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New ContributorWhat exactly does Quartus do?
New ContributorRight now I use Icarus to simulate my Verilog. Could I use Quartus to do that too? I'm wondering if I should switch from Icarus to Quartus. I'd have to use Quartus Lite, because I don't have money to get the complete Quartus.
Regular ContributorFirst, I use Icarus Verilog for my simulation environment for Altera FPGA/CPLD designs. And use GTKwave as the waveform viewer. I found it to be an excellent environment.
Altera/Intel Quartus does not do any simulation per se. To handle simulation they supply a version of ModelSim as the simulator. See: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software/programmable/quartus-prime/model-sim.html for more information. There is a free version you can download.
I've personally never found the need to use it, as I am strictly verilog based. The ModelSim simulator can handle both verilog and vhdl if that is a requirement for you. Also has it's own waveform viewer.
- KSimo1
Ak6dn: "First, I use Icarus Verilog for my simulation environment for Altera FPGA/CPLD designs." Okay; sounds like I'm best off just sticking with Icarus for now.
"I've personally never found the need to use it, as I am strictly verilog based." Do you know a good place to go for questions about Verilog? I've got two in particular that I'm trying to get answered, but I'm having trouble finding a forum where I can get the matter resolved.
- ak6dn
Verilog forums. Not an easy answer. You can ask here, but it sometimes might take a while.
Also look here: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.arch.fpga
It's pretty active and you might get an answer quicker.
- KSimo1
Thanks!
