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Simulator Configuration Guide for Synopsys Models

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<strong>Simulator</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>Chapter 9: Using VERA with <strong>Synopsys</strong> <strong>Models</strong>Creating a VERA List FileTo simulate your design with VERA, you need to specify the VERA object files to loadat simulation runtime. While VERA offers several mechanisms you can use <strong>for</strong> this (seeyour VERA documentation), this section uses a “VERA list file” that lists the paths ofthe VERA object files to load at runtime. (See your VERA manual <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mationabout the various methods available <strong>for</strong> specifying VERA object files to load.)The following is an example of a typical VERA list file:./lstmodel.vro./mempromodel.vro./vera_testbench.vroTo use a VERA list file, you must provide your simulator with the path to the file. Theway you do this depends on your simulator:●●Some simulators support a command-line switch that lets you identify the path tothe list file when you invoke the simulator.Other simulators use a file named “vera.ini” to identify the path to the list file. Thevera.ini file must reside in the directory from which you invoke your simulator.Here is a typical vera.ini file:vera_mload=path_to_vera_list_fileTable 34 lists the simulators supported by DWMM, and the mechanism to use <strong>for</strong> eachto communicate the VERA list file path to the simulator.Table 34: VERA List File Path Mechanisms<strong>Simulator</strong>MTI VHDLMTI VerilogNC-VHDLNC-VLOGSciroccoVCSList File MechanismUse a vera.ini file.Use this command-line switch: +vera_mload=path_to_vera_list_fileUse a vera.ini file.Use this command-line switch: +vera_mload=path_to_vera_list_fileUse a vera.ini file.Use this command-line switch: +vera_mload=path_to_vera_list_fileOctober 6, 2003 <strong>Synopsys</strong>, Inc. 243

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