Aldec Riviera-PRO 2014.06 Win/Linux

Description

Riviera is a high-level software for evaluating and simulating FPGA and ASIC chips and SoC devices. The program develops HDL simulation capabilities at an advanced level and supports the most advanced evaluation methodologies such as performance coverage, OVM, UVM, hardware acceleration and prototyping. Riviera is a new generation of engineering tools that was previously released as Riviera-Classic and is now available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Utilizing an efficient simulation engine, advanced debugging capabilities at various levels of abstraction, and support for the latest version of the hardware description languages and standard evaluation library, the program provides complete automation for the design, modeling, and simulation of these chips.

Riviera features and characteristics

High level simulator with optimal and efficient algorithms

Supports VHDL, Verilog, SystemC simulation languages and their combined use

Ability to simulate the most complex systems

Support for the latest standard libraries including Universal Assessment Methodology or UVM

Debugging in all abstract layers

UVM toolbox

Class display and UVM Graph

Comprehensive evaluation using SVA and PSL methods

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System requirements

Single Core vs. Dual or Multi Core Riviera-PRO is multithreaded application, thus picking a multi-core CPU is better than a single-core one.

The effect of using multi-core CPU would be seen the most in case of interactive work with the Riviera-PROs GUI while the simulation is running (the simulation will occupy one processor core, while the GUI operations will run on the other).

In addition the VHDL compiler takes advantage of multi-core CPU to reduce the compilation time.

Even if you dont browse the waveform or edit your code while your simulation is running, having multi-core CPU will let your other applications be more responsive while you run a simulation in the background.

Frequency and CPU Cache size Typically the approach here is the more the better.

Note that a larger CPU cache has a positive impact on the performance.

CPU architecture 32 vs. 64 bit The CPU architecture only matters if Riviera-PRO needs to allocate several gigabytes of RAM to run your design.

64 bit architecture enables allocation of 4GB RAM even for the 32 bit applications (like Riviera-PRO on Windows)

32 bit architecture is limited to 2GB on Windows and Linux that can be optionally increased up to 3GB. So, if simulation of your design does not require more than 2GB of RAM then feel free to select any CPU architecture.

Graphical card No special recommendations here but the faster the card the more responsive GUI operations such as Waveform will be (in case of scrolling through large files, zooming, etc.).

RAM size 32 bit OS we recommend at least 3GB of RAM.

On 64 bit OS we recommend 4GB or more.

Note that these recommendations are considered for running one simulation in Riviera-PRO on the machine at a time. If you plan to run more than one simulation at a time than multiply the above numbers accordingly.

32 bit OS vs. 64 bit OS Same recommendations as for selecting the CPU architecture applies

Installation

Read the Readme.txt file in the Crack folder.