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ABS
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8 years ago

Modelsim License problem

Hello,

Over the last months, I was using Modeslim Students edition as downloaded from the Mentor Graphics website. The software stopped working frequently where i had at each failure to re-install it and request accordingly a new license. I might be wrong, but i have noticed that the software fails to load my design as soon as i connect to the internet through a different network provider which happens often while using my laptop. I could not find a solution to this problem; that's why i am considering to install Modelsim which comes with Quartus...there are many versions there; i only need a light Modelsim version to learn VHDL; which version do you recommend? Does the standalone Quartus Modelsim need also a license? has anybody experienced the same problem as described at the start of my message?

Thank you

Kind Regards

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    Tricky
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    8 years ago

    Afaik, the student edition of modelsim is not free or requires a licence.

    The Web edition of modelsim from Intel is free and requires no licence. It is also mixed language.

    The only issue is that it will be slower than licenced versions.

  • ABS's avatar
    ABS
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    8 years ago

    Hello Anand and Tricky

    @Anand, I am installing the software starter edition; this version does not require a license. I expect the license has a fee and not free. I wonder if there is any limitation with this version compared to Modelsim Intel version

    @Tricky: Mentor modelsim students edition license is free for 3 months but can be renewed.

    Thank you

  • ABS's avatar
    ABS
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    8 years ago

    @Anand,

    Since my OS is 64 bits, i had to install 2 packages to edit the files in modelsim as it seems it is a 32-bit software.

    i tested a small program in vhdl, both compilation and simulaiton worked fine; so thank you. I installed only Modelsim not the rest of Quartus software as I Intend to use Modelsim as a standalone "generic" VHDL simulator

    Please let me know if I am missing anything. Thank you