A cheap or free version of System Verilog?

Robert Miles

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Jun 27, 2012, 2:14:57 AM6/27/12

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Is there a cheap or free version of System Verilog?

I'm interested in learning it on my own computer before applying for some local jobs that require it.

glen herrmannsfeldt

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Jun 27, 2012, 3:52:35 AM6/27/12

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Robert Miles <robertm...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a cheap or free version of System Verilog?

What do you mean by "version".

Now, in the case of a language like C, one might ask for
a cheap or free compiler, but not a cheap or free version of C.

In the case of system verilog, though, you might want a simulator
or logic synthesis system. Two different things, but neither
are a version of System Verilog.

-- glen

Robert Miles

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Jun 27, 2012, 2:59:06 PM6/27/12

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So I picked the wrong word.

I'm mainly interested in a simulator, but also somewhat in a logic synthesis system.

glen herrmannsfeldt

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Jun 27, 2012, 5:56:42 PM6/27/12

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Both Xilinx and Altera have free versions of their FPGA software,
including both simulation and synthesis.

I haven't followed how close to System Verilog they are, though.

You might look at those.

-- glen

Gabor

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Jun 27, 2012, 6:15:20 PM6/27/12

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No System Verilog support from Xilinx, yet. I heard Vivado
would have it, but that won't be free.

-- Gabor

glen herrmannsfeldt

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Jun 27, 2012, 6:49:10 PM6/27/12

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Gabor <ga...@szakacs.invalid> wrote:

(snip, I wrote)

>> Both Xilinx and Altera have free versions of their FPGA software,
>> including both simulation and synthesis.

>> I haven't followed how close to System Verilog they are, though.

(snip)

> No System Verilog support from Xilinx, yet. I heard Vivado
> would have it, but that won't be free.

So far I haven't been so interested in System Verilog.

I mostly write structural verilog and continuous assignment,
and, as far as I know, that hasn't changed much.

-- glen

Robert Miles

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Jun 28, 2012, 5:00:56 PM6/28/12

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I already have enough experience in Verilog (not System Verilog)
that I'm currently not looking for any more. Most of it was in
ASICs, not FPGAs.

Robert Miles

Anssi Saari

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Aug 8, 2012, 1:46:43 PM8/8/12

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Robert Miles <robertm...@gmail.com> writes:

> So I picked the wrong word.
>
> I'm mainly interested in a simulator, but also somewhat in a logic synthesis system.

The freebie Modelsim provided by Altera with Quartus (Altera Starter
Edition) supports most SystemVerilog. There was a thread about it a year
or two ago.

I don't know of any free tools for synthesis.

88888 Dihedral

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Aug 23, 2012, 5:47:48 AM8/23/12

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Robert Miles於 2012年6月28日星期四UTC+8上午2時59分06秒寫道：

> So I picked the wrong word.
>
>

Please check the Xilinx, Altera, Lattace and Acronix FPGA sites first.

manges...@gmail.com

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Sep 10, 2012, 3:28:41 PM9/10/12

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On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:44:57 AM UTC+5:30, Robert Miles wrote:
> Is there a cheap or free version of System Verilog?
>
>
>
> I'm interested in learning it on my own computer before applying for some local jobs that require it.

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You can go for Modelsim SE or Questasim from Mentor Graphics...
there is also tool "VCS" from Synopsys used for functional verification.
but VCS can only be run on Linux platform.

victor.ly...@gmail.com

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Dec 16, 2013, 8:50:18 AM12/16/13

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On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:14:57 AM UTC-5, Robert Miles wrote:
> Is there a cheap or free version of System Verilog?
>
>
>
> I'm interested in learning it on my own computer before applying for some local jobs that require it.

There is a free web browser-based IDE that lets you simulate SystemVerilog: http://www.edaplayground.com

It is specifically designed for educational purposes. It also includes a couple synthesis tools.