Get the Required Simulation Files

As an alternative to the export_simulation command, you can manually gather the required files to support third-party simulation.

Note: If there is a need to use the VIP (Verification IP) on IP, use the Tcl command: set_property CONFIG.<AXI interface> [get_ips <ip>] and additional simulation files will be generated. See Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Designing with IP (UG896) for more information.

To get all files that an IP delivers for simulation, use the get_files Tcl command. In the Tcl Console, type the following command:
```
get_files -compile_order sources -used_in simulation -of_objects [get_ips char_fifo]
```
Where:

-used_in

Lets you specify files that are marked for use in simulation, or marked for use in synthesis.

-of_object

Lets you extract files that are associated with the specified IP customization file.

This produces a list of file names, including the full path, required to simulate the IP.

In this case, the list includes:
```
…/char_fifo/fifo_generator_v13_2/simulation/fifo_generator_vlog_beh.v
…/char_fifo/fifo_generator_v13_2/hdl/fifo_generator_v13_2_rfs.vhd
…/char_fifo/fifo_generator_v13_2/hdl/fifo_generator_v13_2_rfs.v
…/char_fifo/sim/char_fifo.v
```
Each simulation file has a LIBRARY property that you can query. For VHDL files, the library associated with each file is required for simulation.
To extract the LIBRARY property, type the following Tcl command:
```
get_property LIBRARY [get_files char_fifo.v]
```
This returns the xil_defaultlib library.
Use the following Tcl script to print out each file used for simulation, including the path, and its associated library:
```
# Get the list of files required for simulation
set ip_files [get_files -compile_order sources -used_in simulation -of_objects 
[get_ips <IP name>]]
# For each of these files, get the library information
foreach file $ip_files {
puts "[get_property LIBRARY $file] $file"
}
```
In the preceding script, replace <ip_name> with the name of the customized IP to extract files from. In this case, you would use char_fifo.

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