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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

Several test bench into a singles project

Hi there, I need to generate some testbech for test some of my components that i'm using on my top module

At moment I'm using Quartus Testbech Template Writer but it only generates the testbench of my top module.

Then I use this Top module Testbench on EDA simulation options and then run modelsim.

My question is : What I have to do for generate all the testbench that I need (For all my components) and then simulate each one on altera-modelsim? (Just like XILINX ISE do it)

Many thank for help me.

Regards Juan Pablo

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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    By HDL operation principles, a testbench is a design embedding the original designs top level. Testing other components/modules involves additional testbenches. Because it's rather unusual to have separate testbenches for many design components, I don't see a need to have a particular Quartus mechanism for it. You can always test any design part by assigning it as top entity.

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    16 years ago

    I have do this :

    I've changed the top file but when I run the Testbench template writer the new testbench file doesn't change, only rebuilds the old test bench file.

    My only soultion is write the testbench file by hand way.

    I think that newer version of quartus should integrate altera-modelsim as Xilinx ISE does. To be honestly it takes me too much time preparing the simulation on quartus that on ISE.
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    16 years ago

    Quartus developers should able to users to simulate different components on diferent windows just like Xilinx ISE does and allows to use template testbench write to each used component.