Article ID: 000084538 Content Type: Error Messages Last Reviewed: 08/29/2012

Error: (vsim-SDF-3250) in Modelsim-Altera Gate-level simulation

Environment

  • Quartus® II Subscription Edition
  • ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software
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    Description

    Due to a problem in the Quartus® II software version 11.0 SP1 and later, you may see an error like the following when running the ModelSim-Altera Edition software for gate-level simulation.

    # ** Error: (vsim-SDF-3250)
    <filename>.sdo(<line number>): Failed to find
    INSTANCE 'wire_delay'.

    module name : cycloneiii_routing_wire
    instance name : wire_delay
    Resolution

    To work around this problem, edit the <design>_run_msim_gate_vhdl.do file and add the options
    -sdfnoerror -sdfnowarn to the vsim command.

    Related Products

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    Cyclone® III FPGAs