Pin Mapping overview

Pin Mapping is how Connectivity Hub takes the synthesized (conceptual) connectivity on a Platform Component and maps it onto real pins — either on a library device, or against a published ICD.

Interface

The Pin Mapping view surfaces:

• ICD Actions — Pin Mapping Mode, Automap to ICD, Predict Library Pin Mapping.
• Pin Mapping Actions — Delete Pin Mapping.
• Platform Component Connectivity (left) — the synthesized connectivity on the Platform Component.
• Library or ICD Pin Details (right) — the pins available on the target library device or ICD.
• Connectivity View & ICD Compare — visualize and compare synthesized connectivity against target pins.

Pin Mapping modes

There are three modes, selected in Pin Mapping Mode:

• Manual — manually enter pin names for platform connectivity.
• Library — map platform connectivity to library device pins.
• ICD — map platform connectivity to ICD pins.

Basic mapping workflow

1. Select a Platform Connectivity row (left).
2. Select a Device Pin row (right).
3. Select Map Pin (shortcut: Enter).

To unmap, use Unmap Pin. You can filter the pin list to show unmapped pins only, which is useful when working through a large device's pin list incrementally.

See also: AutoMap and Pin Predict for faster, semi-automated mapping paths, and Footprint-based pin mapping for mapping directly from a schematic symbol.