Procedures

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You can perform a functional and/or a timing simulation of a Quartus^® II–generated design with the Model Technology^™ ModelSim^®-Altera^® software (OEM) or the ModelSim PE or SE (non-OEM) software. The ModelSim software is a dual-language simulator; you can simulate designs containing either Verilog HDL, VHDL, or both. You can use designs in which a Verilog HDL module instantiates VHDL entities or a VHDL module instantiates Verilog HDL entities.

You can also use the ModelSim software to perform a functional or timing simulation of ARM^®-based Excalibur^™ designs using the bus functional model or full stripe model, respectively.

ModelSim-Altera Design Flow

The following steps describe the typical functional and timing simulation flow with the ModelSim-Altera (OEM) software:

1. Set Up the ModelSim-Altera Working Environment

2. Set Up a Project with the ModelSim-Altera Software

3. Perform a Functional Simulation with the ModelSim-Altera Software

4. Map to Libraries and Compile Design Files with the ModelSim-Altera Software

5. Perform a Timing Simulation with the ModelSim-Altera Software

ModelSim PE/SE Design Flow

The following steps describe the typical functional and timing simulation flow with the ModelSim PE or SE (non-OEM) software:

1. Set Up the ModelSim Working Environment

2. Set Up a Project with the ModelSim Software

3. Perform a Functional Simulation with the ModelSim Software

4. Compile Libraries and Design Files with the ModelSim Software

5. Perform a Timing Simulation with the ModelSim Software

6. Locate Signals to Source with the ModelSim Software

More information is available on other EDA simulation tools on the Altera web site.

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