Design Browser (Design Tab)

The Design Browser is located on the lower left side of the application window and is opened by clicking the Design tab. It contains a browser tree that lists the objects that are in the diagram window that is currently active.

Figure 417: Design Browser (Design Tab) in Tool

Note

You can hide the Design Browser / Logical Designs / Configuration Settings Browser Window and Project Browser Window by choosing View from the menu and un-checking the Browser Area option. To display the browser windows again, choose View from the menu and check the Browser Area option.

The browser tree is split into folders. Every folder in the Design Browser allows you to perform different functions.

Note

The browser tree displays wires only in the currently active configuration.

Design Tab Toolbar

There is a toolbar at the top of the tab.

Field	Description
Associate Logical Designs	Displays the Associate Logical Designs Dialog Box where you associate logical designs with the currently open topological design. See Associating Logical Designs with the Topological Design.
Synthesize Wiring	Displays the Wiring Synthesis Dialog Box where you run wiring synthesis. See Synthesizing Wiring. If you have one or more signals selected, the system synthesizes wiring for only those signals.
Set all levels in design active	Displayed only when Configuration is selected in the Mode list of the Configuration Setting Browser Window (Configuration Tab). Sets the wiring for all of the harness levels and harnesses in the design to active. The wires are then displayed in the sub-folders of the Signals folder on this tab.
Set all levels in design inactive	Displayed only when Configuration is selected in the Mode list of the Configuration Setting Browser Window (Configuration Tab). Sets the wiring for all of the harness levels and harnesses in the design to inactive. The wires are then no longer displayed in the sub-folders of the Signals folder on this tab.
Set all modules in design active	Displayed only when Module is selected in the Mode list of the Configuration Setting Browser Window (Configuration tab). Sets the wiring for all module codes in the design to active. The wires are then displayed in the sub-folders of the Signals folder on this tab.
Set all modules in design inactive	Displayed only when Module is selected in the Mode list of the Configuration Setting Browser Window (Configuration Tab). Sets the wiring for all module codes in the design to inactive. The wires are then no longer displayed in the sub-folders of the Signals folder on this tab.
Set Rules and Constraints	If you have a harness, slot or connector selected, this displays the Edit Properties dialog box for that object. Otherwise, it displays the Edit Properties dialog box for the diagram. You can use the Rules tab to set rules and constraints on the object. See Rules and Constraints.
Edit Prototype Wiring	Displays the Edit Prototype Wiring dialog box that allows you to define constraints that control the use of prototype wiring during synthesis. See Prototype Wiring.
Visualize the selected signals Visualize the selected multicore	Generates a wiring view for the signal(s) and/or multicore(s) currently selected on this tab. A new tab named after the signal or multicore displays in the Output Window. If you selected multiple signals and/or multiple multicores, the tab is named Multiple Signals. The tab contains a wiring view for the signals or multicores. See Generating a Wiring View of a Synthesized Signal or Multicore for the procedure for using this functionality.
Open Design Assistant	Opens the Design Assistant.

Signals

Folder

Note

Signals whose wiring is protected by a “Protect Wiring by Attribute/Property” constraint have a shield icon ().

Contains the following sub-folders to provide information about the signals in the design:

Field	Description
Source Nets	These sub-folders are located under signals and contain the net conductors from the associated Capital Logic Designer designs that are the source for that particular signal.
Wires	Only displayed when harness levels are active. These sub-folders are located under signals and contain the wires carrying the signal in the active harness levels.

Design

Browser Filter

You can use the field at the bottom of the tab to filter the objects displayed in the browser tree.:

Field	Description
Enter Filter String	Enter a series of characters. A filter is applied to the Design Browser Window so that only objects with names containing that series of characters are listed. The behavior of the filter varies depending on such things as whether you use wildcards and the case (upper or lower) of the specified characters. See “Browser Tab and Dialog Box Filters” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide for further information.
Active diagram filter	You can toggle this to control whether the design browser displays all objects in the design or only objects in the currently active diagram ().

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