DAI Signalscan User's Guide

Index

Symbols

$recordabort 6-34

$recordclose 6-34

$recordfile 4-47 , 6-25

$recordfilechange 6-33

$recordfilecopy 6-33

$recordoff 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

$recordon 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

$recordsetup 6-27

$recordvars 5-11 , 6-30

$reset 5-10

$signalscan 4-21 , 4-25 , 5-11 , 6-34

$signalscanabort 6-37

$signalscancommand 6-11 , 6-36

$signalscanconnect 4-22 , 5-11 , 6-37

$signalscankill 6-37

. (period) A-7

.do file 8-4 , 8-7

? A-7

A

abort A-7 , A-24

acc compiler 6-7

add A-8

AddToWave button 2-8

alias A-10

always A-10

analog features 8-3

analog-to-digital conversion 8-8

display mode 8-7

expressions 8-9

escaping special characers 8-10

grid 8-7

measurements 8-12

Overlay Analog checkbox 8-3

overlay groups 8-3

pan 8-6

horizontal 8-6

vertical 8-6

printing 8-4

units 8-8

zoom

horizontal 8-6

rectangular area 8-6

vertical 8-5

-analog option 8-4

analog waveforms 4-5 , 8-5

analog-to-digital conversion 8-8

atod function 8-11

threshold values 8-8

atod (analog to digital) function 8-11

B

backtrace. See tracing variables

bookmark 2-8

breakpoints 3-13

line 4-29

permanent 3-22

temporary 3-22

variable changes 4-29

Breakpoints Window 3-22

bundles. See buses

buses

Bus Template syntax 5-4

bus templates 3-8 , 5-4

create, modify 5-5

creating 4-11

mnemonics 2-15

New Name button 4-12

Replace Original checkbox 4-12

values 2-15

buttons

customizing Signalscan buttons 36

C

cancel option 7-9

Cause Finder 4-40 , 6-22 , 6-26 , 6-28 , 6-31 , 6-32

cd A-10

celldefine directive 6-30

cells option 6-30

center A-11

close A-11

collapse A-11

colors

customizing Signalscan colors 38

zooming out 39

command line 3-4

Command Line Pane

See also Control Window

Signalscan 3-4 , 3-5

Simulator 3-4 , 3-6

comments

adding to your design 4-13

compress option 6-26 , 6-28 , 7-7

configuration. See Do-File

constants

adding to your design 4-13

continue A-11

Control Window 2-6 , 3-3

Signalscan Command Line Pane 3-4 , 3-5

Simulator Command Line Pane 3-4 , 3-6

Control>Go To menu 4-39

copy A-12

CPU time 6-25 , 6-28

create A-12

Create Bus dialog

analog to digital 8-8

Cursor1 2-11 , 4-6 , 4-8 , 4-9

Cursor1/Cursor2 3-12

Cursor2 4-6 , 4-8

cut A-13

D

$DAI_HOME 2-3

data compression/decompression 1-7

database files

compression 6-26 , 6-28 , 7-7

CPU time 6-25 , 6-28

design name 6-27 , 7-7

directory name 6-27 , 7-7

file size 6-25 , 6-27 , 6-28 , 7-8

incremental files 6-25 , 6-26 , 6-28 , 6-33

naming with $recordfile 6-25

naming with $recordsetup 6-29

naming with recordsetup 7-7

run name 6-27 , 7-7

sequence information 6-26 , 6-28 , 7-8

simulation time 6-25 , 6-28

version number 6-27 , 7-7

database. See SST2 database

debugging

interactive 4-21

define A-13

Define Buttons menu option 36

Define Buttons Window 36

Define Colors menu option 38

Define Colors Window 38

Define Mnemonic Mapping Dialog Box 2-15

delete A-19

depth option 6-30 , 7-9

DesBrows button 2-7

deselect A-19

design

hidden 5-13

