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Using ModelSim SE
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Mahmoud Abdellatif
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Alaa Salah Shehata
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3. ModelSim Tutorial
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Transcript Area
All ModelSim ordered is
written here in TCL script Double Click on
ModelSim Icon on your
Desktop
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4. ModelSim Tutorial
Create Project window
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Write Project name
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To create new Project
File > New > Project
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ModelSim asks to add items to Write File name and_gate
Project, now we will add a new Add File as Type VHDL
file Press OK
Click on Create New File Press Close
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WorkSpace now has new
and_gate of type VHDL
file
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file not used
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Double Click on the File
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You are now ready to write your vhdl code
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Press Compile (on the Left)
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If file is compiled » Fifth level
correct a green message will
appear at the transcript of successful compile
operation
Also Status of Sile changed to be compiled
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Instead of Compile Icon you can use menu
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File > Compile > Compile all
Or simply write in Transcript
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vcom and_gate.vhdl
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Where and_gate.vhd is the file name
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To simulate
Simulation > Start Simulation
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Then open WORK ? And_gate ? Behave ? OK
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Where and_gate here is the name of yopur entity compiled
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Now on workspace you have new window SIM
Right Click > Add > to wave > All Items In region and below
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Wave window appears
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Write click on signal a > Force > write value on a to test it
Press Ok then repeat with b
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Press Run to show results
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Use cursor to run over results
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To end simulation
Simulate > End Simulation
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Now try to use transcript only as shown write his to show how your
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orders are translated
His
You can rerun your code if its entity is the same by writing the same lines
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Try it now
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