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Start Here Model EE Installation - 6 Installation - UNIX platforms - 7 Installation - Windows platforms - 10 Locating Documentation - 21 Tech Support, Updates & Licensing - 25 Online References - 32...
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Model Sim /VHDL, Model Sim /VLOG, Model Sim /LNL, and Model Sim /PLUS are produced by Model Technology Incorporated. Unauthorized copying, duplication, or other reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of Model Technology. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Model Technology.
Thank you Thank you for purchasing from Model Technology’s family of simulation products! If we can help you with any additional product information, please email our sales department at sales@model.com, or visit our home page at www.model.com. Model Sim Elite Edition Simulators for UNIX and Windows •...
Table of Contents EE Installation - 6 System requirements for ModelSim EE - Installation - UNIX platforms - Installation - Windows platforms - Installing the FLEXid security key Installation and setup for a PC server Troubleshooting PC server setup Setup for a UNIX server Windows platform installation details Licensing How to find the security key ID...
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Licenses - ModelSim EE - Where to obtain your license If you have trouble with licensing All customers: ModelSim EE licensing A license.dat file example All customers: maintenance renewals and EE licenses All customers: license transfers and server changes Online References - 32 Books and publications Partners - 32...
EE Installation System requirements for Model Sim EE Platform SPARCstation IBM RISC/ 6000 HP 700 Platform-specific instructions Select your platform for installation instructions. • Installation - UNIX platforms • Installation - Windows platforms Note: Any PC client or server must be connected to a network with TCP/IP or IPX/SPX.
(this creates the top-level directory modeltech): tar xf /<CD-ROM>/WORKSTATION/install/<filename.tar> where the <filename.tar> is: Platform All platforms Sun OS-4/Solaris 1.x Sun OS-5/Solaris 2.x (p29). Platform SPARC HP 700 RISC/6000 <filename.tar> base.tar (extract for all platforms) sun4.tar sunos5.tar EE Installation 7...
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Platform All platforms In addition to the platform-specific file you need to extract base.tar (common ModelSim files) and docs.tar (documentation). Add the pathname of the ModelSim executable directory to your search path (use one of the following): /usr/modeltech/sun4 /usr/modeltech/sunos5 /usr/modeltech/hp700 /usr/modeltech/rs6000 If are using shell scripts that require platform independence, you can use the vco command within the path of your shell script to return the platform...
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DAEMON modeltech /usr/modeltech/hp700/modeltech \ /usr/modeltech/hp700/options For HP installation using HP-UX version 9.x only: either the device /dev/ lan0 must be writable by the userID that starts the server, or the lmgrd daemon and the lmhostid utility must be made “setuid root”. The...
PC server or stand-alone PC (key drivers are loaded during installation). If a printer or other device is using the parallel port, install the security key on the port first, then attach that device to the key.
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During installation you will be asked to choose a Sentinel driver for your specific FLEXid security key. The number on your FLEXid security key (something like 7-xxxxxxxx, or 8-xxxxxxxx) relates to the driver you will select. Copy license.dat (the license file you received by email when you purchased ModelSim) to C:\modelsim\win32\license.dat, or to your specific ModelSim pathname if different.
Go to the FLEXlm License Manager located in your Control Panel. Choose the Setup tab and add the pathnames for the lmgrd.exe, license.dat, and debug.log. Make sure the pathnames and extensions are correct, then save the setup. Typical entries might look like this: lmgrd.exe License file Debug log file...
If your license server is a UNIX workstation, make sure you are running lmgrd version 5.12b. If you have ModelSim 5.2 installed on the UNIX server, you have the current version - earlier lmgrd versions will not work for Windows machines accessing the server. If you need a new version of lmgrd, please download it from: http://www.globetrotter.com/lmgrd.htm.
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Installed files - Model Sim EE Directory <install directory> /<modelsim_dir> * NOTE: the default ModelSim directory is /modeltech for UNIX, and /modelsim for Windows ./arithmetic ./bin 14 Start Here for ModelSim EE Files & subdirectories convert.tcl, modelsim.ini, rebuild_libs.csh, rebuild_libs.sh, release_notes, release_notes.html,...
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Installed files - Model Sim EE Directory ./docs ./examples ./examples/foreign ./examples/ mixedhdl ./examples/ tcl_getstart Files & subdirectories technotes, HTML, winhelp, ee_start_here.pdf, ee_tutorial_<ver>.pdf, ee_manual_<ver>.pdf, ee_doc_index.pdf sdk_um.pdf, various various various various Description general ModelSim technotes, HTML versions of the Tcl/ Tk man pages,...
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Installed files - Model Sim EE Directory ./ieee ./ieeepure ./include ./mgc_portable ./std ./std_developerskit ./synopsys ./tcl ./verilog ./vhdl_src/ arithmetic 16 Start Here for ModelSim EE Files & subdirectories various various various various various various various bitmaps, tcl8.0, tix4.1, tk8.0, vsim vl_types std_arit.vhd...
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Installed files - Model Sim EE Directory ./vhdl_src/synopsys ./vhdl_src/verilog ./vhdl_src/vital2.2b ./vhdl_src/vital95 Note: The version of std_logic_arith contained in file std_arit.vhd is NOT the version that is compiled into the ModelSim ieee library. This version is compiled into library arithmetic and is available for...
