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Altera_Forum
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11 years ago

Quartus II 14.0 (64bit) - vsim error 3170 - Could not find test vector

Hello, I'm a rookie user of Quartus II suite and an entry-level VHDL developer. After creating a project in which I used an Altera IP megafunction (a shift register), the University Progra...
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Altera_Forum
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11 years ago

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Solved !!! We should define the top-level entity:

a) Press "Ctrl+Shift+E"

b) Go to General -> Top-Level entity -> click on browse file and select correct entity...

That sould solve the problem.

Best regards.

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It worked. Thank you! :)

Nevertheless I don't remember changing the definition for the top-level entity; in fact when I opened the General options for the project the correct entity was already selected. It looks like the General settings of the project just needed to be opened (and OK button clicked). Weird...
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ELouk
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6 years ago

exactly! had the same problem and i did defined my .vhd file as the top level entity (by right clicking) and when i opened settings it already was a top level entity but after pressing ok and simulating again it did work! stange... must be a bug or something