CN114237578A

CN114237578A - Method for displaying target module of logic system design and related equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114237578A
Application number: CN202111307384.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 连凯; 徐立丰
Original assignee: Xinhuazhang Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Xinhuazhang Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-05
Filing date: 2021-11-05
Publication date: 2022-03-25

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method of displaying a target module of a logic system design and related apparatus. Wherein the target module comprises a first number of a plurality of sub-modules, the first number of the plurality of sub-modules comprising a first sub-module, the method comprising: receiving a first instruction for displaying the target module; and according to the first instruction, displaying a first icon of the first sub-module, a first set icon indicating other sub-modules and a first expansion symbol corresponding to the first set icon in the GUI interface.

Description

Method for displaying target module of logic system design and related equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a method for displaying a target module of a logic system design and a related device.

Background

A simulator (simulator) may simulate and debug a logic system design that includes one or more modules. The logic System design may be, for example, a design for an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or a System-On-Chip (SOC) for a Specific Application. During the process of the simulator simulating the logic system design, the modules of the logic system design can be checked. However, since a logic system design usually includes a plurality of hierarchies, each hierarchy includes a huge number of modules, displaying these modules usually occupies a large amount of memory, resulting in a decrease in system performance.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for displaying a target module of a logic system design and a related device.

In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for displaying a target module of a logic system design in a GUI interface is provided, wherein the target module includes a first number of a plurality of sub-modules, the first number of the plurality of sub-modules includes a first sub-module, and the method includes:

receiving a first instruction for displaying the target module; and

according to the first instruction, displaying a first icon of the first sub-module, a first set icon indicating other sub-modules and a first expansion symbol corresponding to the first set icon in the GUI interface.

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a computing device is provided, comprising:

a memory for storing a set of instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computing device to perform the method of the first aspect.

In a third aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a set of instructions of a computer for causing the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

According to the method and the related device for displaying the target module of the logic system design, the target module is displayed in a mode of only displaying the icon, the set icon and the expansion symbol corresponding to one sub-module of the target module, so that all the sub-modules of the target module can be prevented from being displayed at one time, memory consumption can be reduced, and system performance can be improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed for the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive efforts.

FIG. 1A shows a schematic diagram of a host in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1B shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface of a multi-level module of a host display chip design.

FIG. 2A illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2B illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2C illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2D illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2E illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2F illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of promoting a better understanding of the objects, aspects and advantages of the present disclosure, reference is made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It is to be noted that technical or scientific terms used herein should have the ordinary meaning as understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs, unless otherwise defined. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in this disclosure is not intended to indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed before the word covers the element or item listed after the word and its equivalents, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships may also be changed accordingly.

Fig. 1A shows a schematic diagram of a host 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1A, the host 100 may include: a processor 102, a memory 104, a network interface 106, a peripheral interface 108, and a bus 110. Wherein processor 102, memory 104, network interface 106, and peripheral interface 108 are communicatively coupled to each other within the host via bus 110.

The processor 102 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an image processor, a neural Network Processor (NPU), a Microcontroller (MCU), a programmable logic device, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or one or more Integrated circuits. The processor 102 may be used to perform functions related to the techniques described in this disclosure. In some embodiments, processor 102 may also include multiple processors integrated into a single logic component. As shown in FIG. 1A, the processor 102 may include a plurality of processors 102a, 102b, and 102 c.

The memory 104 may be configured to store data (e.g., instructions, lists of TCL objects, computer code, attributes of objects and values of attributes, etc.). As shown in fig. 1A, the data stored by the memory may include program instructions (e.g., for implementing the methods of displaying target modules of a logic system design of the present disclosure) as well as data to be processed (e.g., the memory may store temporary code generated during the compilation process, attributes of objects and values of attributes, etc.). The processor 102 may also access memory-stored program instructions and data and execute the program instructions to operate on the data to be processed. The memory 104 may include volatile memory devices or non-volatile memory devices. In some embodiments, the memory 104 may include Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), optical disks, magnetic disks, hard disks, Solid State Disks (SSDs), flash memory, memory sticks, and the like.

