Competent VHDL Simulators?

[Ken Asbury]

As a newbie to VHDL and to this group may I impose on
someone to tell me which vendors provide a competent
VHDL simulator and, if it doesn't start a religious war,
suggest which if best?

Regards,
Ken Asbury

 

[ashu]

i use modelsim by mentor
best is difficult to tell

ashu

 

[Remillard]

As a newbie to VHDL and to this group may I impose on
someone to tell me which vendors provide a competent
VHDL simulator and, if it doesn't start a religious war,
suggest which if best?

I've used Modelsim by Mentor Graphics, and Riviera by Aldec and both
seem to have their plusses and minuses. Riviera's plusses (in my book)
are integrated support for mixed language designs (Verilog and VHDL)
with the same license. I'm sure their website will crow a lot more.
Modelsim is possible the industry standard, though expensive.

So, your mileage may vary, but there are a couple of names to look up.

Best regards,
Mark Norton
Concept Development, Inc.
Irvine, CA
http://www.cdvinc.com

 

[Mike Treseler]

I've used Modelsim by Mentor Graphics, and Riviera by Aldec and both
seem to have their plusses and minuses. Riviera's plusses (in my book)
are integrated support for mixed language designs (Verilog and VHDL)
with the same license. I'm sure their website will crow a lot more.
Modelsim is possible the industry standard, though expensive.

If I were in the market, my criteria would be
vhdl and verilog and linux support.
I would evaluate riviera vs modelsimSE
vs modelsim/OEMquartus. The OEM version is a
good value to start with. It handles either language,
but not both at the same time.

-- Mike Treseler

 

[ghelbig]

As a newbie to VHDL and to this group may I impose on
someone to tell me which vendors provide a competent
VHDL simulator and, if it doesn't start a religious war,
suggest which if best?

Regards,
Ken Asbury

"Best" is such a tricky word.

If you're a newbie, I'd suggest Peter Ashenden's book:
<http://www.ashenden.com.au/designers-guide/DG.html>

My copy came with a perfectly useable simulator. Wait until your less
of a newbie before spending the big bucks.

 

[Ken Asbury]

"Best" is such a tricky word.

If you're a newbie, I'd suggest Peter Ashenden's book:
<http://www.ashenden.com.au/designers-guide/DG.html>

My copy came with a perfectly useable simulator. Wait until your less
of a newbie before spending the big bucks.

I do embedded SW for a living and thought that it might add
to my marketability to have a bit of VHDL in my bag of tricks.

Thanks to all for your inputs. I've been working my way through
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg's VHDL tutorial for a couple of weeks
and downloaded Symphony EDA's VHDL Simuli Free for a
practice simulator. It seems to have a comprehensible IDE.

Ashenden's book sounds like a valuable additional resource.
You've all given me just the kind of insights I was hoping for.

Again, thanks,
Ken Asbury