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Robert_PIN_ASAP
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1 month ago

QPP 26.1.0 Tools->Generate Simulator Setup Script produces no output

Hello, I have a relatively simple Agilex 3 QPP 26.1.0 project with four IPs on Win 11.  Today after adding the latest IP block, running Tools->Generate Simulator Setup Script produces no output when...
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ZiYingE_Altera
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1 month ago

Hi Robert,

Good day! To better understand your issue, I would like to check a few details with you.

Have you run Processing → Start Compilation before executing Tools → Generate Simulator Setup Script?

Regarding the log you mentioned earlier, would you mind sharing it with us for further review?

Also, just to confirm — when working on Ubuntu Linux, do both methods (Tools → Generate Simulator Setup Script and ip-sim-script) work correctly and produce the expected simulation files without any issues?

Additionally, could you let us know which simulator you are currently using?

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Zi Ying

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    Robert_PIN_ASAP
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    1 month ago

    Hello Zi Ying,

    On Windows, I did perform a full compile with IP generation before running Tools → Generate Simulator Setup Script

    Below is the log I see in Quartus when using Windows:

    Info: Running command: ip-setup-simulation --quartus-project=ml_module_agilex --revision=ml_module_agilex --output-directory=C:/Projects/fw_ml_module_local/sim/win --use-relative-paths --modelsim-flow=Traditional --simulator=MODELSIM
    Info: Process finished

    I notice that ip-setup-simulation is used instead of ip-make-simscript.  

    Below is what I ran in a Quartus shell on Windows to create the sim scripts:

    ip-make-simscript --output-directory="C:\Projects\fw_ml_module_local\sim\win" --spd="C:\Projects\fw_ml_module_local\ip\pll_io\pll_io.spd,C:\Projects\fw_ml_module_local\ip\ddr_o\ddr_o.spd,C:\Projects\fw_ml_module_local\ip\ddr_i\ddr_i.spd,C:\Projects\fw_ml_module_local\ip\dsp\dsp.spd" --use-relative-paths --modelsim-flow=traditional --simulator=MODELSIM --device=A3CY050BB18AI6S --device-family="Agilex 3"

    Both the IDE and command line seem to work fine on Ubuntu Linux 24,04, but I am not able to run Questa (free version) on Ubuntu 24.04, so I don't know if there are problems with the produced output.   

    I'll be happy to provide any additional information.