ModelSim Altera Edition README.TXT Although we have made every effort to ensure that this version functions correctly, there may be problems that we have not encountered. If you have a question or problem that is not answered by the information provided in this readme file, please contact Altera Technical Support. mySupport: www.altera.com/mysupport Technical Support Hotline: (800) 800-EPLD or (408) 544-8767 Fax: (408) 544-6401 For additional help, you can search the Solutions in Altera's Find Answers located on the Support Center page at the following URL: www.altera.com. ModelSim Altera Edition version 10.4b This readme.txt file for the ModelSim(tm) Altera Edition software includes information that was not incorporated in the printed documentation or online help. This file contains the following sections: * Quartus II Version Compatibility * VHDL 87/93/2002 Compatibility * Installation & Licensing Quartus II Version Compatibility ================================ It is critical that the compiled libraries provided in the /altera directory be compatible with version of Quartus II that is used to create the simulation netlist. To ensure that you have the right version of libraries installed, you can use either of the following methods: 1. Check the /altera/version.txt file 2. Perform the following steps: cd /altera /win32aloem/vdir -l -lib where = stratixiv, cycloneiv,..etc. Check for Quartus II version in 'Library Version' tags System Requirements =================== For details on tool system requirements, refer to the following page on the Altera web site: http://www.altera.com/support/software/os_support/oss-index.html Installation & Licensing ======================== Be sure to read all information on installation and licensing requirements in this file before you install the ModelSim Altera Edition software. To download and install Modelsim-Altera from the web, go to altera web site: https://www.altera.com/download Instructions to install Modelsim-Altera from a DVD are in INSTALL.TXT file included in the DVD. Licensing your Model Technology ModelSim-Altera software ======================================================== 1. Visit the Licensing page of the Altera web site at www.altera.com to request a license file to enable your Model Technology ModelSim-Altera software. 2. The ModelSim-Altera software supports licenses using the Mentor Graphics license daemon 'mgcld'. The mgcld daemon can be found in the ModelSim-Altera installation at the following location PC - \win32aloem\ Linux - /linuxaloem/ 3. For more information on setting up an Altera License, refer to Application Note 340, Understanding Altera Software Licensing, available in the Literature section of the Altera web site (www.altera.com). 4. Before running the ModelSim-Altera software, set your LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable to the location and filename of the license file for ModelSim-Altera. For example, the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable should be set to the location and filename of your license file (c:\licenses\eda\license.dat) or with the port@host notation (1900@set).