ug900-vivado-logic-simulation

Chapter 3: Using the Vivado Simulator from the Vivado IDE
2. From the Add or Create Simulation Sources wizard, select Add Files.
This adds the sources associated with the project to the newly-created simulation set.
3. Add additional files as needed.
The selected simulation set is used for the active design run.
Using Simulation Settings
The Flow Navigator > Simulation > Simulation Settings section lets you configure the
simulation settings in Vivado IDE. The Flow Navigator Simulation section is shown in
Figure 3-2.
X-Ref Target - Figure 3-2
Figure 3-2:
Flow Navigator Simulation Options
• Simulation Settings: Opens the Simulation Settings dialog box where you can select
and configure the Vivado simulator.
• Run Simulation: Sets up the command options to compile, elaborate, and simulate the
design based on the simulation settings, then launches the Vivado simulator. When you
run simulation prior to synthesizing the design, the Vivado simulator runs a behavioral
simulation, and opens a waveform window, (see Figure 3-12, page 56) that shows the
HDL objects with the signal and bus values in either digital or analog form.
At each design step (both after you have successfully synthesized and after
implementing the design) you can run a functional simulation and timing simulation.
To use the corresponding Tcl command, type: launch_xsim
TIP: This command has a -scripts_only option that writes a script to run the Vivado simulator.
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