8.3.2 Compiling Actel VITAL Libraries

Before simulating VHDL netlists that reference Actel cores in Speedwave, you must compile Actel VITAL libraries. The following procedures describe the process.

  1. Create a directory called swave in the c:\actel\lib\vtl\95 directory.
  2. Set your project directory. Invoke Project Manager and click the New button. Enter “swave” in the Project Name box and c:\actel\lib\vtl\95\swave in the Project Directory box. Click the Next button three times, then click the Finish button to complete the process. Do not set your library search order. The New Project Information box appears.
  3. Click the OK button in the New Project Information Dialog Box.
  4. Save your project and exit Project Manager.
  5. Open the VHDL Manager. This displays the HDL Manager dialog box.
  6. Create a <vhd_fam> library. Choose the Create command from the Library menu. Specify c:\actel\lib\vtl\95\swave in the Library Path box and <vhd_fam> in the Symbolic Name box. Click OK.
  7. Add system libraries to search order. Make sure that the SYNOPSYS.LIB and IEEE.LIB libraries are listed under the VHDL System Libraries section in the VHDL View window.
  8. Add the Actel VITAL library to the <vhd_fam> library. Choose the Add Source Files command from the Library menu. Select the <act_fam>.vhd file from the c:\actel\lib\vtl\95\ directory. Click OK.
  9. Compile the Actel VITAL library. Select the <act_fam>.vhd file in the VHDL View section of the HDL Manager window. Choose the Analyze Source File command from the Analyze menu.
  10. (Optional) Compile the Actel VITAL Migration library. Select the <act_fam>_mig.vhd file in the VHDL View section of the HDL Manager window. Choose the Analyze Source File command from the Analyze menu.
  11. (Optional) Add the Actel VITAL Migration library to the <vhd_fam> library. Select the <act_fam>_mig.vhd file from the c:\actel\lib\vtl\95\ directory. Click OK.