The network interface 106 may be configured to provide communications with other external devices to the host 100 via a network. The network may be any wired or wireless network capable of transmitting and receiving data. For example, the network may be a wired network, a local wireless network (e.g., bluetooth, WiFi, Near Field Communication (NFC), etc.), a cellular network, the internet, or a combination of the above. It is to be understood that the type of network is not limited to the specific examples described above. In some embodiments, network interface 106 may include any combination of any number of Network Interface Controllers (NICs), radio frequency modules, transceivers, modems, routers, gateways, adapters, cellular network chips, and the like.

Peripheral interface 108 may be configured to connect host 100 with one or more peripheral devices to enable information input and output. For example, the peripheral devices may include input devices such as keyboards, mice, touch pads, touch screens, microphones, various sensors, and output devices such as displays, speakers, vibrators, indicator lights, and the like.

Bus 110 may be configured to transfer information between various components of host 100 (e.g., processor 102, memory 104, network interface 106, and peripheral interface 108), such as an internal bus (e.g., processor-memory bus), an external bus (USB port, PCI-E bus), and so forth.

It should be noted that although the host architecture only shows the processor 102, the memory 104, the network interface 106, the peripheral interface 108, and the bus 110, in a specific implementation, the host architecture may also include other components necessary to achieve normal operation. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above-described host architecture may also include only the components necessary to implement the embodiments of the present disclosure, and need not include all of the components shown in the figures.

In the field of chip design, a chip design may generally include multiple levels of modules, such as a top level (top) module, several first level modules, several second level modules, and so on. A module may also be referred to as a debug scope (scope) during chip debug (debug). While higher-level modules (or scopes) may typically include a number of sub-modules or sub-scopes.

The host 100 described above may be used, for example, to display the multi-level module of a logic system design (or chip design).

FIG. 1B shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 200 of host 100 displaying multiple levels of modules of a chip design.

As shown in FIG. 1B, a chip design structure tree with three levels of modules is shown in the GUI interface 200. The structure tree includes a top module 202, all sub-modules under the top module 202 (e.g., first level modules 2022 and 2024), and all sub-modules under each sub-module (e.g., all

second level modules

20222, 20224, 20226, 20228, 20230, 20232 under the first level module 2022, and no sub-modules under the first level module 2024).

In chip design, there are often some extra large modules (or clocks) that may contain over a million sub-modules (or sub-clocks). It can be seen that if the structure tree of fig. 1B is used to display all of these sub-modules (or sub-scopes), it may result in memory consumption, performance degradation, and no way for the user to handle such a large module (or scope).

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a method for displaying a target module of a logic system design, and with the method, when a user expands a target module (or scope) including a large number of sub-modules or sub-scopes, only the sub-modules that are interested by the user may be displayed, so as to reduce memory consumption and improve system performance.

Fig. 2A illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The interface 300 may be displayed on a display of the host 100, and the interface 300 may be used to display a target module of a logic system design.

Host 100 may initially receive instructions to display the top module. The instruction may be issued by the user by clicking a button showing the hierarchical structure of the logic system design in the interface displayed by the host 100, or may be issued by inputting a command line showing the hierarchical structure of the logic system design in a command bar of the interface displayed by the host 100, for example.

After receiving an instruction to display the top module, the host 100 may display the interface 300 shown in fig. 2A. In the interface 300, not all sub-modules of the top module are shown, but an icon 302 corresponding to the top module, an icon 3022 corresponding to one of the sub-modules of the top module, a collection icon 3024, and an expansion symbol 3026 may be shown. The set icon 3024 may be used to indicate other sub-modules in the top module 302 besides the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022. The expanded symbols 3026 correspond to these other sub-modules. For example, when the expand symbol 3026 is triggered (e.g., the user clicks on the expand symbol 3026), instructions for expanding the other sub-modules may be generated.

