User guide

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VirSim Overview
Key Terms and Concepts
The VirSim User Guide uses the following terms and concepts in
feature descriptions and procedures.
Click Left, Click
Middle, and Click
Right
Procedures in this manual use the terms click left, click
middle, and click right to refer to the use of one of the mouse
buttons to select or operate on an object. Position the cursor
on the object and click the appropriate mouse button.
Drag-and-Drop The manual uses the term drag-and-drop in procedures to
refer to the drag-and-drop operation. In VirSim, you can drag
scopes and signals from one window or dialog and drop them
into another window or dialog. For more information see the
Drag-and-Drop section later in this chapter.
Context Sensitive
Menus
VirSim relies heavily on hidden Context Sensitive Menus
(CSM) in windows and panes. Point at an object, hold the
right mouse button (RMB) down, point to one of the choices
and release the button. Objects can be signals, instances,
ports, nets, values, panes, register memories and
transitions. The choices in the CSM are relevant to these
objects.
Tear-Off Menus Any menu with a dotted line at the top can be torn off and
placed on the display for easy access. Click middle above
the dotted line, and then drag the menu to a convenient
position.
Designator A designator is a two character abbreviation for a VCD+.
VCD, or EPIC file name, It is frequently used in names to
designate the history file for the signal. Compiled source use
a Z1 designator. Interactive sessions use an I1 designator.
EPIC EPIC™ refers to EPIC Design Technology, Inc. and the
associated EPIC analog simulators (TimeMill and
PowerMill), or the output file generated from those
simulators.