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:
Open Silicon Explorer.
Load the probe file of the current design.
Start ChipEditor.
Synchronize data. Click the R (Re-sync) button in ChipEditor’s toolbar. When completed, the A and B buttons in the toolbar are activated.
Select a module in ChipEditor.
Click the A button in ChipEditor’s toolbar to assign the selected module’s output to probe A in Silicon Explorer.
Select another module in ChipEditor.
Click the B button in ChipEditor’s toolbar to assign the selected module’s output to probe B in Silicon Explorer.
From Silicon Explorer, click the Acquire toolbar button. Waveforms are displayed in Silicon Explorer.