ModelSim Simulation Tutorial

Percy Greg

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ECE 4242/5242 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advanced Digital Design Methodology University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Fal Semster "Illuminate, Investigate, Innovate" Dr. Greg Tumbush, [e-mail]  ModelSim Simulation Tutorial 1. Start ModelSim SE 6.6b There are many ways to access this tool: a. Download student version from http://www.model.com/resources/student_edition/student_default.asp b. PC’s in EN229 and 233. c. Access through RATS.  Instructions at http://www.eas.uccs.edu/it/EAS_Windows_hpC.shtml d. Access through LATS2. Instructions at http://www.eas.uccs.edu/it/EAS_linux_hpC.shtml 2. Create a new project a. Create a directory called Add_half in your workspace b. Click on File‐>New‐>project c. In pop‐up window fill in the Project Name field (ex: Add_half) d. Click on Browse to create the project in the desired location. (ex: C:/Documents and Settings/Greg/My Documents/UCCS/4242/Add_half) e. Click on OK 3. Add files a. In Add items to the Project pop‐up click on Add Exiting File or Create New File.  Since I’m creating Add_half from scratch I’ll click on Create New File. b. Fill in the File Name field (ex Add_half) and in the Add file as type pull‐down select verilog.  The correct file extension will be added. c. Click on Close 4. In the Workspace window of the main modelsim window double click on Add_half.v.  The file will open in an editor.  If you wish undock the editing window by clicking on  ...

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New‐>project c. In pop‐up window fill in the Project Name field (ex: Add_half) d. Click on Browse to create the project in the desired location. (ex: C:/Documents and Settings/Greg/My Documents/UCCS/4242/Add_half) e. Click on OK 3. Add files a. In Add items to the Project pop‐up click on Add Exiting File or Create New File.  Since I’m creating Add_half from scratch I’ll click on Create New File. b. Fill in the File Name field (ex Add_half) and in the Add file as type pull‐down select verilog.  The correct file extension will be added. c. Click on Close 4. In the Workspace window of the main modelsim window double click on Add_half.v.  The file will open in an editor.  If you wish undock the editing window by clicking on  ..." />

ECE 4242/5242 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advanced Digital Design Methodology University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Fall Semester "Illuminate, Investigate, Innovate" Dr. Greg Tumbush, [e-mail] ModelSimSimulationTutorial 1. StartModelSimSE6.6bTherearemanywaystoaccessthistool: a. Downloadstudentversionfrom http://www.model.com/resources/student_edition/student_default.asp b. PC’sinEN229and233. c. AccessthroughRATS.Instructionsat http://www.eas.uccs.edu/it/EAS_Windows_hpC.shtml d. AccessthroughLATS2.Instructionsathttp://www.eas.uccs.edu/it/EAS_linux_hpC.shtml 2. Createanewproject a. CreateadirectorycalledAdd_halfinyourworkspace b.ClickonFile‐>New‐>project c. Inpop‐upwindowfillintheProjectNamefield(ex:Add_half) d. ClickonBrowsetocreatetheprojectinthedesiredlocation.(ex:C:/Documents andSettings/Greg/MyDocuments/UCCS/4242/Add_half) e. ClickonOK 3. Addfiles a. InAdditemstotheProjectpop‐upclickonAddExitingFileorCreateNewFile. SinceI’mcreatingAdd_halffromscratchI’llclickonCreateNewFile. b. FillintheFileNamefield(exAdd_half)andintheAddfileastypepull‐down selectverilog.Thecorrectfileextensionwillbeadded. c. ClickonClose 4. IntheWorkspacewindowofthemainmodelsimwindowdoubleclickonAdd_half.v. Thefilewillopeninaneditor.Ifyouwishundocktheeditingwindowbyclickingonin theeditorwindow.Typeinthefollowingdata: De initionoaaa erusingprimitives moduleAdd_half(inputa,b,outputsum,c_out); xor(sum,a,b); and(c_out,a,b); endmodule 5. ClickonFile‐>Saveineitherthemainmodelsimwindowortheundockededitorwindow. 6. InmainmodelsimwindowclickonCompile‐>CompileAll.Inthetranscriptwindowyou shouldsee“CompileofAdd_half.vwassuccessful”.Ifnotfixanysyntaxerrors. 7. Simulate a. IntheTranscriptwindowtype“vsim–novoptAdd_half”.Inthetranscript windowyoushouldsee“#Loadingwork.Add_half” Page1of2 ModelSimSimulationTutorialVersion1.3

ECE 4242/5242 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advanced Digital Design Methodology University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Fall Semester "Engineering for the Future" b. InthemainmodelsimwindowClickonView‐>Wave c. IntheWorkspacewindowmakesuretheSimtabisselectedandclickon Add_half.ThiswillshowyouallthesignalsattheAdd_halflevelofhierarchyin theObjectswindow. d. SelectallthesignalsintheObjectswindowanddragthemtothewavewindow. e. IntheTranscriptwindowtyperun10ns f. InthewavewindowclickonView‐>Zoom‐>ZoomFullifthewavewindowis undockedortypeF.NotethatyourinputsareZandoutputsareX.Thisis becausetheinputsarenotdriven.Thewavewindowcanbeundockedby clickingonthebuttonontheupperrighthandsideofthewavewindow. g. IntheTranscriptwindowtypethefollowing orcea0 forceb1 run10ns h. Youshouldseesignal“a”beingdriventoa0,signal“b”beingdriventoa1,and theexpectedoutputis“c_out”=0and“sum”=1. 8. TorestartasimulationtypeintheTranscriptwindow“quit–sim” 9. ToquitmodelsimclickonFile‐>Quit 10. Toopenupanexistingprojectdooneofthefollowing: a. StartModelsim,clickonFile‐>Open,intheOpenFiledialogboxselectProject Files(*.ini,*.mpf)intheFilesofTypepull‐down,selecttheprojectandclick Open. b. Browsetothelocationyouspecifiedinstep2anddoubleclickontheproject. 11. Notes: a. Youmustaddsignalsbeforerunningthesimulationorelsethesimulatorwillnot collectthedataforyou. b. Ifyourecompileanycodeoraddsignalstothewaveformandwanttore‐run typethefollowing: i. quit–sim ii. vsim–novoptAdd_half iii. addyoursignals iv. run

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