CN118331566A

CN118331566A - Method for displaying target module designed by logic system and related equipment

Info

Publication number: CN118331566A
Application number: CN202410594332.0A
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: 2024-07-12
Also published as: CN114237578B; CN114237578A

Abstract

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

Description

Method for displaying target module designed by logic system and related equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

A simulator (Simuator) 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 System-On-Chip (SOC) for a specific Application. In the process of simulating the design of the logic system by the simulator, modules of the design of the logic system can be checked. However, since a logic system design typically includes multiple tiers, each tier includes a large number of modules, displaying these modules typically occupies a large amount of memory, resulting in reduced system performance.

Disclosure of Invention

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

In a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided 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

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

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided 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 the first aspect.

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

According to the method and the related equipment for displaying the target module designed by the logic system, the target module is displayed in a mode of displaying only the icon, the aggregate 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 technical solutions of the present disclosure or the prior art, the following description will briefly introduce the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are merely the disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a host according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface of a multi-level module of a host display chip design.

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles and advantages of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.

It is to be noted that unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used in the present disclosure should be taken in a general sense as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. The terms "first," "second," and the like, as used in this disclosure, do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that elements or items preceding the word are included in the element or item listed after the word and equivalents thereof, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "connected," and the like, are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships, which may also be changed when the absolute position of the object to be described is changed.

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

The processor 102 may be a central processing unit (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 as a single logical component. As shown in fig. 1, the processor 102 may include a plurality of processors 102a, 102b, and 102c.

The memory 104 may be configured to store data (e.g., instructions, a list of TCL objects, computer code, attributes of objects and values of attributes, etc.). As shown in fig. 1, the data stored by the memory may include program instructions (e.g., program instructions for implementing a method of displaying a target module 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 compilation, attributes of objects, values of attributes, etc.). The processor 102 may also access program instructions and data stored in the memory and execute the program instructions to perform operations on the data to be processed. The memory 104 may include volatile storage or nonvolatile storage. In some embodiments, memory 104 may include Random Access Memory (RAM), read Only Memory (ROM), optical disks, magnetic disks, hard disks, solid State Disks (SSD), flash memory, memory sticks, and the like.

The network interface 106 may be configured to provide communication 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 foregoing. It will be appreciated 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, receivers, modems, routers, gateways, adapters, cellular network chips, etc.

The peripheral interface 108 may be configured to connect the 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, touchpads, touch screens, microphones, various types of sensors, and output devices such as displays, speakers, vibrators, and indicators.

Bus 110 may be configured to transfer information between the 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), etc.

It should be noted that, although the above-described 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 proper operation. Moreover, 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 not all of the components shown in the figures.

In the field of chip design, a chip design may typically include multiple levels of modules, e.g., top level (top) modules, first level modules, second level modules, etc. A module may also be referred to as a debug scope (scope) during chip debugging (debug). While higher level modules (or scope) may typically include numerous sub-modules (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. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 200 of the host 100 displaying a multi-level module of a chip design.

As shown in FIG. 2, a chip design structure tree with three levels of modules is shown in GUI interface 200. The structural tree includes the top-level module 202, all sub-modules under the top-level module 202 (e.g., first-level modules 2022 and 2024), 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, no sub-modules under the first-level module 2024).

In chip design, often very large modules (or mirrors) may be present, which may contain over a million sub-modules (or sub-mirrors). It can be seen that if the structural tree of fig. 2 is used to fully display these sub-modules (or sub-scope) may result in memory drain, performance degradation, and the user has no way to handle such bulky modules (or scope).

In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for displaying a target module designed by a logic system, by which, when a user expands a target module (or scope) including a large number of sub-modules (sub-modules or sub-scope), only sub-modules interested by the user can be displayed, so that memory consumption can be reduced and system performance can be improved.

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 provided by embodiments 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 for a logic system design.

The host 100 may initially receive instructions to display the top-level module. The instruction may be issued, for example, by the user clicking a button in the interface displayed by the host 100 that exposes the hierarchy of logical system designs, or may be issued by entering a command line in the command bar of the interface displayed by the host 100 that displays the hierarchy of logical system designs.

After receiving an instruction to display the top-level module, the host 100 may display the interface 300 shown in fig. 3. In this interface 300, not all sub-modules of the top-level module are presented, but an icon 302 corresponding to the top-level module, an icon 3022 corresponding to one of the sub-modules of the top-level module, a collection icon 3024, and a deployment symbol 3026 may be presented. The aggregate icon 3024 may be used to indicate sub-modules in the top module 302 other than the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022. The spread symbol 3026 corresponds to these other sub-modules. For example, when the expand symbol 3026 is triggered (e.g., a 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, the aggregate icon 3024 and the expansion symbol 3026 corresponding to one sub-module, so that it is possible to 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. 3, the host 100 may not read the structure of the model corresponding to the icon 3024.