user-defined view 5-12

Design Acceleration website viii

Design Browser 1-6 , 2-7 , 3-7

adding variables to Waveform Window 2-8

design hierarchy 2-7 , 3-7 , 4-34 , 4-36

navigating 4-28

design option 6-27 , 7-7

directory option 6-27 , 7-7

display A-19

Do-File 1-7 , 4-47 , 37

drivers option 6-30 , 7-9

duplicate A-20

E

Edit menu 4-3 , 4-27

Edit>Create>Bus menu option 8-8

Edit>Overlay menu option 8-4

Edit>Stack menu option 8-4

environment variables

DISPLAY 5-11

Epic 5-11

events 2-12 , 3-21 , 4-9

Events list 2-13

searching 2-13

Events Window 2-12 , 3-21 , 4-10

example files 4-3

simple.trn, simple.stc, simple.dsn 2-3

ExecDoFile button 4-49

execute A-20

exit A-20

expand A-20

Expand Sequence Time

See Sequence Time

expressions

escaping special characters 8-10

F

fan-in 4-31 , 6-3 , 6-21

file size 6-25 , 6-27 , 6-28 , 7-8

File>Execute Do-File menu option 4-49

File>Print menu option 4-45 , 4-46

File>Save Do-File menu option 4-48

filename option 7-7

files

open simulation file 2-6

find A-20

force A-21

Format menu 4-3 , 4-27

full hierarchy names 4-14

G

gate-level designs 4-15 , 6-30

gcc compiler 6-7

generate A-21

GetDeepAll button 2-8

grid display 8-7

groups 4-3 , 4-5 , 4-26

copy in the Names Pane 4-5

move in the Names Pane 4-4

select in the Names Pane 4-4

H

height bracket 3-12 , 4-5 , 8-5

help A-21

hide A-21

hierarchy level 3-7

history 3-7

hot keys 35

I

inccpu option 6-25 , 6-28

incfiles option 6-26 , 6-28

include A-22

incremental files 6-25 , 6-28

$recordfilechange 6-33

incsize option 6-25 , 6-28

inctime option 6-25 , 6-28

info A-22

Init Simulator button 3-6 , 4-21 , 4-25

initiate A-22

insertion marker 3-12 , 4-4 , 4-6 , 4-27 , 8-4

moving 4-4

instances

filtering 3-8

interactive debugging 6-34 , 6-36 , 6-37 , 7-11

interactive source code debugging 1-7 , 4-21

invert A-22

K

keyboard shortcuts 35

L

Leapfrog 7-14

list A-22

locate A-23

log files 6-36

log option 6-36

M

marching waveforms 4-22 , 4-26

markers 4-6 , 4-8

creating 4-9

merge A-23

mnemonic mapping 2-15 , 5-14

modules

ports, recording 6-31

move A-23

Multi-List Pane 4-3 , 4-8 , 4-27

MultiSim 1-8

Multivalue Indication 1-6 , 2-9 , 4-15

multiple variable value changes at one time

N

Names Pane 4-3

nets 4-34

New Name button 4-12

O

once A-23

open A-24

OpenSimFile button 2-6

Options>Define Buttons menu option 36

Options>Define Colors menu option 38

output option 6-36

Overlay Analog checkbox 8-3

overlay groups 8-3

creating 8-3

Edit>Overlay 8-4

Edit>Stack 8-4

printing 8-4

P

paste A-24

path option 6-35 , 7-12

PLI commands

recordsetup 4-25

recordvars 4-25 , 7-7 , 7-9

PLI routines 1-3

PLI system tasks

$recordabort 6-34

$recordclose 6-34

$recordfile 4-47 , 6-25

$recordfilechange 6-33

$recordfilecopy 6-33

$recordoff 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

$recordon 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

$recordsetup 6-27

$recordvars 5-11 , 6-30

$signalscan 4-21 , 4-25 , 5-11 , 6-34

$signalscanabort 6-37

$signalscancommand 6-11 , 6-36

$signalscanconnect 4-22 , 5-11 , 6-37

