Design Architect User’s Manual

372 Pages·2012·0.89 MB·English

Design Architect User’s Manual
Software Version 8.5_1
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About This Manual xvii
Related Publications xx
Chapter 1
Overview 1-1
Schematic Capture 1-3
Symbol Creation 1-5
Digital and Analog Component Library Access 1-6
Component Models 1-7
Property Annotation 1-8
Back Annotation 1-9
VHDL Creation 1-9
Chapter 2
Design Capture Concepts 2-1
Design Architect Environment 2-1
Design Architect Session Window 2-1
Schematic Editor Window 2-3
Symbol Editor Window 2-5
VHDL Editor Window 2-6
Design Sheet Window 2-7
Component Window 2-9
Component Window 2-12
Integrated Editing Environment 2-14
DA Startup Files 2-15
Elements of a Schematic 2-19
Electrical Connectivity 2-21
Electrical Objects Represented on a Schematic 2-21
Comment Objects 2-38
Object Handles in Design Architect 2-41
Object Attributes 2-42
Build a Schematic 2-47
Elements of a Symbol 2-52
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Symbol Definition 2-52
Symbol and Schematic Relationships 2-53
Build a Symbol 2-55
Create a Symbol from a Schematic 2-58
Create a Symbol from a Pin List 2-59
Edit Symbol In-Place 2-60
Make a Symbol on a Schematic Sheet 2-61
Elements of VHDL 2-62
Object Selection 2-63
General Selection 2-64
Specific Selection 2-64
Selection Sets 2-65
Reopen Selection 2-66
Reselection 2-66
Selection Filters 2-68
Individual Selection 2-69
Text Selection 2-69
Multiple Window Object Selection 2-70
Unselect Objects 2-70
Manipulate Objects 2-71
Inter-Window Copy and Move 2-72
Undo and Redo 2-73
DA Model Registration 2-73
Definition of a Component 2-74
Registration and Labeling 2-78
Instance Evaluation 2-86
Manipulating Design Objects 2-88
Creating a Configuration Object 2-89
Copying a Design/Library Component 2-90
Moving a Component 2-90
Renaming a Component 2-91
Resizing an Instance 2-92
Grouping Design Objects 2-93
Deleting a Component 2-94
Changing Component References 2-94
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Releasing Designs 2-95
Version Operations 2-96
Chapter 3
Property Concepts 3-1
Introduction to Properties 3-1
Property Ownership 3-4
Property Names Versus Property Values 3-5
Property Types 3-6
Property Name/Value Restrictions 3-7
Property Name Restrictions 3-7
Property Value Restriction 3-7
Special Case Restrictions 3-8
Symbol Properties 3-9
Logical Symbol Properties 3-10
Property Stability Switches 3-11
Property Visibility Switches 3-12
Updating Properties on an Instance of a Symbol 3-13
Attribute-Modified Properties 3-13
Value-Modified Properties 3-13
Mark Property Value 3-14
Property Merge Options 3-14
Automatic Update Process 3-15
Property Update Examples 3-16
Parameters 3-17
Using Expressions as Property Values 3-19
Rules for Resolving Property Value Variables 3-19
Facts About Property Variable Resolution 3-21
Example of Property Variable Resolution 3-22
Structured Logic Design Properties 3-25
Class Property 3-27
Global Property 3-28
Inst Property 3-29
Net Property 3-29
Pin Property 3-29
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Rule Property 3-29
Frexp Property 3-30
Special Notation for CASE, FOR, and IF Property Values 3-30
Chapter 4
Editing in the Context of a Design 4-1
What is a Design Viewpoint? 4-1
Multiple Views of a Source Design 4-3
Viewing Layout Changes in the Simulator 4-5
Importing and Exporting Back Annotation ASCII Files 4-8
Iconic View of Design Viewpoints 4-10
Downstream Tools and Viewpoints 4-11
How Design Viewpoints are Created 4-13
Auto-Tool Mode 4-13
Batch (script) Mode 4-14
TimeBase Mode 4-14
Interactive Mode 4-14
Properties in the Context of a Design 4-15
Setting New Annotation Visibility 4-15
Adding Properties 4-16
Viewing Annotations vs. Evaluations 4-17
Traversing the Design Hierarchy 4-18
Merging Back Annotations to Schematic 4-19
Viewing Back Annotations 4-19
Evaluating Properties 4-25
Expressions in Back Annotation Objects 4-28
Applying Edits to the “In-Memory” Design 4-30
Reconnecting Annotations when Objects are Deleted 4-31
Chapter 5
Design Error Checking 5-1
Error Checking in Design Architect 5-1
The Check Command 5-3
Setting Up the Check Command 5-5
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User-Defined Error Checking 5-5
Listing Status of Checks 5-7
Evaluated Design Checking 5-7
Chapter 6
Operating Procedures 6-1
Procedure Conventions 6-1
Invoking DA 6-2
From the Design Manager 6-2
From the Operating Shell 6-4
