launch_sim launch_args_hash"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval launch_sim launch_args_hash"
invoked from within
"if [ info exists ::errorCode ] {
set savedCode $::errorCode
set savedInfo $::errorInfo
error $result $..."
invoked from within
"if [catch {eval launch_sim launch_args_hash} result ] {
set status 1
if [ info exists ::errorCode ] {
set save..."
(procedure "run_sim" line 74)
invoked from within
"run_sim run_sim_args_hash"
invoked from within
"if [ info exists ::errorCode ] {
set savedCode $::errorCode
set savedInfo $::errorInfo
error "$result" $savedInfo ..."
(procedure "run_eda_simulation_tool" line 334)
invoked from within
"run_eda_simulation_tool eda_opts_hash"

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  • Since a workaround is available and engineering will plan to fix it, I will now transition this thread to community support. If you have a new question, Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you on your follow-up questions.


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  • Do you guys see the same issue with Quartus Standard 22.1 version as well?

    Best Regards,

    Richard Tan

    • Samadoo's avatar
      Samadoo
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      yes always, i tried all the proposed solution but none works for me... i need help