Ad-hoc Connection

Ad-hoc connections define the ad-hoc connections for the component instances in the design. They are only used to connect individual physical ports whereas interconnections connect multiple ports grouped in the bus interfaces.

Connection Editor

The Connection Editor shows the properties of the selected connection.

A connection has a mandatory name and an optional description. By default, the connection is named by the connected instances and ports. The name also forms the basis for signal naming in the generated HDL.

The connected ports are shown at the bottom. Left Bound and Right Bound can be used to select the port bits in the connection. For example, a 2-bit port 'chip_select' could be connected to two different instances where the first is connected to the lower bit of 'chip_select' (chip_select[0:0]) and the second to the higher bit of 'chip_select' (chip_select[1:1]).