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Pin names

StreamCX
StreamCX over 15 years ago

 I have schematic and symbol with output/input liters like Q1, Q2, Q3....

CLK1, CLK2,

When I try plot outputs (add wires) in analyses I see net names in numeral.

How can I see pins of element in analysis output window (not in cipher, in form like Q1, Q2)?

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 15 years ago

    OK, this is because you've not labelled the nets, and hence it is automatically naming them.

    In the schematic editor, if you go to Options->Editor and then the "Net Names" tab, change the "Net Name Method" to "derived". This will cause automatically named nets to be "instance_pin" form - based on the name of the output pin that is driving the net.

    This can be set in your ~/.cdsenv file by default as:

     schematic netNameMethod cyclic "derived"

    or in your .cdsinit as:

      envSetVal("schematic" "netNameMethod" 'cyclic "derived")

    So the nets were NOT numeric - they were "netNNN" - if you'd have said that in the first place, we'd have got there a lot more quickly!

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 15 years ago

    OK, this is because you've not labelled the nets, and hence it is automatically naming them.

    In the schematic editor, if you go to Options->Editor and then the "Net Names" tab, change the "Net Name Method" to "derived". This will cause automatically named nets to be "instance_pin" form - based on the name of the output pin that is driving the net.

    This can be set in your ~/.cdsenv file by default as:

     schematic netNameMethod cyclic "derived"

    or in your .cdsinit as:

      envSetVal("schematic" "netNameMethod" 'cyclic "derived")

    So the nets were NOT numeric - they were "netNNN" - if you'd have said that in the first place, we'd have got there a lot more quickly!

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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