User`s guide

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Waveforms in Probe
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During or after simulation, with Probe running, to
automatically display traces in the active plot window.
You can also control the color of each marker you place. The
color you choose for a marker will also be the color of its trace
in Probe.
The Markers menu provides additional selections for controlling
display of marked results in Probe, after initial marker
placement, and during or after simulation.
To place markers on a schematic
1
In Schematics, from the Markers menu, select the marker
type you want to place.
2
If you want to select a color for the marker and its Probe
trace, choose one of the colors from the list in the Simulation
toolbar.
3
Point to wires or pins and click to place markers.
*. You can use these markers instead of the built-in Probe functions
provided in output variable expressions (see
Table 17-10 on
page 17-54
). Note that these markers are only useful during or
after AC analyses.
Waveform
Markers menu
selection
Symbol selection
voltage Mark Voltage/Level not required
voltage
differential
Mark Voltage
Differential
not required
current Mark Current into Pin not required
digital signal Mark Voltage/Level not required
dB
*
Mark Advanced VDB (voltage)
IDB (current)
phase* Mark Advanced VPHASE (voltage)
IPHASE (current)
group delay* Mark Advanced VGROUPDELAY (voltage)
IGROUPDELAY (current)
real* Mark Advanced VREAL (voltage)
IREAL (current)
imaginary* Mark Advanced VIMAGINARY (voltage)
IIMAGINARY (current)
The color you choose for a
marker (and its trace) over-rides
the Probe trace color
confi
g
uration described in
Configuring Probe Colors on
page 17-6.
The colors available in the
marker color list are the same as
the colors available for trace
display in Probe. This color set is
confi
g
ured in the msim.ini file as
described in
Editing display and
print colors in the msim.ini file
on page 17-6.
marker color list