DVT VHDL IDE User Guide
Rev. 24.1.5, 13 March 2024

18.5 Search Port in Design Hierarchy

You can search for a specific port in the design hierarchy by using the Design Hierarchy View.

Press the Select Top button and pick one of the available design tops.

Make the ports panel visible by pressing the Show/Hide Ports button.

In the instances filter text box, type the name of the port you are looking for, preceded by the dot '.' character. The instances that contain the port are bolded. The ports are also bolded and promoted to the top of the ports pane.