In this way, the host 100 displays the top module by displaying only the icon 3022 corresponding to one sub-module, one set icon 3024, and one expansion symbol 3026, which can avoid displaying all sub-modules of the top module at one time, thereby reducing memory consumption and improving system performance. It is understood that in the state shown in fig. 2A, the host 100 may not read the structure of the model corresponding to the icon 3024.

Since multiple sub-modules are included in the top module, in order to further display more sub-modules, the user may further issue an instruction to expand the other sub-modules represented by the collection icon 3024. The instruction is issued, for example, by clicking on the expansion symbol 3026.

Since the number of sub-modules included in the top module may be millions, in some embodiments, when receiving the instruction to expand other sub-modules, the host 100 may not directly display all sub-modules in the top module, but may display a parameter setting window in the interface 300 to provide the user with an option to filter the sub-modules.

Fig. 2B illustrates a schematic diagram of another exemplary GUI interface 300 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2B, after receiving the instruction to expand other sub-modules (e.g., clicking on the expansion symbol 3026 of fig. 2A), the host 100 generates a parameter setting window 400 in the interface 300. Some parameter setting options may be provided in the parameter setting window 400, and the parameter setting options may be selected and set by a user, so that the host 100 may screen sub-modules based on the setting of the parameter setting options by the user, and further display icons corresponding to the screened sub-modules when the sub-modules of the top-level module are expanded.

As illustrated in fig. 2B, in some embodiments, the parameter setting options in the parameter setting window 400 may include a character setting option (pattern), a character case definition option (case sensitive), a number of displays option (number to extended one time), and a type option (type).

The character setting option (pattern) may be used to define characters required to be included in the name of the sub-module to be displayed. As shown in fig. 2B, the user can input a character, for example, a Text Box, to be included in the name of the sub-module in the input Box on the right side of the "included character" of the parameter setting window 400. In this way, when the sub-module of the top module is screened, the host 100 displays the sub-module only when the name of the sub-module contains "Text Box", and does not display the sub-module otherwise.

A character case definition option (case sensitive) may be used to define whether to distinguish a case from among characters input in the character setting option (pattern). For example, as shown in fig. 2B, when the user clicks the small square box on the left side of "case-and-case-differentiated", the user needs to case-and-case-differentiate the character input in the character setting option (pattern). For example, if the user inputs a Text Box and the user checks case-to-case, the host 100 displays the sub-module of the top-level module only when the name of the sub-module includes the Text Box when the sub-module is screened, and cannot display the sub-module if the name of the sub-module includes the Text Box only.

A number to expanded one time option is displayed that may be used to define the number of sub-modules displayed. As shown in fig. 2B, the user may input the number of sub-modules that can be presented at one time at most, for example, 1000, in the input box on the right side of the "number of expansions at one time" of the parameter setting window 400. Thus, when the number of sub-modules screened by the host 100 exceeds 1000, the host 100 displays only 1000 sub-modules in the interface 300. It can be understood that, at this time, the host 100 is required to exclude the extra sub-modules, and a specific exclusion manner may be set according to actual requirements, for example, the sub-modules are sorted according to the alphabetical order of a to Z of the name, and the sub-modules in the later order are excluded. Of course, other exclusions may be employed, and are presented here by way of example only.

A type option (type), may be used to define the type of sub-module displayed. As shown in FIG. 2B, the user may select the type of sub-module he or she wants to view in the "type" column of parameter settings window 400. The options provided in the type option may be, for example, "all", "function", "task", "class", and "block". Thus, when the user correspondingly checks the small square box on the left side of the options, the host 100 may filter the sub-modules based on the types of options.