Platform-specific directories - Windows platforms Files in the ../win32 directory tcl80.dll, tclpip80.dll, tix4180.dll, tk80.dll tssi2mti.exe vcom.exe vdel.exe, vdir.exe, vlib.exe, vmake.exe, vmap.exe vlog.exe vish.exe vlm.exe vgencomp.exe vsim.exe wav2log.exe Locating Documentation Online documentation Model Technology documentation, including this booklet, is available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format for online viewing.
EE documentation ModelSim EE documentation is included on the ModelSim CD in the electronic formats shown below. Model Sim EE/PLUS Reference Manual • PDF format (in print for US$50) • command and simulation reference for all EE products • default path: <modelsim_dir>/docs/ee_manual_<version>.pdf Model Sim EE Tutorial •...
• Mentor Graphics VHDL design development kit • default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/sdk_um.pdf Start Here for Model Sim (this guide) • PDF format • installation and support references • default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/ee_start_here.pdf Technotes • text format • various • default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/technotes/ Tcl man pages •...
Manual/Tutorial documentation set. Search will not work correctly with individual files that are not part of the directory structure below. Doc files for Model Sim EE These ModelSim documentation files must be in the directory shown for Acrobat Search to work.
SupportCenter by calling toll-free 1-800-547-4303. The coverage window is from 6:00am to 5:30pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Mentor Graphics holidays. Europe Asia Outside North America supportnetweb.mentorg.com www.annapmicro.com www.exemplar.com www.hp.com/go/hpeesof www.synplicity.com Tech Support, Updates & Licensing 25...
The more preliminary information customers can supply about a problem or issue at the beginning of the reporting process, the sooner the Software Support Engineer (SSE) can supply a solution or workaround. Information of most help to the SSE includes accurate operating system and software version numbers, the steps leading to the problem or crash, the first few lines of a traceback, and problem sections of the Procedural Interface code.
To establish a SupportNet account for your site (both a site-based SupportNet-Web account and a user-based SupportNet Email account), please submit the following information: name, phone number, fax number, email address, company name, site ID. Within one business day, you will be provided with the account information for new registrations. While all customers worldwide are invited to obtain a SupportNet-Web site login, the SupportNet-Email services are currently limited to customers who receive support from Mentor support offices in North America or...
1-410-841-2514 web site: http://www.annapmicro.com • Exemplar Logic email: support@exemplar.com telephone: 1-510-789-3333 web site: http://www.exemplar.com • Hewlett Packard EEsof email: hpeesof_support@hp.com telephone: 1-800-HPEESOF (1-800-473-3763) web site: http://www.hp.com/go/hpeesof • Synplicity email: support@synplicity.com telephone: 1-408-617-6000 web site: http://www.synplicity.com Updates Mentor customers: getting the latest version via FTP You can ftp the latest EE or PE version of the software from the SupportNet site at ftp://supportnet.mentorg.com/pub/mentortech/modeltech/.
Technical support - electronic support services • Technical support - other channels All customers: Model Sim EE licensing ModelSim EE uses Globetrotter’s FLEXlm license manager and files. Globetrotter FLEXlm license files contain lines that can be referred to by the word that appears first on the line. Each kind of line has a specific purpose and there are many more kinds of lines that MTI does not use.
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If you need to find the unique server ID, use one of these UNIX commands: for Sun, hostid; for HP, /etc/lanscan; for IBM RISC/6000: uname -m. To determine the security key ID on a Windows server, from the DOS prompt, invoke: lmutil lmhostid -flexid (located in the modelsim\win32 directory).
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For example, DAEMON modeltech /usr/mti5.2/sunos5/modeltech \ /usr/mti5.2/sunos5/options A FEATURE line describes how many licenses ("tokens") are available; it contains the feature name, daemon required, most current build date authorized to run, token expiration date, number of tokens for the feature, license code, and a checksum.
All customers: maintenance renewals and EE licenses When maintenance is renewed, a new license file that incorporates the new maintenance expiration date will be automatically sent to you. If maintenance is not renewed, the current license file will still permit the use of any version of the software built before the maintenance expired until the stop date is reached.
MTI or its agents. All authorized systems must be used within the country for which the systems were sold. Model Sim EE licenses must be located at a single site, i.e. within a one-kilometer radius identified in writing to MTI. This restriction does not apply to single Model Sim PE licenses locked by a hardware security key, and such Model Sim PE products may be relocated within the country for which sold.
as received from MTI. All copies of the SOFTWARE, whether provided by MTI or made by you, shall remain the property of MTI or its licensors. You will maintain a record of the number and location of all copies of the SOFTWARE made, including copes that have been merged with other software, and will make those records available to MTI or its applicable licensor upon request.
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CUSTOMER REMEDIES. MTI’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at MTI’s option, either (a) return of the price paid or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet MTI’s Limited Warranty and which is returned to MTI. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication.
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Keep these numbers handy for tech support: UNIX server hostid # : FLEXid security key # : Model Technology Incorporated www.model.com...
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