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Wave window

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Adding HDL items to the Wave window

To add HDL items to the window, enter

wave <item_name> <item_name>

Separate the item names with a space.

You can add all the items in the current region with this command:

wave *

Or add all the items in the design with:

wave -r /*

You can also add items to the Wave window with the Signals menu. See "Adding HDL items

to other windows" (p51).

Editing HDL items in the Wave window

Use the Wave window’s menu bar

Edit

commands to edit the list of HDL items that appear in

the item values pane. You can:

•

Cut

the selected item

•

Copy

and

Paste

the selected item

• or

Delete All

the items currently shown in the window

You can also reposition HDL items by dragging the item name to where you want it to appear.

Formatting the Wave window

The Wave window menu bar

Options

menu allows you to format the display of HDL items

and waveforms in both panes of the Wave window.

Use the Wave window’s menu bar sequence:

Options > Waveform Options

to bring up the

Waveform Options

dialog box. In the dialog box you can specify how many characters are

used for item names as well as the snap distance of the cursor.