Specifications

CHAPTER 7: SIMULATION
SIMULATING DESIGNS WITH THE QUARTUS II SIMULATOR
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Figure 4. The Quartus II Waveform Editor
The Quartus II software supports waveform files in the Vector Waveform
File (.vwf), Vector Table Output File (.tbl), Vector File (.vec), and Simulator
Channel File (.scf) formats. You cannot edit a Simulator Channel File or
Vector File in the Waveform Editor, but you can save it as a Vector
Waveform File.
Using the Simulator Tool
You can also use the Simulator Tool command (Tools menu) to set
Simulator settings, as well as start or stop the Simulator and open the
simulation waveform for the current project. The Simulator Tool window is
similar in purpose to the MAX+PLUS II Simulator. To perform a simulation,
you must first generate a simulation netlist by using the
Generate Functional Simulation Netlist button in the Simulator Tool for
functional simulation or by compiling the design if you are performing a
timing simulation. Figure 5 shows the Simulator Tool window.