The Add SignalProbe Pin
dialog box allows you to create assignments for SignalProbe pins,
including the node name, pin location, and source for a pin. You
can specify the following settings when creating SignalProbe
connections:
Important: If you target a supported device family (Arria V, Cyclone series, MAXII, Stratix series), you can specify only the reserve_pin and
io_standard keywords. You must make all other settings in the Change Manager or using Tcl scripts.
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Source node
name—Specifies the signal name that you
want to route to the SignalProbe output pin in the Current and
potential SignalProbe pins list.
Scripting
Information |
Keyword:
reserve_pin
Settings:
"as
signalprobe output"
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Pin
location—Specifies the pin name for the
first available pin. The list shows all available pin
locations.
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SignalProbe pin
name—Specifies the node name that you
want to assign to the pin selected in the SignalProbe pins
list.
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Clock—Specifies the
clock signal name to use as a clock to register the output of the
SignalProbe node. You must specify a clock signal name and the
number of registers to use if you want to register the output of
the SignalProbe node.
Scripting
Information |
Keyword:
signalprobe_clock
Settings:
<signalprobe
clock name>
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Registers—Specifies
the number of registers to insert before the output of the
SignalProbe pin. You must specify the number of registers to use
and a clock signal name if you want to register the output of the
SignalProbe node.
Scripting
Information |
Keyword:
signalprobe_num_registers
Settings:
<integer
number of registers>
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Note: More information about using Tcl scripts the
SignalProbe feature is available on the Altera
website.