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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

SOPC Custom Component / IP question

Hi,

At the moment I am trying to set up an IP-Block. I have a lot of generics that needs to be set by the user. As default in SOPC Builder when you instantiate a cusom component you get a text box to fill in for each generic. How do I go about editing that instantiation window. I would like to be able to add controls of ranges on my generics and perhaps add drop down boxes for some off the choices.

Do you edit the hw.tcl file or is it in the ptf file?

Best Regards,

Ola Bångdahl

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    Altera_Forum
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    17 years ago

    Got some more information on the subject that might help other people in my situation.

    I had a chat with some Altera people this week. They said it was best to stick with the hw.tcl files for editing component GUIs for SOPC Builder and not fiddle with the pft files. The ptf files were intended to be an internal format and alot of special functions were written to different blocks, these are not functions you can reach for other applications/GUIs. It's also poorly documented.

    Hmm, this seems to an all Bango thread. You can almost think this is my blog....

    Best Regards,

    Ola Bångdahl