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efe373
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5 years ago
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Quartus Prime Pro Run RTL Simulation

Hello,

In the previous versions of the program, I was able to run RTL simulation via 3rd party simulation programs through quartus gui. There was a button under 'Tools' named 'Run RTL Simulation' or something like that, and if I press that button ModelSim was appearing. However, in the Quartus Prime Pro v20.3 I couldn't find this button. I am trying to use QuestaSim v10.7b. Anyone has any idea how to get this button? Or should I use tcl scripts in order to simulate? Thanks in advance.

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      efe373
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      5 years ago

      Yes, I was mentioning NativeLink, thanks. Another question of mine appeared after your response.

      I was already looking at the document that you mentioned but unfortunately I couldn't find what I was looking for. Is there a feature in Quartus Pro that automatically generates scripts to simulate my design in QuestSim? I do not want to create library and compile every design files by hand on QuestaSim. I saw there are some features for IP Cores but I did not use any IP Core in my design, so I cannot generate msim_setup.tcl file. Thanks in advance.

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        RichardT_altera
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        5 years ago

        Quartus Pro does not have that feature which generate script for you. You need to write your own *.do file.

        Just like ModelSim Macro File (*.do) is generated in the <project_directory>\simulation\modelsim directory while running the NativeLink feature. You could refer back to how the *.do written/generated in Quartus Standard version.