Page 3 - Thank you; page at; Elite Edition Simulators for UNIX and Windows
3 Thank you Thank you for purchasing from Model Technology’s family of simulation products! If we can help you with any additional product information, please email our sales department at [email protected] , or visit our home page at www.model.com . Model Sim Elite Edition Simulators for UNIX and Win...
Page 4 - Table of Contents; Locating Documentation - 21
4 Table of Contents EE Installation - 6 System requirements for ModelSim EE - 6 Installation - UNIX platforms - 7 Installation - Windows platforms - 10 Installing the FLEXid security key - 10 Installation and setup for a PC server - 10 Troubleshooting PC server setup - 12 Setup for a UNIX server - 1...
Page 5 - Online References - 32
Table of Contents 5 Licenses - ModelSim EE - 29 Where to obtain your license - 29 If you have trouble with licensing - 29 All customers: ModelSim EE licensing - 29 A license.dat file example - 29 All customers: maintenance renewals and EE licenses - 32 All customers: license transfers and server cha...
Page 6 - Start Here for ModelSim EE; EE Installation; System requirements for Model; EE; Platform-specific instructions; Platform; SPARCstation
6 Start Here for ModelSim EE EE Installation System requirements for Model Sim EE Platform-specific instructions Select your platform for installation instructions. • Installation - UNIX platforms (p7) • Installation - Windows platforms (p10) Note: Any PC client or server must be connected to a netw...
Page 7 - Installation - UNIX platforms; or; Syntax; hostid; All platforms
EE Installation 7 Installation - UNIX platforms Before you begin a new ModelSim EE installation on a UNIX machine, make sure you have a Globetrotter license data file (license.dat file); you’ll need the file to run ModelSim. If you don’t have a license file see "Licenses - ModelSim EE" (p29)...
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8 Start Here for ModelSim EE In addition to the platform-specific file you need to extract base.tar (common ModelSim files) and docs.tar (documentation). 3 Add the pathname of the ModelSim executable directory to your search path (use one of the following): /usr/modeltech/sun4 /usr/modeltech/sunos5 ...
Page 10 - Installation - Windows platforms; Installing the FLEXid security key
10 Start Here for ModelSim EE Installation - Windows platforms Note: Any PC client or server must be connected to a network with TCP/ IP or IPX/SPX. If you are installing on an NT machine, make sure you are logged in as "administrator" when running the installation program. ModelSim EE requi...
Page 12 - Setup for a UNIX server; Windows platform installation details; Licensing
12 Start Here for ModelSim EE 8 Go to the FLEXlm License Manager located in your Control Panel. Choose the Setup tab and add the pathnames for the lmgrd.exe, license.dat, and debug.log. Make sure the pathnames and extensions are correct, then save the setup. Typical entries might look like this: lmg...
Page 13 - Regenerating your design libraries; As in the example above, you will need to use vcom to refresh; Installed directories and files
EE Installation 13 If your license server is a UNIX workstation, make sure you are running lmgrd version 5.12b. If you have ModelSim 5.2 installed on the UNIX server, you have the current version - earlier lmgrd versions will not work for Windows machines accessing the server. If you need a new vers...
Page 14 - Installed files - Model; Directory
14 Start Here for ModelSim EE Installed files - Model Sim EE Directory Files & subdirectories Description <install directory>/<modelsim_dir> * NOTE: the default ModelSim directory is /modeltech for UNIX, and /modelsim for Windows convert.tcl, modelsim.ini, rebuild_libs.csh, rebuild_l...
Page 19 - Platform-specific directories; Platform-specific directories - UNIX platforms; Files in UNIX platform directory
EE Installation 19 Platform-specific directories Platform-specific directories within the <modelsim_dir> directory (hp700, rs6000, sun4, sunos5, and win32) contain files as noted below. Platform-specific directories - UNIX platforms Files in UNIX platform directory Description DUMPLOG64 dumps ...
