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Quick Starting Guide to ModelSim SE 5.5a Verilog & VHDL Simulator

Quick Starting Guide to ModelSim SE 5.5a Verilog & VHDL Simulator. By: Amir Masoud Gharehbaghi Email: amgh@mehr.sharif.edu. General Info. ModelSim is a VHDL and Verilog simulator by Model Technology Inc. www.model.com. Software Location.

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Quick Starting Guide to ModelSim SE 5.5a Verilog & VHDL Simulator

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  1. Quick Starting Guide toModelSim SE 5.5a Verilog & VHDL Simulator By: Amir Masoud Gharehbaghi Email: amgh@mehr.sharif.edu

  2. General Info. ModelSim is a VHDL and Verilog simulator by Model Technology Inc. www.model.com

  3. Software Location • The ModelSim SE 5.5a has been installed on 5 computers in site and can be run from Start menu – Programs – FPGA Advantage 5.0 – Simulation – ModelSim SE

  4. How to Start Simulation? • Step 1: Create a new project. • Step 2: Add source files to your project. • Step 3: Compile the files. • Step 4: Simulate your design.

  5. Step 1 • Select Create a Project from the Welcome to ModelSim screen that opens the first time you start ModelSim. If this screen is not available, you can enable it by selecting Help > Enable Welcome (Main window). You can also use the File > New > Project (Main window) command to create a new project.

  6. Step 1 (cont.) • Clicking the Create a Project button opens the Create Project dialog box.

  7. Step 1 (cont.) • Specify a Project Name and Project Location. The location is where the project .mpf file and any copied source files will be stored. You can leave the Default Library Name set to "work," or specify a different name if desired. The name that is specified will be used to create a working library subdirectory within the Project Location. After selecting OK, you will see a blank Project page in the workspace area of the Main window. You can hide or show the workspace at any time using the View > Hide/Show Workspace command. The name of the current project is shown at the bottom left corner of the Main window.

  8. Step 2 • Right click in a blank area on the Project page and select Add file to Project. This opens the Add file to Project dialog. You can also select Project > Add file to Project from the menu bar.

  9. Step 2 (cont.) • Specify one or more files you want to add to the project. (The files used in this example are available in the examples directory that is installed along with ModelSim.) • For the files you're adding, choose whether to reference them from their current location or copy them into the project directory.

  10. Step 3 • To compile the files, right click in the Project page and select Compile All. You can also select Project > Compile All from the menu bar.

  11. Step 3 (cont.) • Once compilation is finished, click the Library tab and you'll see the two compiled designs.

  12. Step 4 • To simulate one of the designs, either double-click the name or right click the name and select Load. A new page appears showing the structure of the current active simulation. At this point you are ready to run the simulation and analyze your results. You often do this by adding signals to the Wave window and running the simulation for a given period of time.

  13. Need More Help? • For more information and help about working with ModelSim see the ModelSim SE Bookcase

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