JPH0477930B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention provides a correspondence display control processing method in which a plurality of drawings are displayed on one screen, and corresponding parts of the displayed drawings are displayed in correspondence with each other. , displays data related to a plurality of drawings stored in a data storage area in a divided manner on one screen, and displays the pointed part of the displayed plural drawings and the part of other drawings corresponding to the pointed part. By controlling the display in such a manner that it can be identified from the surroundings, related parts of a plurality of drawings are displayed on one screen in correspondence with each other.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a correspondence display control processing method for displaying related parts in a plurality of drawings in correspondence with each other on one screen.

[Conventional technology]

When designing an LSI, it is essential to design the packaging with consideration to the flow of signals, and for this reason, it is necessary to design efficiently while mutually referencing the logic circuit diagram and the packaging diagram.

However, conventionally, logic circuit diagrams and implementation diagrams are
As shown in Figures A and B, they are displayed as separate screens.If you want to be aware of the mutual correspondence between the two, please refer to Figure 4A Illustrated Mounting Diagram and/or
It was necessary to have a printed logic circuit diagram on paper in advance and to refer to the relationship between the printed paper and each of the above-mentioned display screens. For example, use the diagram in Figure 4 A, Illustrated Mounting Diagram.
Find the physical macro (PHYSICAL MACRO) shown by pointing to INDEXn and using the corresponding diagram. Next, the gate corresponding to this index n was found and confirmed using the logic circuit diagram shown in FIG. 4B.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventionally, as explained using FIG. 4, it was necessary to display multiple drawings separately on the screen and find and confirm their mutual relationships one by one.
There was a problem in that efficiency was extremely low when designing drawings that had relationships between multiple drawings.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention displays data related to a plurality of drawings stored in a data storage area in a divided manner on one screen, and displays a pointed part of the displayed plurality of drawings. The portions of other drawings corresponding to the pointed portion are displayed in a manner that allows them to be identified from the surroundings.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration diagram of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, data storage area (1) 1-1 to data storage area (n) 1-n are for storing various data for displaying drawings on the display device 5.

The display function 2 displays data related to drawings stored in the data storage area (1) 1-1 to data storage area (n) 1-n on the display device 5 in a divided form, for example, in a multi-window form. It is something.

The instruction function 3 is an arbitrary part (for example, an index, a part, etc.) in the drawing displayed on the display device 5.
This gives an instruction to display the image in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from other parts, for example, in a different color.

The identification display function 4 displays the part instructed by the instruction function 3 and the corresponding part in other drawings by changing the color, for example, so that the part in the drawing can be identified.

The display device 5 displays drawings.

[Effect]

The configuration shown in FIG. 1 is adopted, and a plurality of drawings are displayed on the display device 5 in a divided manner, for example, in a multi-window manner. When you specify a desired part in the displayed multiple drawings using the instruction function 3,
This designated part is displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from the surroundings, for example, in a manner in which it is colored in another color, and other parts of the drawing related to this displayed part are also displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from the surroundings. .

As explained above, after displaying multiple drawings in a divided manner on one screen, specify any part in any of the drawings, and select the specified part and related parts of other drawings. By controlling the display so that it can be recognized from the surroundings, it becomes possible to display the correspondence between a plurality of related drawings on a single screen and perform designing efficiently.

〔Example〕

Next, using Figures 2 and 3, we will combine the implementation diagram and logic circuit diagram required when designing an LSI.
An example in which images are displayed on two screens will be described in detail.

In Figure 2, the implementation design DATA storage area 1-
1 indicates an area for displaying on the display device 5 and storing various data necessary for performing LSI implementation design, and logical design data storage area 1-2 stores various data necessary for performing logical design. Indicates the area to be used.

Implementation diagram display function 2-1 and logic diagram display function 2
-2 displays the mounting diagram and the logic circuit diagram on the display device 5, respectively.

The GATE instruction function 3-1 is for instructing a desired gate in the implementation diagram and logic circuit diagram displayed in a multi-window manner on the display device 5.

The corresponding GATE color changing function 4-1 changes the color of the gate instructed by the GATE instruction function 3-1 to a color that can be distinguished from the surroundings.

The corresponding GATE identification function 4-2 identifies gates in other drawings that correspond to the gate specified by the GATE instruction function 3-1.

The display device 5 displays a mounting diagram and a logic circuit diagram on one screen in a multi-window manner.