After setting the options in the parameter setting window 400 is completed, the user may generate an instruction that the parameter setting window 400 has been set, so that the host 100 filters the sub-modules according to the set parameters.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2B, a confirm button and a cancel button may also be included in the parameter setting window 400. When the user clicks the determination button, the instruction that the parameter setting window 400 has been set may be triggered, so that after receiving the instruction, the host 100 may determine the parameters set by the user for the corresponding options in the parameter setting window 400 according to the instruction, and further determine the sub-modules to be displayed based on the parameters set by the user. When the user clicks the cancel button, an instruction to close the parameter setting window 400 may be triggered to cause the host 100 to close the window 400.

Thus, after receiving the setting parameters and screening some sub-modules, the host 100 may further display the screened sub-modules in the interface 300.

Fig. 2C shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2C,

icons

3030, 3032, 3034 corresponding to a certain number of sub-modules in the top module are further expanded in the interface 300, the sub-modules corresponding to these

icons

3030, 3032, 3034 may be obtained by filtering based on the parameters set by the user in the parameter setting window 400 in the foregoing steps, and the sub-modules corresponding to these

icons

3030, 3032, 3034 are at the same level as the sub-modules corresponding to the icon 3022.

The number of the sub-modules in the top layer module is expanded, and simultaneously, the sub-modules in the top layer module are also included except the displayed sub-modules, and the rest sub-modules are not displayed. Accordingly, a collection icon 3036 indicating these remaining sub-modules may also be displayed in the interface 300. In addition, since these remaining sub-modules may be further displayed, in some embodiments, an expanded symbol 3038 corresponding to the set icon 3036 may also be displayed in the interface 300. Similarly, when the user clicks the expansion symbol 3038, the parameter setting window 400 may be displayed again on the interface 300 for the user to set further parameters, and then based on the parameters, the host 100 may further filter the remaining sub-modules to display icons corresponding to the filtered sub-modules.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2C, corresponding expansion symbols, such as expansion symbol 3028 of icon 3022, may also be displayed at the positions of the

icons

3022, 3030, 3032, 3034 corresponding to the sub-modules being displayed. When the user clicks the corresponding expansion symbol, an instruction to display the corresponding sub-module may be triggered. For example, when the user clicks the expansion symbol 3028, an instruction to display a sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022 may be triggered.

Fig. 2D shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2D, after receiving an instruction to display a sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022, the host 100 may display the interface 300 shown in fig. 2D. In the interface 300, not all the secondary submodules of the submodule corresponding to the icon 3022 are shown, but an icon 30222, a set icon 30224, and an expansion symbol 30226 corresponding to one of the secondary submodules of the submodule are shown. The set icon 30224 may be used to indicate other sub-modules of the sub-module, except for the sub-module corresponding to the icon 30222. The unrolled symbol 30226 corresponds to the other secondary sub-modules. For example, when the expand symbol 30226 is triggered (e.g., the user clicks on the expand symbol 30226), instructions for expanding the other secondary sub-modules may be generated.

In this way, the host 100 displays the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022 by displaying only the icon 30222, the set icon 30224, and the expansion symbol 30226 corresponding to one sub-module, so that it is possible to avoid displaying all the sub-modules of the sub-module at one time, thereby reducing memory consumption and improving system performance.

Further, in some embodiments, the user may further display a secondary sub-module of the sub-module. For example, by clicking on the expand symbol 30226, an instruction is issued to further display the secondary sub-module. Upon issuing this instruction, the host 100 may similarly generate a parameter setting window 400 in the interface 300.

Fig. 2E shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2E, a parameter setting window 400 is provided in the interface 300 again, and the setting manner can be referred to the above, and is not described herein again.

In this way, after the user sets the parameter setting window 400 and clicks the determination button, the host 100 may further display the secondary sub-modules according to the set parameters.

