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amildm
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4 years ago

Connection bi-directional pin to SignalTap

Hi there, How can I connect the bi-directional signal, which in defined as inout, to SignalTap? When I connect this signal to SignalTap, the following error message is issued: "Error(17044): Ill...
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amildm
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4 years ago

If in RTL I would define a module port as inout, but don't connect it to INOUT pin, then could I connect such signal/port to SignalTap?

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    sstrell
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    4 years ago

    You could try, but the compiler would probably just optimize it away.

    The only way to guarantee a connection to Signal Tap is to use the Node Finder filters.