Modelsim .do file to start simulation

[hithesh123]

How do you start simulation using a .do file.

I tried
vsim "filepath"
view wave

The wave window opened, but there were no signals to add to the wave.

 

[rberek]

If you have waveforms stored in a wave.do file, you would type

do wave.do

But this doesn't start simulation. It just brings up the waves.

r.b.

 

[hithesh123]

If you have waveforms stored in a wave.do file, you would type

do wave.do

But this doesn't start simulation. It just brings up the waves.

r.b.

How do I start simulation.
I am tired of clicking simulation-->start simulation-->select the vhd file from 'work' folder, add signals etc.

 

[shanmugaveld]

After compilation using vlog/vcom, use "run" command to start simulation

 

[TrickyDicky]

run will run for the time set in the run dialog
run Nns will run for N ns (can also be us or ms)
run -all run simulation until simulation stops.

 

[imbichie]

if {!0} {
vlib work
}

vmap work work


vcom \
filename_1.vhd\
filename_2.vhd\
filename_3.vhd\
filename_4.vhd\
filename_testbench.vhd

vsim -t 1ps -novopt testbench_entity_name

if {[catch [set StdArithNoWarnings 1] temp ]} {}
if {[catch [set NumericStdNoWarnings 1] temp ]} {}
if {[catch [set IgnoreWarning 1] temp ]} {}

add wave -r -radix hex sim:/testbench_entity_name/*

run -all

## you can also use the "run 10 us", or "run 100 ns" commands instead of "run -all"
## just write these things to your " file.do " file and put it in the simulation folder and change the modelsim directory as the simulation folder then, type these commands

"do file.do"

then the modelsim will compile those specified files and simulate the testbench then will added the waves and finally it run the simulation...