Adding HDL items in the Wave window
Before adding items to the Wave window you may want to set the window display properties (see "Setting Wave window display properties" ). You can add items to the Wave window in several ways.
Adding items from the Signals window with drag and drop
You can drag and drop items into the Wave window from the List, Process, Signals, Source, Structure, or Variables window. Select the items in the first window, then drop them into the Wave window. Depending on what you select, all items or any portion of the design can be added.
Adding items from the Main window command line
To add specific HDL items to the window, enter (separate the item names with a space):
add wave <item_name> <item_name>
You can add all the items in the current region with this command:
add wave *
Or add all the items in the design with:
add wave -r /*
Adding items with a Wave window format file
To use a Wave window format file you must first save a format file for the design you are simulating. Follow these steps:
- Add the items you want in the Wave window with any method shown above.
- Edit and format the items, see "Editing and formatting HDL items in the Wave window" to create the view you want .
- Save the format to a file by selecting File > Save Format (Wave window).
To use the format file, start with a blank Wave window and run the DO file in one of two ways:
- Invoke the do command from the command line:
do <my_wave_format>
- Select File > Load Format (Wave window).
Use Edit > Select All and Edit > Delete to remove the items from the current Wave window, use the delete command with the wave option, or create a new, blank Wave window with View > New > Wave (Main window).
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| Note: Wave window format files are design-specific; use them only with the design you were simulating when they were created. |
