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ocraM
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1 year ago
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How to know if questa is correctly installed in my linux system?

I installed quartus in my ubuntu 22.04 system by following this tutorial, so downloading the installer from here and executing the setup.sh script. Now I'm learning how to create testbenchs and I ...
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  • RichardT_altera's avatar
    RichardT_altera
    1 year ago

    Check the error message and see what it complain about.


    The "#Error error loading design" seems to indicate that the Questa is unable to find the design files.

    Check if the path to the file being loaded is incorrect, or the path contains a space character, or the file does not exist.


    Check the line 12 in the ...msim_gate_vhdl.do file and see what is it about.


    Do you run a full compilation in the Quartus prior to launch the Questa to run gate level simulation?


    Regards,

    Richard Tan


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RichardT_altera
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1 year ago

You do not have the saltd daemon set up in your floating license.

Install the saltd daemon and add the VENDOR line to include the path to the saltd daemon.

5.4.4.1. Setting up a License File in the License Server:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683472/24-3/set-up-a-license-file-in-the-license-server.html

To download the latest daemon software, visit the Flexlm License Daemons for Intel FPGA Software web page.

Regards,

Richard Tan