Questa Base (QB)
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Description
Questa Base is the advanced, next-generation simulator designed specifically for ModelSim users, leveraging the robust and reliable QuestaSim engine. This cutting-edge tool is packed with new features and enhanced functionality from the acclaimed Questa Simulator family.
Offering nearly all the premium features of Questa Core, Questa Base delivers high-end simulation capabilities while maintaining a speed comparable to ModelSim. Additionally, the Visualizer tool, a powerful feature in other QuestaSim products, is now included at no extra cost.
Key Features and Benefits of Questa Base
- Advanced Optimization Simulation: Harness the power of advanced optimization with vopt and the QIS flow, ensuring more efficient and accurate simulations.
- Enhanced Debugging with Visualizer: Experience superior debugging capabilities with Visualizer, Siemens’ premium debugging solution. Now included with Questa Base, Visualizer provides comprehensive debugging tools, allowing you to tackle even the most complex issues with ease.
- 64-Bit Support: Enjoy seamless performance with full 64-bit support for both Linux and Windows platforms.
- Familiar ‘Classic GUI’: ModelSim users can continue working with the familiar ‘Classic GUI’ by default, utilizing the same scripts, database, and commands, ensuring a smooth transition to Questa Base.
- Offline Debugging: Maximize your productivity with full offline debugging, freeing up simulation licenses for more simulation runs throughout the day.
- Expanded QuestaSim Features: Unlock a host of new features designed for ModelSim users, helping you identify bugs earlier, enhance quality, speed up debugging, and save valuable time and effort.
Why Upgrade from ModelSim to Questa Base?
Siemens EDA’s Questa Base offers a significant upgrade for ModelSim users, maintaining all familiar features while adding powerful new capabilities:
- Simplified Compile & Data Management:
- Efficiency Boost: With the new Qrun flow, Questa Base reduces complexity by automating the compilation and simulation processes, requiring less scripting and reducing errors.
- Enhanced Design Optimizations:
- Maximized Performance: Built on the proven QuestaSim engine, Questa Base automatically optimizes designs, delivering faster simulations and smaller databases.
- Advanced Debugging Tools:
- Included Visualizer: Questa Base includes the premium Visualizer tool, providing comprehensive debugging features like improved waveform views, advanced search, and Finite State Machine debugging.
- Expanded Features:
- Comprehensive Enhancements: Enjoy new capabilities like 64-bit support, mixed language functionality (both VHDL and Verilog are supported), and improved GUI customizability, all designed to enhance productivity and ease of use.