How to use vsim.exe (asim) in Aldec Active-HDL Student Edition?

Question

I have installed the latest Aldec Active-HDL (Student Edition).

Compiling the source files with vlib.exe and vcom.exe works like in QuestaSim, but vsim.exe behaves different. Moreover, vsim.exe has no built-in help -h or --help.

The testbench is compiled into the VHDL library test and the testbench is named sortnet_BitonicSort_tb.

The TCL script contains the run options: run -all and endsim. The GUI mode script contains only the run -all command.

My command line:

.\vsim.exe -title sortnet_BitonicSort_tb -do "add wave *; do {D:\git\PoC\sim\aSim.gui.tcl}" -work test sortnet_BitonicSort_tb

How can I run my testbench in console mode with TCL script?
And how can I run the testbench in GUI mode with TCL script?

Edit:

Executing this command line: vsim.exe -work test sortnet_BitonicSort_tb gives an "Access to test denied." popup window, when the GUI launches.

Answer 1

Not a complete answer, but some notes that may help.

The vsim has some help on command line options with vsim /?. Based on this, it looks like you have too many options for GUI run with vsim, e.g. -title and -work does not appear to be supported. For full documentation, make an account at Aldec, and see Support => Documentation.

For batch run, Aldec points to the vsimsa executable, as shown in Getting Started with Active-HDL Batch Mode.

There is a slightly different command set for vsim and vsimsa, which is documented in the full manuals available at Aldec after login.