Altera POS-PHY Level 4 IP Core - Manual (Page 18)

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Simulate the Design
POS-PHY Level 4 IP Core User Guide December 2014 Altera Corporation
2. In the simulator, change the working directory to the location of the
<variation_name>_run_modelsim.tcl file.
3. To run the script type the following command at the simulator command prompt:
source <variation_name>_run_modelsim.tcl
Use the Testbench with NativeLink
To use the testbench with third-party IP functional simulation models using
NativeLink, follow these steps:
1. Create a new custom variation in your Quartus II project. Generate your IP core
for this variation using the parameter editor.
2. Check that the absolute path to your third-party simulation tool is set. Set the path
by clicking Tools > Options > EDA Tool Options.
3. Click Processing > Start > Start Analysis & Elaboration.
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If the analysis and elaboration is not successful, fix the error before moving
to the next step.
4. Click Assignments > Settings. The Settings dialog box appears. Expand EDA
Tool Settings and select Simulation.
5. In Tool name, select a simulator tool from the list.
6. In EDA Netlist Writer options, select VHDL from the list for Format for output
netlist .
7. In NativeLink settings, select the Compile test bench option and then click Test
Benches . The Test Benches dialog box appears.
8. In the Test Benches dialog box, click New. The New Test Bench Settings dialog
box appears.