Which ModelSim editions can I use for cosimulation with HDL Verifier?

Which ModelSim or Questa editions can I use for cosimulation with HDL Verifier?

When using an unsupported ModelSim edition, I see an error similar to the following:

# ** Error: (vsim-FLI-3155) The FLI is not enabled in this version of ModelSim.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

Cosimulation with HDL Verifier should work with any full ModelSim edition that has ModelSim Foreign Language Interface (FLI) enabled, such as:

• Questa Core/Prime
• ModelSim DE (Deluxe Edition)
• ModelSim SE (Special Edition)
• ModelSim PE (Personal Edition)
• ModelSim PE Student Edition

HDL Verifier does not support free editions of ModelSim as they do not have FLI enabled, such as:

• ModelSim XE (bundled with Xilinx Vivado)
• ModelSim ME (bundled with Microsemi Libero)
• ModelSim Lattice FPGA Edition (bundled with Lattice iCEcube2)
• ModelSim-Intel FPGA/Starter Edition (bundled with Intel Quartus)
• QuestaSim-Intel FPGA/Starter Edition (bundled with Intel Quartus)

Note that the above information is only applicable for Windows Installation. Cosimulation Support for 32-Bit based ModelSim Editions on Linux was discontinued in release R2012b, which means that certain versions such as ModelSim DE will not work on a Linux Installation of MATLAB. Please verify that a 64-Bit version of the ModelSim edition you have chosen is available before attempting cosimulation on Linux.

Please contact Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) to receive up-to-date information about the FLI availability in their products: https://eda.sw.siemens.com/

The HDL Verifier online documentation lists the supported versions of ModelSim or QuestaSim at: https://www.mathworks.com/help/hdlverifier/gs/supported-eda-tools.html

[Eric Cigan]

Effective January 2021, Mentor Graphics is now known as Siemens EDA.

[Stefanie Schwarz]

Thanks Eric, I updated the answer.