Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

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Date 12/15/2018
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1.6.4.1. Editing Wire-Level Expressions

After you add a wire-level expression to an optional input port, you can add, edit, or remove wire-level expressions and connections in the Platform Designer GUI.
Follow these steps to edit wire-level expressions in the Platform Designer GUI:
  1. To specify a new wire-level expression, right-click an input port in the Hierarchy tab and click Add Wire-Level Expression. The Edit Wire-Level Expression dialog box appears.

Figure 23. Edit Wire-Level Expression Dialog Box

  1. To construct the expression, drag operators or ports from the list of operators or ports, and drop them into the expression field. Refer to Wire-Level Expression Syntax for a list of legal operators.
  2. Click in the text field at the top of the Edit Wire-Level Expression dialog box and press the Down Arrow key to enable the expression assistant. The assistant provides a context sensitive list of available operators at the cursor position.
  3. Modify the elements of the expression in the workspace:
    • To add a value to an expression, right-click a node and select Insert Value.
    • Double-click on a value to enter a numeric value or port name.
    • Click on an operator node to change the operator type.
    • Reorder nodes or move nodes between operators by dragging them.
  4. To manage all wire-level expressions, click View > Wire-Level Expression Editor. The Wire-Level Expression Editor allows you to add new wire-level expressions, edit, or remove existing wire-level expressions.
    Figure 24. Wire-Level Expression Editor