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Step 7: Set Up Simulation Tools
To take advantage of simulation capabilities of this kit, you should have Mentor Graphics ModelSim SE
and follow the following instructions.
Note:
ModelSim SE is not included.
Further Reading
: Simulation setup is also covered in the EDK document
Getting Started with EDK
:
Windows
•
Start
→
Programs
→
Xilinx Platform Studio X.x
→
EDK X.x Documentation
(Where X.x is the version of EDK installed)
Solaris
•
found at $XILINX_EDK/doc/edk_getstarted.pdf
Step 7A: Set up SmartModels
SmartModels represent integrated circuits and system buses as black boxes that accept input stimulus
and respond with appropriate output behavior. Such behavioral models provide improved performance
over gate-level models, while at the same time protect the proprietary designs created by semiconductor
vendors.
SmartModels are included in the Xilinx ISE release. The following steps describe how to set up the
models.
Windows
Set Environment
On Windows, open the "System Properties” dialog box by Selecting “System” in the Windows
Control Panel. Select the “Advanced” tab and click on “Environment Variables”. The “Environment
Variables” dialog box will appear.
Set the variables to the following values:
LMC_HOME %XILINX%\smartmodel\nt\installed_nt
PATH %LMC_HOME%\bin;%LMC_HOME%\lib\pcnt.lib;%PATH%
Note:
%PATH% represents what your PATH variable had before doing the changes. Make sure you
keep that.
Solaris
Set Environment
Set the following variables (if not already set):
setenv LMC_HOME $XILINX/smartmodel/sol/installed_sol
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LMC_HOME/lib/sun4Solaris.lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
setenv PATH $LMC_HOME/bin:${PATH}
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