$signalscankill 6-37

examples 6-20

port connectivity information 6-31

ports 4-34

ports option 6-31

Precedence 5-11 , 5-14

primitives option 6-30

print A-25

Print dialog box (Schematic Tracer Window) 4-46

printing 4-45

Printing dialog box (Waveform Window) 4-45

pwd A-26

Q

quickstart guides 4-3

quit A-26

R

radix 5-15 , A-8

record option 7-9

$recordabort 6-34

recordabort command 7-11 , 7-12

$recordclose 6-34

recordclose command 7-11 , 7-12

$recordfile 4-47 , 6-25

$recordfilechange 6-33

$recordfilecopy 6-33

$recordoff 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

recordoff command 7-11

$recordon 6-22 , 6-32 , 6-33

recordon command 7-11

$recordsetup 6-27

recordsetup 4-25

recordsetup command 7-7

$recordvars 5-11 , 6-30

recordvars 4-25 , 7-7 , 7-9

recordvars command 7-9 , 7-12

register pages 1-6 , 2-11 , 3-17

create customized views of your design

creating 5-7

Register Window 1-6 , 2-11 , 3-17 , 5-7

See also register pages

shift time 3-17

registers

grouping, ungrouping 5-8

release A-26

rename A-27

replace A-27

Replace Original checkbox 4-12

$reset 5-10

reveal A-27

run option 6-27 , 7-7

S

save A-27

Schematic Tracer 1-6 , 2-14 , 3-19 , 4-13 , 4-31

Schematic Tracer Window 2-13 , 3-19 , 4-33

schematics 2-13

scope option 7-9

Scopes 6-21

scopes 3-7 , 3-8 , 3-15

Current Scope field 2-7

depth, recording 6-30 , 7-9

primitives, recording 6-30

recording 6-31 , 7-9

Scopes Pane 2-7

search 3-13

events 4-9

select A-27

sequence information 6-22 , 6-28 , 7-7 , 7-8

sequence option 6-26 , 6-28 , 7-8

Sequence Time 1-6 , 1-7 , 2-9 , 3-10 , 4-15 , 6-22 , 6-26 , 6-28 , 7-8

variable assignment sequence

expanding 2-10

set A-28

shift A-28

shift time 3-17 , 4-14

show A-28

signals 3-10

strengths 3-10

Signalscan

analog features 8-3

black and white mode 2-5

command line 3-4

configuration 1-7 , 4-48

See also Do-File

gray scale mode 2-5

multi-stream simulation 5-11

path 6-35 , 7-12

UNIX command line 2-4

Windows NT 2-5

$signalscan 4-21 , 4-25 , 5-11 , 6-34

signalscan

-analog option 8-4

signalscan command 7-11

Signalscan commands

. (period) A-7

? A-7

abort A-7 , A-24

add A-8

alias A-10

always A-10

cd A-10

center A-11

close A-11

collapse A-11

continue A-11

copy A-12

create A-12

cut A-13

define A-13

delete A-19

deselect A-19

display A-19

duplicate A-20

execute A-20

exit A-20

expand A-20

find A-20

force A-21

generate A-21

help A-21

hide A-21

include A-22

info A-22

initiate A-22

invert A-22

list A-22

locate A-23

merge A-23

move A-23

once A-23

open A-24

paste A-24

print A-25

pwd A-26

quit A-26

release A-26

rename A-27

replace A-27

reveal A-27

save A-27

select A-27

set A-28

shift A-28

show A-28

source A-29

step A-29

stop A-29

terminate A-29

toplevel A-30

undo A-30

upscope A-30

wait A-30

write A-30

zoom A-31

signalscan.dump 5-3

$signalscanabort 6-37

$signalscancommand 6-11 , 6-36

$signalscanconnect 4-22 , 5-11 , 6-37

$signalscankill 6-37

.signalscanrc 2-3 , 4-47 , 4-49 , 37

See also Do-File

SimMatrix 5-12 , 5-14

