3.4. Channel Window

Figure 3-4. Channel Window.

In the Channel Window side bar, all the channels associated with each Bus and CE in the design are listed. Every Bus and CE is represented as a tab in the Channel Window. Unmapped channels are displayed in the Unmapped tab. The Channel Window is displayed in Figure 3-4.

Each Channel tab contains channels organized by channel categories: Process Channels, Memory Channels, and FIFO Channels.

3.4.1. Channel Window Process Channels

Right-clicking on the Process Channels category in the Channel Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for Process Channels contains two commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove All Process Channels

Selecting Remove All Process Channels will remove all entities of the selected type from the tab (see Section 4.3.4).

Right-clicking on a channel under the Process Channels category in the PE Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for Process Channels contains three commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove Channel(s)

Selecting Remove Channel(s) will remove all selected entities of type (see Section 4.3.4).

Properties

Selecting Properties will open a properties dialog box for the selected entity from the process. The user is able to modify port and route properties in this dialog box.

3.4.2. Channel Window Memory Channels

Right-clicking on the Memory Channels category in the Channel Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for Memory Channels contains two commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove All Memory Channels

Selecting Remove All Memory Channels will remove all entities of the selected type from the tab (see Section 4.3.4).

Right-clicking on a channel under the Memory Channels category in the PE Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for each channel contains three commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove Channel(s)

Selecting Remove Channel(s) will remove all selected entities of type (see Section 4.3.4).

Properties

Selecting Properties will open a properties dialog box for the selected entity from the process. The user is able to modify port, address, and route properties in this dialog box.

3.4.3. Channel Window FIFO Channels

Right-clicking on the FIFO Channels category in the Channel Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for FIFO Channels contains two commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove All FIFO Channels

Selecting Remove All FIFO Channels will remove all entities of the selected type from the tab (see Section 4.3.4).

Right-clicking on a channel under the FIFO Channels category in the PE Window opens a context-menu pop-up for the selected channel class. The context menu for each channel contains two commands:

Add Channel

Selecting Add Channel will open a dialog box for adding a channel. The user is able to specify the new channel's properties in this dialog box (see Section 4.3.4).

Remove Channel(s)

Selecting Remove Channel(s) will remove all selected entities of type (see Section 4.3.4).

Properties

Selecting Properties will open a properties dialog box for the selected entity from the process. The user is able to modify port, mapping, and route properties in this dialog box.