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Altera_Forum
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14 years ago

Is ModelSim backwards compatible with Quartus bdf files?

I recently downloaded ModelSim to support Quartus II 11.1. Just wanted to know if and how you can transfer all the library files and output results available on Quartus 9.1 and 11.1 to ModelSim and vice-versa? I would really appreciate some insight on the issue. Thanks for everything.

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    Altera_Forum
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    14 years ago

    Modelsim doesnt support bdf files - it only supports VHDL and Verilog. You will have to convert all the BSFs to your HDL of choice before simulatin (Quartus can do this for you)

    The Quartus simulator never actually supported BSFs - it simulated a post synthesis or post PAR netlist, so the source becomes irrelavent. Modelsim can also simulate these netlists.