VHDL compiler/simulator for PC

[Marc Horemans]

Hi,
does anyone know a low cost (or free) VHDL compiler and simulator for PC?
Any websites where I can download/buy it from?
A light version is good enough.

Marc

 

[antonio bergnoli]

I use ghdl under linux dayly.It is free and well documented. Don't
forget to use Emacs as editor.

Marc Horemans ha scritto:

Hi,
does anyone know a low cost (or free) VHDL compiler and simulator for PC?
Any websites where I can download/buy it from?
A light version is good enough.

Marc

 

[Olaf Petzold]

Marc Horemans schrieb:

Hi,
does anyone know a low cost (or free) VHDL compiler and simulator for PC?
Any websites where I can download/buy it from?
A light version is good enough.

I'm using Xilinx WebISE/xst und Modelsim/XE Xilinx Edition (Compiler &
Simulator). Even in Modelsim you can build your entities and simulate
(as I do). Modelsim/XE is appropriate for xilinx cpld/fpga only; to get
a taste of this it's enough. Note, you can use Altera Quartus and
Modelsim/AE Altera Edition which is the complement to Xilinx (only more
stuff to register, all 60 days again?). Both are free and a light
version (xst coregen is heavy limited - you got no hints about missing
licenses mostly even if it seems so work - after 4 hour you hit the
break key ;-).

On my experience I suggest to use XEmacs/win32 and not the WebISE
Editor. The vhdl-mode works quite well - even compile on the w32 native
version. The cygwin compilation does have problems on calling Modelsim's
Compiler vcom.exe due to the paths translations of cygwin. I posted some
comments and suggestions about this, but I've got answer yet.

Regards,
Olaf

 

[Ajeetha]

Hi,
I regularly use:

ModelsimXE - part of Xilinx Webpack
VHDLSimli - www.symphonyeda.com

Both free versions, Simli is quite affordable if you wish.
Yet to try out ghdl as I keep hearing good things about it.

HTH
Ajeetha
www.noveldv.com

 

[krby_xtrm]

Try this.
1. Symphony EDA offers both free and licensed versions.
http://www.symphonyeda.com/
2. BlueHDL from Blue Pacific Computing (also free!)
http://www.bluepc.com/bluehdl.html
3. Aldec VHDL Compiler, available in student version.
http://www.aldec.com/ActiveHDL/university_Studentedition.htm

^^

 

[wpiman@aol.com]

The cygwin compilation does have problems on calling Modelsim's
Compiler vcom.exe due to the paths translations of cygwin. I posted some
comments and suggestions about this, but I've got answer yet.

This is what I use. (cygpath -d returns a dos access name)

vcom `cygpath -d ../src/file.vhd`

It is a pain cause I need one compile script for cygwin and another for
the PC bat files. If you don't have this requirement- then all the
better.