Comparescan User Guide

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Comparescan Graphical User Interface

This chapter lists the features and functionality of each component of the Comparescan graphical user interface (GUI).

The Comparescan GUI consists of the following features:

■“Comparescan Window” on page 37

■“Menu Bar” on page 38

■“Button Bar” on page 44

Chapter 3, “Comparescan Tutorial,” demonstrates how to use some of these features. Chapter 3 also describes the features in Signalscan Waves GUI that work with the Comparescan GUI to help you view the waveforms of your mismatched signals. See “Viewing Errors in Signalscan Waves” on page 23, “Viewing Multiple Objects in Signalscan Waves” on page 26, and “Viewing Clocked Miscompares in Signalscan Waves” on page 34.

Comparescan User Guide

Comparescan Graphical User Interface

Comparescan Window

The Comparescan Window, shown in Figure 4-1 on page 37, displays the results of your simulation comparisons.

Figure 4-1 Main Comparescan Window

You can arrange the compare error messages in the Comparescan window either hierarchically by using the H-View button, or in time order by using the TimeView button. You can also open multiple Comparescan windows that display the same error database by choosing Window—New Window from the menu bar. You can double-click on an error message to view the corresponding mismatched signals in the Signalscan Waves GUI, and you can use the Comparescan Next and Prev buttons to view the next or previous error in the list in the Signalscan Waves GUI.

See “Viewing a Comparescan Error Database” on page 19 for more detailed instructions on how to use this window.