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Toolbars provide convenient access to frequently used commands. Click once on a toolbar button to execute a command. When you position the mouse pointer over a toolbar button, a short description, called a tool tip, appears next to the button and a longer description appears in the status toolbar at the bottom of the main window.
The FPGA Editor window contains the following types of toolbars. This section lists and describes the buttons in each toolbar.
Use the Command Line toolbar, shown in the following figure, to enter commands from the keyboard. Press the F2 key to move the keyboard focus to the Command Line. Refer to the “Command Line Toolbar” section in the “Getting Started” chapter for more information.
Figure 4.22 Command Line ToolbarThe History toolbar, shown in the following figure, is located below the Array window and displays commands and responses. All error messages, warnings, and command responses are written to the History toolbar. Information in the History toolbar is especially useful for deciphering unexpected command results. Refer to the “History Area Toolbar” section in the “Getting Started” chapter for more information.
Figure 4.23 History ToolbarThis section describes the function of the layer visibility toolbar buttons and includes a graphic of each button.
Click this button to show or hide local lines in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide long lines in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide pin wires in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide pips in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide sites in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide switch boxes in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide components in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide routing in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide rats nests in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide macros in the Array window.
Click this button to show or hide text in the Array window.
Click this button to apply the state of the layer buttons to the current display in the Array window. When the Apply button indicates “pressed” in the toolbar, any layer that you select is immediately displayed. If the Apply button is not pressed, a selected layer is not displayed until you press the Apply button.
This section describes the function of the standard toolbar buttons and includes a graphic of each button.
Click this button to create a new design or macro.
Click this button to open an existing design or macro.
Click this button to save the current design or macro.
Click this to send the contents displayed in the active window to the default printer.
Click this button to delete the selected design object.
Click this button to display the property sheets for the selected items.
Click this button to arrange the property sheets so they overlap vertically.
Click this button to close all open property sheets.
Click this button to arrange the windows using the default layout.
Click this button to expand the List window to its maximum size.
Click this button to expand the Array window to its maximum size.
Click this button to expand the Block window to its maximum size.
Click this button to open a block window for the selected component.
Click this button to adjust the scale of the current design to its maximum zoom in level.
Click this button to adjust the scale of the current design to see a more detailed view.
Click this button to redraw all the windows.
Click this button to zoom in on selected objects in the current design.
Click this button to zoom out one level in the current design for a less detailed view.
Click this button to display the entire design in the Array window.
Click this button to open context-sensitive help.
Use the User toolbar to perform frequently used commands. To use a command, select the appropriate command button with the left mouse button. You can customize the User toolbar with the Button and Unbutton commands described in the“Command Line Syntax” chapter or by editing the fpga_editor.ini or the fpga_editor_user.ini file. These files define the default User toolbar buttons that appear when the FPGA Editor window opens. For more information, see the “Main Window” section in the “Getting Started” chapter.
This section describes the function of the Block window toolbar buttons and includes a graphic of each button.
Click this button to select a component or site from the Select Component or Site dialog box.
Click this button to edit the component logic.
Click this button to apply the changes you have made in the Block window.
Click this button to undo any previously applied changes to the component.
Click this button to run a design rule check on the component.
Click this button to display the attributes for the component.
Click this button to adjust the scale of the component to its maximum zoom in level.
Click this button to adjust the scale of the component to see a more detailed view.
Click this button to redraw the Block window.
Click this button to zoom out one level in the current component for a less detailed view.
Click this button to display the entire component in the Block window.
Click this button to save changes and close the Block window.
Click this button to ignore changes and close the Block window.