Intel Arria 10 - Scripting IP Simulation

4. In the Category list, under EDA Tool Settings, select Simulation.
5. In the Tool name list, select your simulator.
6. To enable your simulator, on the Tools menu, click Options and then click
License Setup . Make necessary changes for EDA tool licenses.
7. Compile your design and testbench files.
8. Load the design and run the simulation in the EDA tool.
To learn more about third-party simulators, click on the appropriate link below.
Related Information
• Mentor Graphics ModelSim and QuestaSim Support
• Synopsys VCS and VCS MX Support
• Cadence Incisive Enterprise Simulator Support
• Aldec Active-HDL and Riviera-Pro Support
2.10.2. Scripting IP Simulation
The Intel Quartus Prime software supports the use of scripts to automate simulation
processing in your preferred simulation environment. You can use your preferred
scripting methodology to control simulation.
Intel recommends the use of a version-independent top-level simulation script to
control design, testbench, and IP core simulation. Because Quartus Prime-generated
simulation file names may change.
You can use the ip-setup simulation utility to generate or regenerate underlying setup
scripts after any software or IP version upgrade or regeneration. Use of a top-level
script and ip-setup-simulation eliminates the requirement to manually update
simulation scripts.
2.10.2.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script
Platform Designer (Standard) system generation creates the interconnect between
components. It also generates files for synthesis and simulation, including the .spd
files necessary for the ip-setup-simulation utility.
The Intel Quartus Prime software provides utilities to help you generate and update IP
simulation scripts. You can use the ip-setup-simulation utility to generate a combined
simulator setup script, for all Intel FPGA IP in your design, for each supported
simulator. You can subsequently rerun ip-setup-simulation to automatically update the
combined script. Each simulator's combined script file contains a rudimentary template
that you can adapt for integration of the setup script into a top-level simulation script.
Related Information
Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Handbook Volume 3: Verification
Provides more information about the steps to generate top-level simulation script.
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