The following steps will take you through the process of SAIF file creation, running timing simulation, and estimating power using the SAIF data using Questa Advanced Simulator.
Important: Make sure the
Vivado Design Suite knows where to pick up the Questa Advanced Simulator tool. You can either:
Manually set the path to ModelSim/Questa Advanced Simulator
using the $PATH
environment variable
or
From the Vivado IDE under the 3rd Party Tools tab: Questa Advanced Simulator install path.
section, define the path to the simulator in theMake sure the Compiled library location points to a valid location for the compiled Xilinx simulation libraries.
To create new compiled libraries:
- In the 3rd Party
Simulators tab, specify the Compiled library location to Questa Advanced Simulator. Use the Compiled library location specified during the
compiled library generation and enter it in the Compiled library location field of the
3rd Party
Simulators tab. It should point to the
compile_simlib
directory. - Click OK to define the path and generate compiled
libraries.