Fig. 2F shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2F,

icons

30228, 30230, 30232 corresponding to a certain number of secondary sub-modules in the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022 are further expanded in the interface 300, the secondary sub-modules corresponding to these

icons

30228, 30230, 30232 may be filtered based on the parameters set by the user in the parameter setting window 400 in the foregoing steps, and the secondary sub-modules corresponding to these

icons

30228, 30230, 30232 are at the same level as the secondary sub-module corresponding to the icon 30222.

The method is characterized in that while a certain number of secondary submodules are expanded, the submodules also comprise the secondary submodules which are not displayed except the displayed secondary submodules. Accordingly, a collection icon 30234 indicating these remaining secondary sub-modules may also be displayed in the interface 300. In addition, since these remaining secondary sub-modules may be further displayed, in some embodiments, expansion symbols 30236 corresponding to the set icons 30234 may also be displayed in the interface 300. Similarly, when the user clicks the expansion symbol 3038, the parameter setting window 400 may be displayed again on the interface 300 for the user to set further parameters, and then based on the parameters, the host 100 may further screen the remaining secondary sub-modules to display icons corresponding to the screened secondary sub-modules.

Therefore, by adopting the embodiment of the disclosure, all modules of the logic system design can be displayed on demand instead of displaying all modules, thereby reducing memory consumption and improving system performance.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a method for displaying a target module of a logic system design in a GUI (graphical user interface) so as to solve the problem of memory consumption caused by all expansion modules to a certain extent.

Fig. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of an exemplary method 500 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 500 may be implemented by the host 100. The method 500 may be used to display a target module of a logic system design in a GUI interface, where the target module may include a first number of the plurality of sub-modules, including a first sub-module. As shown in fig. 3, the method 500 may include the following steps.

At step 502, host 100 may receive a first instruction to display the target module. The first instruction may be an instruction to view a structure of the logic system design.

At step 504, the host 100 may display, according to the first instruction, a first icon of the first sub-module (e.g., the icon 3022 of fig. 2A or the icon 30222 of fig. 2D), a first set of icons indicating other sub-modules (e.g., the icon 3024 of fig. 2A or the icon 30224 of fig. 2D), and a first expanded symbol (e.g., the icon 3026 of fig. 2A or the icon 30226 of fig. 2D) corresponding to the first set of icons in the GUI interface. In this way, the host 100 displays the target module by displaying only the icon corresponding to one sub-module, one set icon, and one expansion symbol, and can avoid displaying all sub-modules of the target module at one time, thereby reducing memory consumption and improving system performance.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the method 500 may further include the following steps.

At step 506, the host 100 may receive a second instruction to expand the other sub-modules (e.g., click on expand symbol 3026 of fig. 2A). In some embodiments, the second instruction is generated after the first expanded symbol is triggered.

At step 508, the host 100 may display, in accordance with the second instructions, a second plurality of icons (e.g.,

icons

3030, 3032, 3034 of fig. 2C or

icons

30228, 30230, 30232 of fig. 2F) corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules and a second set of icons (e.g., icon 3036 of fig. 2C or icon 30234 of fig. 2F) indicating the remaining sub-modules in the GUI interface. Wherein the second number of sub-modules is at the same level as the first sub-module, and the remaining sub-modules are the remaining ones of the target module excluding the first sub-module and the second number of sub-modules. Therefore, the target module is further partially expanded, so that all sub-modules of the target module are prevented from being displayed, the memory consumption can be reduced, and the system performance can be improved.

In some embodiments, displaying a second plurality of icons in the GUI interface corresponding to a second number of sub-modules may further comprise: a parameter setting window (e.g., the parameter setting window 400 of fig. 2B or fig. 2E) is generated in the GUI interface, so that a user can set parameters for screening the sub-modules in the parameter setting window, and the host 100 can screen the sub-modules that need to be further displayed based on the parameters.

In some embodiments, the parameter setting window includes parameter setting options including at least one of: a character setting option for limiting characters required to be contained in the name of the sub-module to be displayed; a character case restriction option for restricting whether to distinguish cases in the character; a display quantity option for defining a quantity of the sub-modules displayed; and a type option for defining a type of the sub-module displayed.

