Cross-probing between ChipEditor and Silicon Explorer

Use ChipEditor to select probes for Silicon Explorer. To use ChipEditor with Silicon Explorer, you must have installed and be familiar with Silicon Explorer.

To select probes using ChipEditor:

1. Open Silicon Explorer.

2. Load the probe file of the current design.

3. Start ChipEditor.

4. Synchronize data. Click the R (Re-sync) button in ChipEditor’s toolbar. When completed, the A and B buttons in the toolbar are activated.

5. Select a module in ChipEditor.

6. Click the A button in ChipEditor’s toolbar to assign the selected module’s output to probe A in Silicon Explorer.

7. Select another module in ChipEditor.

8. Click the B button in ChipEditor’s toolbar to assign the selected module’s output to probe B in Silicon Explorer.

9. From Silicon Explorer, click the Acquire toolbar button. Waveforms are displayed in Silicon Explorer.

See Also

Silicon Explorer