Instance Manager Pane (View Menu) (Signal Tap Logic Analyzer)

Allows you to create and perform Signal Tap logic analysis on multiple instances. The Instance Manager pane contains the following items:

Run Analysis Command:

Click (Run Analysis) to start the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer.

Autorun Analysis Command:

Click (Autorun Analysis) to place the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer in a repetitive acquisition mode, providing continuous display update.

Stop Command:

Click (Stop Analysis) to stop the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer, and display the acquired data in the Data tab.

Read Data Command:

Click (Read Data) to read the data from the last Signal Tap Logic Analyzer analysis.

ELA Status:

Displays status messages for the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer, such as Acquisition in Progress.

Status Help:

Opens the Quartus® Prime Help window and displays information specific to the current status message.

Instance>:

Displays all instances in the current Signal Tap File (.stp) Definition.

Status:

Displays the current status of the instance.

LEs:

Displays the number of logic elements used in the instance. The column header displays the total number of logic elements used in the design.

Percent Used:

Displays the percentage used of total RAM on the device for each instance. This column is available only for Stratix® III devices.

Note: The Memory, M512, M4K, and M-RAM columns on the Instance Manager pane, described as follows, display estimates of how much RAM block your design uses, including both the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer and your design. When the estimated RAM block usage exceeds the capacity of the Intel device you use in your design, a message in the appropriate memory column states that the RAM block usage cannot fit on your device.

Memory:

Displays the percent of total RAM for each instance in the design, and the total for the whole design is displayed in the column heading. This column is available only for Stratix® III devices.

M512:

Displays the estimated number of M512 memory blocks for each instance.

M4K:

Displays the estimated amount of M4K memory blocks for each instance, and the total for the whole design is displayed in the column heading.

M-RAM:

Displays the estimated amount of M-RAM memory blocks for each instance, and the total for the whole design is displayed in the column heading.