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Device Top View panel


This panel displays the information entered in the Device Pin List panel.

Remark

The Device top view area can be zoomed in and out by in the tool bar.

Figure A.11

Device Top View Panel

 

The following items are explained here.

[How to open]

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On the Project Tree panel, double-click [Project name (Project)] >> [Pin Configurator (Design Tool)] >> [Device Top View].

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On the Project Tree panel, select [Project name (Project)] >> [Pin Configurator (Design Tool)] >> [Device Top View], and then press the [Enter] key.

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From the [View] menu, select [Pin Configurator] >> [Device Top View].

Remark

In the Property panel, on the [Pin Configurator Settings] tab >> [Package >> [Package type]], if "BGA" is selected, then this panel cannot be opened.

[Description of each area]

(1)

Toolbar

This area consists of the following buttons.

 

Clicks this button to enable changing of the display in the Device top view area by drag and drop.

By pressing this button, the shape of the mouse cursor in the Device top view area changes from the arrow to the hand.

 

Clicks this button to enable moving external peripheral components in the Device top view area to arbitrary locations, and select pins.

By pressing this button, the shape of the mouse cursor which has changed into the hand by pressing the button reverts back to the arrow.

 

Rotates the content in the Device top view area 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

 

Rotates the content in the Device top view area 90 degrees clockwise.

 

Expands or reduces the content in the Device top view area.

 

(2)

[User Define] area

Drag and drop the button from this area to the Device top view area to create and display an external peripheral controller.

(3)

Device top view area

This area displays the pin assignment of the microcontroller.

Settings of the pin assignment are displayed using the colors specified by selecting [Device Top View Settings] tab >> [Color] in the Property panel.

Remark

If the pin name in the diagram is double-clicked, the Device Pin List panel opens and the focus moves to the clicked pin in the list.

[Context menu]

(1)

When a pin is right clicked

Use as

If the pin has multiple functions, select which function to use.

Connect to External Peripheral

Selects which external peripheral controller to connect the pin to.

 

(2)

When an external peripheral controller is right clicked

Disconnect Pin

Disconnects from the pin.

Delete External Peripheral

Removes the external peripheral controller.