The interface management mechanism 6 performs data transmission between each function.

The WINDOW management mechanism 7 controls the display device 5 to display the implementation diagram and the logic circuit diagram in a multi-window mode.

Implementation DATA correction function 8-1 and logical DATA
The modification function 8-2 is for modifying specified portions in the mounting diagram and logic circuit diagram displayed on the display device 5.

Next, the operation of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 will be explained in detail using the display example shown in FIG. 3.

The illustrated display example in Figure 3 is the implementation diagram display function 2-1, the logic diagram display function 2-2, and
Implementation design DATA by WINDOW management mechanism 7
Storage area 1-1 and logical design DATA storage area 1-
2 is displayed on the display device 5 based on the data read out from 2. Briefly, the logic diagram display function 2-2 expands the data read from the logic design data storage area 1-2 into a multi-window on the rear side, and displays the illustrated logic circuit diagram on the display device 5. Next, the mounting diagram display function 2-
1 expands the data read from the mounting design DATA storage area 1-1 into a multi-window on the front side and displays the illustrated mounting diagram on the display device 5. This multi-window display is performed by the WINDOW management mechanism 7.

Next, the operation of changing the color of a designated portion in the mounting diagram and logic circuit diagram shown in FIG. 3 will be explained.

For example, when the GATE instruction function 3-1 specifies to display "INDEXn" described in the implementation diagram shown in Figure 3, the corresponding
The GATE color changing function 4-1 changes the color of the gate shown using the corresponding figure in the implementation diagram.
As a result, the gate shown in the figure is displayed in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from the surrounding gates. Next, the corresponding GATE identification function 4-2 similarly changes the color of the gate shown using the figure in another drawing (logic circuit diagram) that corresponds to the gate in the figure displayed in the distinguishable manner. let As a result, the gates shown using related figures in the logic circuit diagram are displayed in a manner that allows them to be distinguished from the surrounding gates.

As described above, by specifying any gate or signal line in the implementation drawing, the color of the specified gate, signal line, etc. is changed and displayed, and the related gates in other drawings, Signal lines, etc. are also displayed with a different color.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, data related to a plurality of drawings stored in a data storage area can be
The screen is displayed in a divided manner on two screens, and the pointed part of the displayed plural drawings and the part of other drawings corresponding to the pointed part are controlled to be displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from the surroundings. Therefore, the correspondence between a plurality of related drawings can be displayed simultaneously on one screen, allowing for efficient designing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of one embodiment of the invention, FIG. 3 shows a display example, and FIG. 4 shows a conventional display example. In the figure, 1-1 to 1-n are data storage areas, 2
is a display function, 3 is an instruction function, 4 is an identification display function,
5 represents a display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A correspondence display control processing method in which a plurality of drawings are displayed on a single screen, and corresponding parts of the displayed drawings are displayed in correspondence with each other, The configuration is such that one of the drawings is a mounting diagram illustrating the LSI implementation state, and at least another one is a logic circuit diagram illustrating the logic of each part used in the mounting diagram in the form of a logic circuit. Implementation design DATA storage area 1 stores the data required to perform LSI implementation design corresponding to the above implementation diagram.
-1 and Logic design DATA storage area 1 that stores data required to perform logic design corresponding to the above logic circuit diagram.
-2; a mounting diagram display function 2-1 that displays the mounting diagram based on the data stored in the mounting design DATA storage area 1-1; a logic diagram display function 2-2 that displays the logic circuit diagram based on the data contained in the logic diagram; and a plurality of drawings displayed on the single screen by the respective display functions 2-1 and 2-2. 1 above
an instruction function 3 for pointing to an arbitrary part of the drawing, and displaying a two-dimensional partial drawing area corresponding to the part pointed by the instruction function 3 in a manner that can be distinguished from other drawing areas in the drawing. correspondence
The GATE identification display function 4-1 and the two-dimensional partial drawing area corresponding to the pointed part of the above-mentioned one drawing are
Corresponding GATE to be compared with related 2D partial drawing areas in other drawings displayed together above
identification function 4-2, and uses the instruction function 3, the corresponding GATE identification display function 4-1, and the corresponding GATE identification function 4-2 to identify the two-dimensional portion pointed in any one drawing. Extracting the corresponding two-dimensional partial drawing areas on the other drawings displayed together from the drawing area, and controlling to display each two-dimensional partial drawing area in a manner that makes it distinguishable from the others. A corresponding display control processing method is characterized in that: