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11 years ago

Installing Devices on Quartus II Web Edition (Free)

I downloaded the combined files and installed Quartus II (14.0.0.300 64-bit) on my PC. I can't open a project unless I install the devices. The install dialogue asks for the directory that "contains ...
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11 years ago

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I need to find the path to the executable for ModelSim, but there are tons of directories. Where is the executable stored?

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Its installed in the modelsim_ase/win32aloem directory.

For example, if I start the NIOS II IDE Shell for my 12.1sp1 Web Edition install, and ask where vsim is (the command-line name for Modelsim), I get ...

dwh@kiwi /cygdrive/c/software/altera/12.1sp1_free

$ which vsim

/cygdrive/c/software/altera/12.1sp1_free/modelsim_ase/win32aloem/vsim

Cheers,

Dave