simulation

resetting 5-10

simulation time 3-18

simulators

Init Simulator button 3-6

Leapfrog 7-14

multi-stream simulation 5-11

Verilog 6-3

VHDL 7-3

skew time. See shift time

Solaris 2.6

known problems when building Verilog-XL 6-7

source A-29

source code

interactive debugging 4-21

searching 3-13

Source Code icon 4-35

Source Code Window 3-13 , 3-14 , 4-21

source level debugging 1-7 , 3-13 , 4-21

See also interactive source code debugging

special characters

escaping in expressions 8-10

.sst files 4-47

SST2 Database 7-6 , 7-17

SST2 database 1-3 , 1-5 , 1-7 , 6-3 , 7-14

merging files 4-47

stacked signals

Edit>Stack 8-4

See also overlay groups 8-3

statement trace information 4-40

recording 6-31

.stc file 6-22

step A-29

stop A-29

strength 4-14

structural design 4-33

summary file 6-26 , 6-28

summary option 6-26 , 6-28

Sun Solaris 2.6

known problems when building Verilog-XL 6-7

Sun Sparc SunOS 4.x

known problems when building Verilog-XL 6-7

SunOS 4.x

known problems when building Verilog-XL 6-7

T

terminate A-29

threshold values

analog-to-digital conversion 8-8

TimeA 2-11 , 3-12 , 3-15 , 3-18 , 3-20 , 4-3 , 4-6 , 4-9 , 4-34 , 4-38

toplevel A-30

trace option 6-31

tracing variables 2-13 , 4-13 , 4-34 , 4-36

transaction-based verification 1-7

transitions

time between 4-6

Turbo Compression 1-7

U

undo A-30

unknown values 3-20 , 4-36

upscope A-30

V

Value Change Dump. See VCD files

var option 7-9

variable names

special characters 8-10

Variables 6-21

variables 3-7

adding to Waveform Window 2-8

AddToWave button 2-8

analog format 4-14

assignment sequence 1-7 , 4-15

Cause Finder 4-40

cells, recording in 6-30

copy in the Names Pane 4-5

display scale 4-14

drivers, recording 6-30 , 7-9

file names 4-14

filtering 3-9

formatting 4-13

full hierrarchy names 4-14

GetDeepAll button 2-8

inverted 3-17

inverting 4-14

jump to value change 3-17 , 5-9

move in the Names Pane 4-4

multiple values 1-6

recording 6-31 , 7-9

register pages 3-17

select in the Names Pane 4-4

shift time 3-17

shifting 4-14

states 3-21

strength 4-14

tracing 2-13 , 4-34 , 4-36

tracing unknown values 3-20 , 4-36

values 3-10 , 3-17

Variables Pane 2-7

vectors 3-17

viewing 2-8

VCD 6-3

VCD file 7-13

VCD files 1-3 , 1-5 , 5-3

Value Change Dump

VCD Writer 5-3

signalscan.dump 5-3

vectors

values 3-17

Verilog 5-11 , 6-3

log files 6-36

$reset 5-10

Verilog-XL

known problems with Solaris 2.6 6-7

known problems with SunOS 4.x 6-7

version option 6-27 , 7-7

Vertue 5-11 , 5-14

VHDL 7-3

VHDL commands

recordabort 7-11 , 7-12

recordclose 7-11 , 7-12

recordoff 7-11

recordon 7-11

recordsetup 7-7

recordvars 7-9 , 7-12

signalscan 7-11

View>Analog Display Mode menu 8-7

View>Grid menu option 8-7

W

wait A-30

Waveform Window 1-6 , 2-8 , 2-9 , 3-10 , 3-11 , 4-3

pink dots. See Multivalue Indication

zooming 4-7

waveforms

analog 3-10 , 4-3 , 4-5 , 8-5

digital 3-10 , 4-3

marching 4-22 , 4-26

website, Design Acceleration viii

wrapsize option 6-25 , 6-27 , 7-8

write A-30

Z

zoom A-31

zooming 4-7 , 4-35