Timing Diagram Editing and Analysis
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Timing Diagram Editing and Analysis
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Chapter 1: Signals and Waveforms
1.1 Adding Signals and Signal Properties
1.2 Drawing Waveforms
1.3 Generating Waveforms and States with Equations
1.4 Colors, Line Type, Size, and More Visual Controls
1.5 Measuring Time and State values
1.6 Shifting, Clearing, and Moving Edges
1.7 Copy Signals or Waveforms
1.8 Referencing Waveforms from Libraries
1.9 Hiding Signals
1.10 Base and Display Time Units
1.11 Selecting, Moving, and Sorting Signals
1.12 Searching Signal Names
1.13 Escaping Signal Names with Strange Characters
Chapter 2: Clocks and Time Formulas
2.1 Adding Clocks
2.2 Inserting and Deleting Clock Cycles
2.3 Grid Lines on Clocks and Signals
2.4 Modeling Clock Skew with Delay Correlation
2.5 Time Formulas for Clocks and Parameters
Chapter 3: Buses and Differential Signals
3.1 Virtual Buses
3.2 Group Buses
3.3 Simulated Buses
3.4 Differential Signals
3.5 Converting Between Bus and Signal Types
3.6 Symbolic State Names
Chapter 4: Simulated Signals and VHDL/Verilog Export
4.1 Boolean Equations with Delays
4.2 Register and Latch Equations
4.3 Direct Signal Code
4.4 Export VHDL and Verilog test benches
4.5 HDL Code Generation Settings
4.6 Report Window
4.7 Simulator for Diagram Simulations
Chapter 5: Delay, Setup, & Hold Parameters
5.1 Delays
5.2 Setups and Holds
5.3 Display Settings for Parameters
5.4 Drawing and Editing Parameters
5.5 Hiding Parameters
5.6 Parameter Window Operations
5.7 Time Formulas for Clocks and Parameters
Chapter 6: Text, Markers, and Samples
6.1 Text
6.2 Moving Text on the Alignment Grid
6.3 Image and Logo Text Objects
6.4 Highlight Areas with Text Objects
6.5 Marker Lines
6.6 Samples
6.7 Japanese and other non-English Fonts
Chapter 7: Views, Images, and Printing
7.1 Views in DataSheet Pro
7.2 Zoom, Scroll, Search
7.3 Images and Word Processors
7.4 OLE- Object Linking and Embedding
7.5 Printing
7.6 Project Window for DataSheet Pro
7.7 Style Sheets and Importing Styles
Chapter 8: Analog Display and SPICE
8.1 Analog Waveform Display
8.2 Waveform Equation Blocks for editable Analog waveforms
8.3 Sine, Capacitor, Ramp & Exponential waveforms
8.4 Display Edge Switching Thresholds
8.5 Exporting SPICE Stimulus
8.6 Importing SPICE waveforms
8.7 Changing the Sampling Frequency of Waveforms
Chapter 9: Compare and Transaction Tracker Options
9.1 Performing a Signal Compare
9.2 Viewing Compare Differences
9.3 Filtering Unimportant Differences
9.4 Transaction Tracker
Chapter 10: Parameter Libraries and Merging Diagrams
10.1 Adding Libraries, Specifications, and Macros
10.2 Referencing and Viewing Library Parameters
10.3 Making Parameter Libraries
10.4 Merging Diagrams
10.5 Self-Contained Timing Diagrams
Chapter 11: Simulator and Test Equipment Support
11.1 Signal Names for export and import
11.2 Import General Instructions
11.3 Export General Instructions
11.4 Map Signals to Test Equipment Pins
11.5 Batch Mode & Command Line Options
11.6 Agilent Logic Analyzer & Oscilloscope - Import
11.7 Agilent Pattern Generator - Export and Import
11.8 Agilent and HP file transfer instructions
11.9 ALTERA Max Plus II Simulator - Export
11.10 Pulse Instruments Pattern Generator - Export
11.11 Spreadsheets - Import and Export
11.12 STIL Test Vectors - Export
11.13 TDML Support - Import and Export
11.14 Tektronix Logic Analyzer & Oscilloscope - Import
11.15 Tektronix Pattern Generator - Export
Chapter 12: General Tool Features
12.1 Multiple Timing Diagram Windows
12.2 Read Only, Auto Save, & Drag Loading
12.3 Multiple Undo Redo
12.4 Copy and Paste for Edit Boxes
Chapter 13: SDC Support
13.1 Generate SDC Code
13.2 SDC from Simulators/Logic Analyzers
13.3 Linking and Editing SDC files
Appendix A: Menus and Colors
File Menu
Import/Export Menu
Edit Menu
Bus Menu
ParameterLibs Menu
Project Menu
Report Menu
View Menu
Options Menu
Window Menu
Colors and their Significance
Appendix B: Writing Waveperl Scripts
B.1 What is Perl?
B.2 Perl Data Types
B.3 Pattern Matching (Regular Expressions)
B.4 Notes on Writing Import/Export Scripts
B.5 Object Properties
B.6 Adding New Scripts
Appendix C: WaveFormer Lite Help
C.1 WaveFormer Lite Design Flow
C.2 WaveFormer Purchasing Options
C.3 Specifying Signal Types for Actel Fusion Analog Signals
C.4 Compiling Latest ModelSim Libraries
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