Technical data

power report

CR-112 ModelSim Commands ModelSim EE/SE Command Reference

power report

The power report command is used subsequent to the power add command (CR-

111)

. Data produced by these commands can be translated (by a Synopsys utility)

to drive the Synopsys power analysis tools. This command writes out the power

information for the specified signals or nets. The report can be written to a file or

to the Transcript window. Returns nothing.

Syntax

power report

[-all] [-noheader] [-file <filename>]

Arguments

-all

Writes information on all items logged. Optional.

-noheader

Suppresses the header to aid in post processing. Optional.

-file <filename>

Specifies a filename for the power report. Optional. Default is to write the report

to the Transcript window.

Description

The report format for each line is:

signal path, toggle count, hazard count, time at a 1, time at a 0, time at an X

• toggle count is the number of 0->1 and 1->0 transitions

• hazard count is the number of 0/1->X, and X->0/1 transitions

• times are the times spent at each of the three respective states

You will also need to know the total simulation time.