Exiting Design Architect 6-4
Obtaining Online Help 6-5
Quick Help 6-5
Reference Help 6-5
More Help Submenu 6-6
Selecting and Unselecting Objects 6-6
Selecting a Single Object 6-6
Selecting Multiple Objects 6-7
Unselecting a Single Object 6-8
Unselecting Multiple Objects 6-9
Unselecting Everything 6-9
Reselecting a Selection Set 6-10
Reopening a Selection Set 6-10
Setting the Default Selection Filter 6-10
Manipulating Graphical Objects 6-11
Moving Objects 6-11
Repeat Moving 6-11
Moving Objects Between Windows 6-12
Copying Objects 6-13
Repeat Copying 6-13
Copying Objects to a Line 6-14
Copying Objects to an Array 6-15
Copying Objects Between Windows 6-16
Resizing Instances 6-18
Grouping Objects 6-19
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Ungrouping Objects 6-20
Reporting Groups 6-20
Deleting Objects 6-20
Pivoting and Rotating Objects 6-21
Flipping Objects 6-22
Creating a Schematic 6-22
Opening a Schematic Sheet 6-23
Setting Up the Schematic Editor 6-25
Drawing a Schematic 6-29
Checking a Schematic for Errors 6-41
Saving a Sheet and Registering a Schematic 6-44
Creating a Bus and Bus Connections 6-45
Creating and Naming a Net Bundle 6-62
Creating FOR, CASE, and IF Frames 6-66
Creating a Symbol 6-72
Opening a Symbol Editor Window 6-72
Setting Up the Symbol Editor 6-73
Drawing a Symbol Body 6-74
Adding and Naming Symbol Pins 6-79
Adding and Naming a Pin Bundle 6-87
Checking a Symbol for Errors 6-90
Setting Default Symbol Checks 6-90
Saving and Registering a Symbol 6-92
Registering Multiple Symbols to One Component Interface 6-93
Assigning Properties and Property Owners 6-95
Setting Up Property Text Attributes 6-95
Adding a Single Property 6-97
Adding Multiple Properties to the Same Object 6-99
Repeat Adding Properties to Changing Selection 6-100
Deleting Property Name/Value 6-101
Setting Property Owners 6-101
Deleting Property Owners 6-102
Listing Property Information 6-103
Changing Property Values 6-103
Changing Property Attributes 6-105
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Reporting on Objects 6-107
Reporting on Component Interfaces 6-107
Reporting on Schematic and Symbol Objects 6-109
Reporting on Check Status 6-111
Editing DA Models in a Design Hierarchy 6-112
Creating a Functional Block 6-112
Creating a Sheet for a Symbol 6-113
Creating Additional Sheets in a Schematic 6-115
Using Off-Page Connectors 6-115
Using Portin and Portout Symbols 6-116
Editing the Sheet of a Symbol 6-117
Creating a Symbol for a Sheet 6-117
Creating a Pin List 6-119
Creating a VHDL Entity for a Symbol 6-120
Creating a Symbol From a VHDL Entity 6-120
Viewing Design Hierarchy 6-121
Adding Comment Text and Graphics 6-121
Setting Comment Text and Graphic Drawing Attributes 6-122
Creating Comment Objects on Schematic Sheets 6-123
Making a Symbol From Comment Objects 6-124
Adding a Sheet Border and Title Block 6-125
Converting Electrical Objects to Comments 6-126
Removing Comment Status 6-127
Viewing the Contents of a Sheet 6-127
Viewing a Portion of the Sheet 6-127
Viewing the Entire Sheet 6-128
Other Viewing Capabilities 6-128
Printing in Design Architect 6-129
From Design Architect Session Window 6-130
From the Symbol Editor 6-131
From the Schematic Editor 6-131
From the VHDL Editor 6-132
Printing All Sheets in a Hierarchy 6-133
From an Operating System Shell 6-134
Printer Configuration 6-134
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Adding, Viewing, and Deleting Panels 6-135
Using the Dialog Navigator 6-137
Editing in the Context of a Design Viewpoint 6-139
Opening a Design Sheet 6-139
Viewing Back Annotations 6-141
Editing Back Annotations 6-142
Viewing Evaluated Properties 6-142
Merging Back Annotations 6-143
Locking Schematic Sheet for Edits 6-143
Design Manager Operation Verification 6-144
Reference Checking 6-144
Object Checking 6-145
Configuration Build 6-146
Application Invocation 6-147
Updating Parts on all Sheets in a Design 6-147
Appendix A
DA Design Checks A-1
Schematic Sheet Checks A-1
Required Instance Checks A-1
Required Special Instance Checks A-2
Required Net Checks A-4
Required Net Bundle Checks A-4
Required Frame Checks A-5
Required Symbol Pin Check A-6
Required Pin Bundle Checks A-6
Optional Schematic Sheet Checks A-7
Property Ownership Checks A-7
Init Property Checks A-8
Parameter Analysis A-8
Expression Analysis A-9
Instance Overlap Check A-9
Not-dots Check A-9
Close Dot Check A-10
Dangling Net and Pin Checks A-10
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