DSP builder jammed

[Altera_Forum]

hi, 

 every time that i click COMPILE on the Signal Compiler dialog box my simulink, matlab and other window that are related will be jammed and not responding.  i couldnt figure out why and this really give me a big headache...can someone help????   thanks :(

[Altera_Forum]

How much RAM has your pc?

[Altera_Forum]

Following is my machine spec: 

 AMD Athlon(tm) 64x2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ 2.80 GHz, 1.00GB of Ram Physical Address Extension

[Altera_Forum]

and also following is the software that i installed: 

 Matlab 2006a Quartus II 7.2sp3 Quartus II Dsp Builder 7.2sp3  i wonder could it be the version of those software are not compatible to each other or perhaps not compatible to my machine spec?

[Altera_Forum]

I have used DSP Builder without problems in Matlab r2007b. it's the only way i see, cause your machine has just the necessary resources.

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  I have used DSP Builder without problems in Matlab r2007b. it's the only way i see, cause your machine has just the necessary resources.  --- Quote End ---     so you are using the Quartus II 7.2sp3 and DSP Builder II 7.2sp3 as well?    i do believe is the matlab not compatible. so if it possible if i use matlab 2007a? i think i only have installer for 2006a and 2007a.    by the way, if i were to change my matlab, can i just uninstall the old one and install the new one. will this give any problem?

[Altera_Forum]

DSP Builder 7.2 is compatible with MATLAB 2006a. Your problem is unlikely to be due to your MATLAB version.

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  DSP Builder 7.2 is compatible with MATLAB 2006a. Your problem is unlikely to be due to your MATLAB version.  --- Quote End ---     so what should i do?? could it be my window or other setting??

[Altera_Forum]

When your system becomes jammed, are there any processes using CPU time? 

 (Press Ctrl+Alt-Del and select Task Manager, click on the processes tab and click twice on the CPU heading so it sorts tasks by CPU usage.)  Are any processes apart System Idle Process using much processor time?

[Altera_Forum]

Nope, just the System Idle Process

[Altera_Forum]

Does the same thing happen if you use the TestBench block?

[Altera_Forum]

erm..whats TestBench block?

[Altera_Forum]

The TestBench Block is used to compare the results of simulation in Simulink against Modelsim. It's in the AltLab library where you would have found the Signal Compiler Block.

[Altera_Forum]

i just tried, when i click on the button Compare Against HDL..the same thing happened. the entire thing jammed again. :(

[Altera_Forum]

I forgot to ask earlier, does simulation work for you in 2006a? The first thing Signal Compiler and TestBench does is to try and resolve the types in your design. It does this by doing the equivalent of Ctrl+D (update diagram) on your design. 

 If this step fails then there might be problems. If you can simulate a design without any error messages then this is not likely to be the problem.  After it finds all the port sizes, it creates a file called <model>.mdlxml where <model>.mdl is the name of your model file. Does this file exist?

[Altera_Forum]

the simulation is fine. i press on the play button (start simulation) then i get my graph by clicking the scope.  

 i do find the <model>.mdl file

[Altera_Forum]

But not the mdlxml file?

[Altera_Forum]

ya. unfortunately not the mdlxml file. the file does not exist...

[Altera_Forum]

Ok now can you try the following command: 

 alt_dspbuilder_mdl2xml <modelname>  At the end of running this command, do you have a .mdlxml file? Does it hang?

[Altera_Forum]

ya, it hang again. what should i do?

[Altera_Forum]

I'm at a bit of a loss. Unfortunately this command is compiled as a .p file, so you can't step through it and find the point where it fails. I might try and get you a version of this file that can print a trace out, but you'll have to give me a little time.