VCS error: Undefined system task call

[edaboy8]

VCS Error

I am trying to simulate testbench in VCS. It is a simple DFF testbench but some how vcs is giving me

Error [UST] Undefined system task call

undefined system task call to ' $vcdpluson ' error
Please recompile with '-debug _pp' compile time option.

I have defined $vcdpluson

initial
begin
$vcdpluson();
end

FYI - without vcdpluson everything works fine and i get simv working fine.

I would like to check waveforms...
Is it a license issue.

 

[jimjim2k]

VCS Error

Hi

two points you must be noticed.

1. In order to enable all the features of vcs, you will need to put the following statement at the very beginning of your "initial" block.

2. use vcs in with this command
vcs -RI -Mupdate -line verilog_files


tnx

 

[edaboy8]

Re: VCS Error

Hi

two points you must be noticed.

1. In order to enable all the features of vcs, you will need to put the following statement at the very beginning of your "initial" block.


Which two statements you are talking about?

2. use vcs in with this command
vcs -RI -Mupdate -line verilog_files

Should I copy this exactly in my command line?
"vcs -RI -Mupdate -line verilog_files"


This gives me "Unknown options passed " error

tnx

 

[ljxpjpjljx]

Re: VCS Error

in fact, you should add the path !

 

[jassen]

You should do as the follow:
1. Add "-PP" in your vcs command, like this: vcs -Mupdate -PP ..
2. Add the below into your RTL testbench:
initial begin
$dumpfile("sim.vcd");
$dumpvars;
end

So you can get the wave file with name of sim.vcd

 

[cvc]

Re: VCS Error

Hi,
Your answer lies in your Question itself, read below:

I am trying to simulate testbench in VCS. It is a simple DFF Error [UST] Undefined system task call

undefined system task call to ' $vcdpluson ' error
Please recompile with '-debug _pp' compile time option.


FYI - without vcdpluson everything works fine and i get simv working fine.

I would like to check waveforms...
Is it a license issue.

So re-run with: vcs -debug_pp file.v

Good Luck
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