Page 20 - Platform-specific directories - Windows platforms; Description
20 Start Here for ModelSim EE vgencomp ModelSim tool for use with Verilog modules in VHDL vsim ModelSim simulator wav2log translates ModelSim log file to QuickSim II log file ./rs6000/mti_exports list of foreign interface routines exported from mti ./sun4/vsim.swift ModelSim simulator for use with L...
Page 21 - Locating Documentation; Online documentation; blue links
Locating Documentation 21 Locating Documentation Online documentation Model Technology documentation, including this booklet, is available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format for online viewing. PDF documentation is more than electronic images of paper manuals. You’ll find it easier to follow cross refere...
Page 22 - EE documentation; • PDF format
22 Start Here for ModelSim EE Our documentation requires Acrobat Reader version 3.01 for viewing (free from adobe.com , and on the ModelSim CD). We suggest you use the Reader with Search for viewing the files because it facilitates indexed searching, which is much faster than simple text-string sear...
Page 23 - Start Here for Model; Tcl man pages; Available from our web site:; Using Model; ’s PDF documentation; Getting the Acrobat Reader; Search icons help you quickly search through an
Locating Documentation 23 • Mentor Graphics VHDL design development kit• default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/sdk_um.pdf Start Here for Model Sim (this guide) • PDF format• installation and support references • default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/ee_start_here.pdf Technotes • text format• v...
Page 24 - Requirements for Acrobat Search; Doc files for Model; Copy and Paste from PDF files
24 Start Here for ModelSim EE indexed document. See "Requirements for Acrobat Search" (p24) below. The Find icon initiates a simple text search of the PDF file. Depending on the speed of your machine and the size of the file, Find can be slow (but effective). Requirements for Acrobat Search ...
Page 25 - contact matrix; Mentor Graphics customers In North America; Americas; Annapolis Microsystems
Tech Support, Updates & Licensing 25 Tech Support, Updates & Licensing Model Sim contact matrix If you are viewing this document online, select a link for ModelSim sales and support from the table below, or see the sections that follow for additional detail. Technical support - by telephone ...
Page 26 - Mentor Graphics customers outside North America; Technical support - electronic support services; Mentor Graphics customers
26 Start Here for ModelSim EE The more preliminary information customers can supply about a problem or issue at the beginning of the reporting process, the sooner the Software Support Engineer (SSE) can supply a solution or workaround. Information of most help to the SSE includes accurate operating ...
Page 27 - Model Technology customers
Tech Support, Updates & Licensing 27 To establish a SupportNet account for your site (both a site-based SupportNet-Web account and a user-based SupportNet Email account), please submit the following information: name, phone number, fax number, email address, company name, site ID. Within one bus...
Page 28 - Mentor customers: getting the latest version via FTP
28 Start Here for ModelSim EE Technical support - other channels For customers who purchased ModelSim as part of a bundled product from an OEM, or VAR, support is available at the following: • Annapolis Microsystems email: [email protected] telephone: 1-410-841-2514 web site: http://www.annapmic...
Page 29 - Where to obtain your license; Contact your normal technical support channel:; Sim EE licensing; file example
Tech Support, Updates & Licensing 29 Model Technology customers: getting the latest version via FTP You can ftp the latest version of the software from the web site at ftp://ftp.model.com . Instructions are there as well. A valid license file from Model Technology is needed to uncompress the Mod...
Page 32 - Online References; Useful quick guides and other references.
32 Start Here for ModelSim EE All customers: maintenance renewals and EE licenses When maintenance is renewed, a new license file that incorporates the new maintenance expiration date will be automatically sent to you. If maintenance is not renewed, the current license file will still permit the use...
Page 33 - Model Technology License Agreement
Model Technology License Agreement 33 Model Technology License Agreement Software License AgreementThis is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Model Technology Incorporated(MTI). By opening the sealed package, or by signing this form, you are agreeing to be boundby the terms of this agr...
Page 36 - Model Technology Incorporated
Model Technology Incorporated www.model.com Keep these numbers handy for tech support: UNIX server hostid # : FLEXid security key # :
Page 37 - Thank you for purchasing ModelSim!; Model Technology
Thank you for purchasing ModelSim! A M E N T O R G R A P H I C S C O M P A N Y Model Technology www.model.com
