Following are the supported simulators in the Vivado Design Suite:
| Simulator | Version | Integrated with Vivado Integrated Design Environment |
|---|---|---|
| Vivado® Simulator | 2021.1 | Integrated with the Vivado integrated design environment, where each simulation launch appears as a framework of windows within the Vivado IDE. |
| Siemens EDA Questa Advanced Simulator | 2020.4 | Yes |
| Siemens EDA ModelSim Simulator | 2020.4 | Yes |
| Cadence Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) | 15.20.083 | Yes |
| Synopsys Verilog Compiler Simulator (VCS) | R-2020.12 | Yes |
| Aldec Rivera-PRO Simulator | 2020.10 | Yes |
| Aldec Active-HDL | 12.0 | No |
| Cadence Xcelium Parallel Simulator | 20.09.006 | Yes |
See the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Release Notes, Installation, and Licensing (UG973) for the supported versions of third-party simulators.
For more information about the Vivado IDE and the Vivado Design Suite flow, see:
- Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the Vivado IDE (UG893)
- Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Design Flows Overview (UG892)
Note:
Vivado IDE will not support IES from
the next release.