How to Trace a Signal in the DVT Eclipse IDE - Tracing From the Editor

Overview

Previous videos in this series show how to start tracing from the Design Hierarchy view and how to analyze the trace results.

Sometimes it is more convenient to start tracing right from the DVT editor - and this video explains how.

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Details

Introduction

Tracing a signal can be done directly from the DVT editor. First, make sure you have the design hierarchy context set.

Go to the Design Hierarchy view and set the desired top.

Once the view is populated, right-click on the signal you want to trace. Choose one of the available trace operations. You can also use keyboard shortcuts.

If the signal you want to trace belongs to multiple instances in the hierarchy, a pop-up dialog will let you choose between them.