This is the user guide: a collection of articles on how to use Icarus Verilog effectively. The two major parts cover working with Icarus Verilog and Icarus Verilog details. The first part contains articles that describe how and why things work, and the second part contains more advanced aspects of using Icarus Verilog. Although both sections are written in prose with examples, the second section is more detailed and presumes the basic understanding of the first part.
Working with Icarus Verilog
These are articles that describe in clear prose, with examples, the basics of using Icarus Verilog. Each article covers a significant aspect of using Icarus Verilog in the real world.
- Introduction to Verilog and Icarus Verilog
- Getting Started with Icarus Verilog
- Simulation
- Using VPI
- Using Loadable Target API
- Using the VHDL code generator
- Using the Verilog '95 code generator
- Using the PCB code generator
More Details
The links here contain more advanced information on select subjects. Read here for complete details on subjects that were introduced in the guides above.
- iverilog Command Flags/Arguments
- vvp Command Flags/Arguments
- Command File Format
- Verilog Language Portability Notes
- Verilog References
- Release Notes for Icarus Verilog 0.9.5
Add-on Products
These are some add-on products and 3rd party utilities that make working with Icarus Verilog a more complete user experience.
GTKWave is a waveform/VCD dump viewer that is well supported by Icarus Verilog.
- Covered
Covered is a coverage analysis tool. It can be found here.
Simbus supports distributed simulations of bussed systems.
- iLint
This is a RTL level rule checker. It is developed as an IVL_TARGET of iVerilog. There are two releases of this. One that works with iVerilog 0.8.7 and the other which works with iVerilog 0.9.3. More details are available here