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Editions

Mentor HDL simulation products are offered in multiple editions, such as ModelSim PE and Questa Sim.

Questa Sim offers high-performance and advanced debugging capabilities, while ModelSim PE is the entry-level simulator for hobbyists and students.⁸ Questa Sim is used in large multi-million gate designs, and is supported on Microsoft Windows and Linux, in 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.⁹

ModelSim can also be used with MATLAB/Simulink, using Link for ModelSim.¹⁰¹¹ Link for ModelSim is a fast bidirectional co-simulation interface between Simulink and ModelSim.¹²¹³ For such designs, MATLAB provides a numerical simulation toolset, while ModelSim provides tools to verify the hardware implementation & timing characteristics of the design.¹⁴

Language support

ModelSim uses a unified kernel for simulation of all supported languages, and the method of debugging embedded C code is the same as VHDL or Verilog.¹⁵

ModelSim and Questa Sim products enable simulation, verification and debugging for the following languages:¹⁶

• VHDL
• Verilog
• Verilog 2001
• SystemVerilog
• PSL
• SystemC

See also

• Intel Quartus Prime
• Icarus Verilog
• List of HDL simulators
• NCSim
• Verilator
• Xilinx ISE
• Xilinx Vivado

External links

• Official website

References

1. "ModelSim". https://eda.sw.siemens.com/en-US/ic/modelsim/ ↩

2. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩

3. Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems, Idea Group Inc (IGI), 30-Nov-2010 https://books.google.com/books?id=F-mTrH1NB4UC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA97 ↩

4. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩

5. "PSIM ModCoupler: VHDL & Verilog with Modelsim". Powersim, Inc. Retrieved 2021-06-01. https://powersimtech.com/products/psim/psim-modules/modcoupler/ ↩

6. Digital Hardware Design, Laxmi Publications, Ltd., 01-Sep-2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=wUALmyy9YUcC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA41 ↩

7. Synthesizable VHDL Design for FPGAs, Springer Science & Business Media, 21-Oct-2013 https://books.google.com/books?id=ljLBBAAAQBAJ&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA17 ↩

8. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩

9. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩

10. Industrial Control Technology, William Andrew, 12-Aug-2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=cnkYRKhUwyEC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA849 ↩

11. Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Tools for Communication Networks and Services, Springer Science & Business Media, 20-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=pJSqZZmc9_oC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA168 ↩

12. Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Tools for Communication Networks and Services, Springer Science & Business Media, 20-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=pJSqZZmc9_oC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA168 ↩

13. Industrial Control Technology, William Andrew, 12-Aug-2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=cnkYRKhUwyEC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA849 ↩

14. Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Tools for Communication Networks and Services, Springer Science & Business Media, 20-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=pJSqZZmc9_oC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA168 ↩

15. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩

16. Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design, Pearson Education India, 01-Sep-2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=Eqgrqktkk1YC&dq=ModelSim&pg=PA606 ↩