In some embodiments, displaying a second plurality of icons in the GUI interface corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules comprises: receiving a third instruction for setting the parameter setting window; determining user setting parameters corresponding to the parameter setting options in the parameter setting window according to the third instruction; and determining the second number of sub-modules according to the user set parameter.

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises: according to the second instruction, a second expansion symbol (for example, an icon 3038 in fig. 2C or an icon 30236 in fig. 2F) corresponding to the second set icon is displayed in the GUI interface, so that the user can further expand the remaining submodules of the target module by clicking the second expansion symbol.

It should be noted that the method of the present disclosure may be executed by a single device, such as a computer or a server. The method of the embodiment can also be applied to a distributed scene and completed by the mutual cooperation of a plurality of devices. In the case of such a distributed scenario, one of the plurality of devices may only perform one or more steps of the method of the present disclosure, and the plurality of devices may interact with each other to complete the method.

It should be noted that the above description describes certain embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims may be performed in a different order than in the embodiments and still achieve desirable results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing may also be possible or may be advantageous.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions for causing a computer to perform the method according to any of the above embodiments, corresponding to any of the above-described method embodiments.

Computer-readable media of the present embodiments, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.

The computer instructions stored in the storage medium of the above embodiment are used to enable the computer to execute the method of any embodiment, and have the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiment, which are not described herein again.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the discussion of any embodiment above is meant to be exemplary only, and is not intended to intimate that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to these examples; within the idea of the present disclosure, features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may also be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present disclosure as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity.

In addition, well known power/ground connections to Integrated Circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown in the provided figures for simplicity of illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the disclosure. Furthermore, devices may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the disclosure, and also in view of the fact that specifics with respect to implementation of such block diagram devices are highly dependent upon the platform within which the present disclosure is to be implemented (i.e., specifics should be well within purview of one skilled in the art). Where specific details (e.g., circuits) are set forth in order to describe example embodiments of the disclosure, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that the disclosure can be practiced without, or with variation of, these specific details. Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive.

While the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications, and variations of these embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures (e.g., dynamic ram (dram)) may use the discussed embodiments.

The present disclosure is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalents, improvements, and the like that may be made within the spirit and principles of the disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a target module of a logic system design in a GUI interface, wherein the target module includes a first number of a plurality of sub-modules, the first number of the plurality of sub-modules including a first sub-module, the method comprising:

receiving a first instruction for displaying the target module; and

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second instruction for expanding the other sub-modules;

and according to the second instruction, displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to a second number of sub-modules and a second set icon indicating the remaining sub-modules in the GUI interface, wherein the second number of sub-modules and the first sub-module are in the same level, and the remaining sub-modules are the sub-modules of the target module except the first sub-module and the second number of sub-modules.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second instruction is generated after the first unwrapped symbol is triggered.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

and displaying a second expansion symbol corresponding to the second set of icons in the GUI interface according to the second instruction.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying a second plurality of icons in the GUI interface corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules further comprises:

and generating a parameter setting window in the GUI interface.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the parameter settings window includes parameter settings options including at least one of:

a character setting option for limiting characters required to be contained in the name of the sub-module to be displayed;

a character case restriction option for restricting whether to distinguish cases in the character;

a display quantity option for defining a quantity of the sub-modules displayed; and

a type option to define a type of the sub-module displayed.

7. The method of claim 5, displaying a second plurality of icons in the GUI interface corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules further comprising:

receiving a third instruction for setting the parameter setting window;

determining user setting parameters corresponding to the parameter setting options in the parameter setting window according to the third instruction; and

and determining the plurality of sub-modules of the second number according to the user set parameter.

8. A computing device, comprising:

a memory for storing a set of instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computing device to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 7.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for a computer to cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 7.