•Mentor Graphics VHDL design development kit
•default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/sdk_um.pdf
Start Here for ModelSim (this guide)
•PDF format
•installation and support references
•default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/ee_start_here.pdf
Technotes
•text format
•various
•default path: /<modelsim_dir>/docs/technotes/
Tcl man pages
•HTML format, and WinHelp format
•ModelSim menu pick: Help > Tcl Man Pages
Available from our web site:
ModelSim Quick Guide
•PDF format
•quick reference for commands, variables, tools
•from web site: www.model.com/pdf/quickguide.pdf
Using ModelSim’s PDF documentation
Getting the Acrobat Reader
ModelSim PDF documentation requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version
3.01(Reader with Search is recommended). Installation files for the Reader with Search are in the Acrobat directory on the ModelSim CD, or available directly from Adobe at: http://www.adobe.com/
Searching PDF files
The Acrobat Reader with Search provides two methods for finding text within PDF documents: Search (fast, indexed search), and Find (slower text search). Look for these icons on the Acrobat Reader toolbar:
Search icons help you quickly search through an indexed PDF document. The small binocular icon (the Find icon is larger) returns a search criteria dialog box. To use Search you must be viewing an
Locating Documentation 23
