26.15.1 Connect Instances Using New PortsIn order to connect two module instances using new ports, you must specify the output instance (the signal source) and the input instance (the signal destination). New ports will be created across the design hierarchy as needed, in order to propagate the signal.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This feature is currently supported only in the Old Design Hierarchy View.
To switch to/from the Old Design Hierarchy View, go to
Window > Preferences > DVT and toggle
Switch to Old Design Hierarchy View
Press the
Select Top button and pick one of the available design tops.
Press the
Show Connect Toolbar button to bring up the
Connect Instances Toolbar
.
Right click on an instance and select
Connect Output from the context menu.
The output instance is presented in the connect toolbar
Output textbox:
Select another instance, right click and
Connect Input.
The input instance is presented in the connect toolbar
Input textbox along the previous set output instance:
You can
Preview Structural Changes in the Design Hierarchy
.
Press the
Connect button. The
Refactor Connect dialog pops-up. Here you can tune the port and signal names, as well as other refactoring parameters.
Press the
Preview button to preview the source code changes:
Press the
OK button in order to perform the changes.
Note 1: At any time you can change the connection output or input. Pick the direction using the radio buttons, select another instance, then right click
Connect Input/Output.
Note 2: You can undo the whole refactoring operation using
Undo (
Ctrl+Z).
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