Technical data

ModelSim tools
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Justify the button within the menu bar/tool bar with these selections:
•
Right
places the button on the right side of the menu/tool bar.
•
Left
adds the button on the left side of the menu/tool bar.
•
Top
places the button at the top/center of the menu bar or tool bar.
•
Bottom
places the button at the bottom/center of the menu bar or tool bar.
The Macro Helper
This tool is available for UNIX only.
The purpose of the Macro Helper is to aid macro creation by recording a simple
series of mouse movements and key strokes. The resulting file can be called from
a more complex macro by using the
play
(p341) command. Actions recorded by
the Macro Helper can only take place within the Model
Sim
GUI (window sizing
and repositioning are not recorded because they are handled by your operating
system’s window manager). In addition, VSIM
run
(p361) commands cannot be
recorded with the Macro Helper but can be invoked as part of a complex macro.
Access the Macro Helper with this Main window
menu selection:
Macro > Macro Helper
.
•
Record a macro
by typing a new macro file name into the field provided,
then press
Record
. Use the
Pause
and
Stop
buttons as
shown in the table below.
•
Play a macro
by entering the file name of a Macro Helper file into the field and pressing
Play
.
Files created by the Macro Helper can be viewed with the
notepad
(p335).
See the
macro_option
command (p329) for playback speed, delay and debugging
options for completed macro files.
Button Description
Record/Stop Record begins recording and toggles to Stop once a recording begins
Insert Pause inserts a .5 second pause into the macro file; press the button more than once to add
more pause time; the pause time can subsequently be edited in the macro file
Play plays the Macro Helper file specified in the file name field