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Activating/Using ISim tool chain with Eclipse (VHDL)

I'm attempting to program very basic VHDL on eclipse using the Sigasi plugin with an educational license - with the aim to be, I can program a simple entity and a test bench for it, then compile and simulate it in Xilinx's ISim.

I have installed Eclipse, Sigasi & Xilinx ISE Webpack, and have attempted to add the ISim toolchain to Eclipse as shown in the Sigasi website here

It appears okay but it says I need to "activate" the toolchain (as shown below) first window

However, when I follow the "click here to activate now", I get taken to the scree below - from which nothing happens. If I click Apply, nothing happens, there's no further options!

second window

My question - how do I actually configure ISim to launch from Eclipse, is what I want to do actually possible or have I misunderstood and if so, how do I do it.

Thanks very much for your help!

David

Solution

  • When you enable the ISim toolchain, Sigasi will automatically compile your files with ISim when you save your files. You can check the output in the Console View

    To start a simulation, you need to set a top-level first. You can do this in the Hierarchy View. Next, click on the Simulate button.

    You can find more details in the Sigasi Studio manual