Dual data rate in Xilinx WebPACK 7.1

[Rafal Pietrak]

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 12:25:03 +1100, Allan Herriman wrote:

There are open source, free or cheap simulators available for a number
of platforms.

http://www.vhdl.org/comp.lang.vhdl/FAQ3.html#sstuff

Allan.

!!

Oh, that will help!

Any recommendations on which one to try first? ... based on assumption,
that I've made my first steps using Xilinx WebPACK and I'd really love to
get back from MS-Windows to Linux (WebPACK fails to install on Debian).

-R

 

[Allan Herriman]

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:57:05 +0100, Rafal Pietrak
<rp@zorro.isa-geek.com> wrote:

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 12:25:03 +1100, Allan Herriman wrote:
There are open source, free or cheap simulators available for a number
of platforms.

http://www.vhdl.org/comp.lang.vhdl/FAQ3.html#sstuff

Allan.

!!

Oh, that will help!

Any recommendations on which one to try first? ... based on assumption,
that I've made my first steps using Xilinx WebPACK and I'd really love to
get back from MS-Windows to Linux (WebPACK fails to install on Debian).

It might be worth staying with Windows if you are interested in the
low cost tools.

I can recommend Simili:
http://www.symphonyeda.com/editions.htm
You can run it in 'free' mode which doesn't require a license, but is
crippled.

The crippled versions of Modelsim also work (to a degree). These are
available from Xilinx and Altera as part of low cost packages.

Modelsim is also available in a native Linux version, but I don't
believe there is any way of getting that at less than full price (some
thousands of dollars for a time limited license).


If you're serious about designing with HDL, it's worth paying for a
simulator. You will use this tool more than any other (except for
your text editor).

Regards,
Allan