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1 Introducing VCS Basic

VCS Basic is a version of VCS that lacks testbench, assertions, and coverage capabilities. It cannot compile designs using SystemVerilog or OpenVera testbenches and assertions, and does not support coverage metrics or mixed-signal simulation. VCS Basic requires a separate license and has disabled compile-time and runtime options related to these excluded features.

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1 Introducing VCS Basic

VCS Basic is a version of VCS that lacks testbench, assertions, and coverage capabilities. It cannot compile designs using SystemVerilog or OpenVera testbenches and assertions, and does not support coverage metrics or mixed-signal simulation. VCS Basic requires a separate license and has disabled compile-time and runtime options related to these excluded features.

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Introducing VCS Basic 1

VCS Basic has all the capabilities and adjacent technologies of VCS
except the following:

• Testbench technology, neither SystemVerilog testbench


constructs nor OpenVera testbench constructs
• Assertions technology, neither SystemVerilog assertions
constructs nor OpenVera assertions constructs
• Coverage technology, no type of code coverage (coverage
metrics) or functional coverage (testbench and assertions
coverage)
• Mixed signal simulation with NanoSim
If your design source code contains testbench or assertions
constructs, VCS Basic displays error messages and halts
compilation.

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The fcovReport utility, for reporting on OpenVera assertions
coverage, does not work in VCS Basic.

The assertCovReport utility, for reporting on SystemVerilog


assertions coverage, does not work in VCS Basic.

The cmView utility, for displaying code coverage results or writing


code coverage reports, does not work with VCS Basic.

Note:
You can use OpenVera testbench constructs if you cosimulate
your design with Vera.

Licensing

VCS Basic requires a different license file from the one used for VCS.

Disabled Compile-Time Options

You should not include the following compile-time options when


compiling your design.

For SystemVerilog Assertions Constructs

-assert -sv_pragma

The -sverilog compile-time option is for enabling the use of


SystemVerilog constructs but using it to enable the use of
SystemVerilog assertions constructs, results in an error condition.

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For OpenVera Assertions Constructs

-cm_assert_hier -ovac
-ova_cov -ova_cov_events
-ova_cov_hier -ova_debug
-ova_debug_vpd -ova_file
-ova_filter_past -ova_enable_diag
-ova_inline -ova_lint
-ova_lint_magellan

For OpenVera Testbench Constructs

-ntb -ntb_cmp
-ntb_define -ntb_filext
-ntb_incdir -ntb_noshell
-ntb_opts -ntb_shell_only
-ntb_sfname -ntb_sname
-ntb_spath -ntb_vipext
-ntb_vl

For Coverage Metrics

-cm -cm_cond
-cm_count -cm_constfile
-cm_dir -cm_fsmcfg
-cm_fsmopt -cm_fsmresetfilter
-cm_hier -cm_ignoreSignals
-cm_instSignals -cm_libs
-cm_line -cm_listSignals
-cm_name -cm_noconst
-cm_opfile -cm_pp

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-cm_resetfilter -cm_scope
-cm_sigfile -cm_stoppropagation
-cm_tglfile

For Mixed Signal Simulation


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Disabled Runtime Options

You should not include the following runtime options when simulating
your design.

For SystemVerilog Assertions Constructs

-assert -cm assert


-cm_assert_dir

For OpenVera Assertions Constructs

-ova_quiet -ova_report
-ova_verbose -ova_name
-ova_filter -ova_max_fail
-ova_max_success -ova_simend_max_fail
-ova_success -ova_cov
-ova_cov_name -ova_cov_db

For OpenVera Testbench Constructs


+ntb_cache_dir
+ntb_debug_on_error
+ntb_enable_solver_trace

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+ntb_enable_solver_trace_on_failure
+ntb_exit_on_error
+ntb_load
+ntb_random_seed
+ntb_solver_mode
+ntb_stop_on_error
For Coverage Metrics

-cm -cm_dir
-cm_glitch -cm_log
-cm_name -cm_tglfile

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