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12 years ago

Quartus II + Modelsim from mentor graphics

Hello,

I am trying to use quartus II and modelsim from mentor graphics. Is this possible? I have put the route in EDA tools under modelsim choice (tools ---> options --->EDA tool options). But I always got

# ** Error: (vsim-3170) Could not find 'work.lab2_vlg_vec_tst'.

#

# Error loading design"

Does anybody know where the problem is? It looks like it always goes to altra-modelsim even if I have already made the choice.

Thanks in advance.

Attached error message:

*******************************************************************

Running quartus modelsim

>> vsim -c -do lab2.do

PID = 6100

Reading C:/altera/13.0/modelsim_ase/tcl/vsim/pref.tcl

# 10.1d

# do lab2.do

# ** Warning: (vlib-34) Library already exists at "work".

#

# Model Technology ModelSim ALTERA vlog 10.1d Compiler 2012.11 Nov 2 2012

# -- Compiling module Lab2

#

# Top level modules:

# Lab2

# Model Technology ModelSim ALTERA vlog 10.1d Compiler 2012.11 Nov 2 2012

# -- Compiling module Lab2_vlg_sample_tst

# -- Compiling module Lab2_vlg_check_tst

# -- Compiling module Lab2_vlg_vec_tst

#

# Top level modules:

# Lab2_vlg_vec_tst

# vsim -L cycloneii_ver -L altera_ver -L altera_mf_ver -L 220model_ver -L sgate -c -t 1ps -novopt work.lab2_vlg_vec_tst

# ** Error: (vsim-3170) Could not find 'work.lab2_vlg_vec_tst'.

#

# Error loading design

3 Replies

  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    12 years ago

    lab2_vlg_vec_tst should be your testbench name.

    do you define you testbench in the QII EDA setting?
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    12 years ago

    My simulatin on alter-modelsim has run successfully --- I simply run it from .vwf file directly (there is a choice to run RTL simulation there). And I didn't define any testbench except a .vwf file.

    Then, I changed the setting in EDA tool by using Modelsim from graphics mental. At the same time, when I run the simulation from .vwf file interface again, I choice Modelsim from mental graphics as my tool to run. However, the simulation still goes to the altera-modelsim. This problem also showed in the script attached.

    Does anyone ever use the student version of modelsim for such a simulation? Can this version of Modelsim be used in such a scenario, combing with Quartus II for the simulation?

    I am so confused here.
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    12 years ago

    I've used standard versions of ModelSim for Altera designs.

    But, weather I'm using ModelSim-AE or plain ModelSim, I prefer to launch ModelSim on it's own and launch the simulation from there, I don't use NativeLink.