Because the top module includes multiple sub-modules, to further display more sub-modules, the user may further issue instructions to expand the other sub-modules represented by the aggregate icon 3024. This instruction is issued, for example, by clicking on the expand symbol 3026.

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

Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of another exemplary GUI interface 300 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, after receiving the instruction to expand the other sub-modules (e.g., clicking on the expand symbol 3026 of fig. 3), the host 100 generates a parameter setting window 400 in the interface 300. The parameter setting window 400 may provide some parameter setting options, which may be selected and set by a user, so that the host 100 may screen the sub-modules based on the setting of the parameter setting options by the user, and further display icons corresponding to the sub-modules obtained by screening when the sub-modules of the top-level module are deployed.

As described in fig. 4, 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 display quantity option (number to expand one time), and a type option (type).

Among them, a character setting option (pattern) may be used to define characters to be included in the name of the displayed sub-module. As shown in fig. 4, the user can input a character, for example, a Text Box, required to be included in the name of the sub-module in an input Box on the right side of the "included character" of the parameter setting window 400. Thus, when screening the sub-module of the top module, the host 100 displays the sub-module only when the name of the sub-module contains "Text Box", otherwise, does not display the sub-module.

A character case definition option (CASE SENSITIVE) that can be used to define whether to distinguish cases in characters entered in the character set option (pattern). For example, as shown in fig. 4, when the user clicks on the small square box on the left side of "case-distinguishing", the case-distinguishing is required for the character entered by the user in the character setting option (pattern). For example, the user inputs "Text Box", and the user checks "case-by-case", and when screening the sub-module of the top module, the host 100 displays the sub-module only when the name of the sub-module includes "Text Box", and cannot display the sub-module when the name of the sub-module includes only "Text Box".

A number of display options (number to expand one time) may be used to define the number of sub-modules displayed. As shown in fig. 4, the user may input the number of sub-modules that can be displayed at one time, for example, 1000, in an input box on the right side of the "number of spreads 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 will be understood that, at this time, the host 100 is required to exclude more sub-modules, and a specific removing manner may be set according to actual requirements, for example, the sub-modules are ordered according to the letter sequence of names a to Z, and sub-modules with the ordered sub-modules are excluded. Of course, other exclusionary means may be employed, and are merely examples herein.

A type option (type) may be used to define the type of sub-module that is displayed. As shown in fig. 4, the user may select the type of sub-module he wants to view in the "type" column of the parameter settings window 400. The options provided in the type options may be, for example, "all", "function", "task", "class", and "block". Thus, when the user has correspondingly checked the small square box to the left of these options, host 100 may filter sub-modules based on these types of options.

After the setting of the options in the parameter setting window 400 is completed, the user may generate a command corresponding to the completion of the setting of the parameter setting window 400, so that the host 100 screens the sub-modules according to the parameters of the completion of the setting.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, a ok button and a cancel button may also be included in parameter settings window 400. When the user clicks the ok button, an instruction that the parameter setting window 400 has been set is triggered, so that after receiving the instruction, the host 100 may determine, according to the instruction, parameters set by the user for corresponding options in the parameter setting window 400, and further determine a sub-module 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 set parameters and screening some of the sub-modules, the host 100 may further present the screened sub-modules in the interface 300.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, icons 3030, 3032, 3034 corresponding to a certain number of sub-modules in the top-level module are further expanded in the interface 300, the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 3030, 3032, 3034 may be screened based on the parameters set by the user in the parameter setting window 400 in the foregoing step, and the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 3030, 3032, 3034 are in the same level as the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022.

Since the top module includes sub-modules that are not displayed in addition to the sub-modules that are displayed, while a certain number of sub-modules in the top module are unfolded, the top module includes sub-modules that are not displayed. Accordingly, a collection icon 3036 indicating these remaining sub-modules may also be displayed in the interface 300. In addition, as these remaining sub-modules may be further displayed, in some embodiments, a spread symbol 3038 corresponding to the aggregate 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 based on these parameters, the host 100 may further screen the remaining sub-modules to display icons corresponding to the sub-modules screened out.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, corresponding expanded symbols, for example, expanded symbol 3028 of icon 3022, may also be displayed at the locations of icons 3022, 3030, 3032, 3034 corresponding to the displayed sub-modules. When the user clicks the corresponding expansion symbol, an instruction for displaying the corresponding sub-module can be triggered. For example, when the user clicks on the expand symbol 3028, an instruction to display the sub-module corresponding to the icon 3022 may be triggered.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 6, 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. 6. In this interface 300, not all the sub-modules of the sub-modules corresponding to the icon 3022 are presented, but the icon 30222, one aggregate icon 30224 and one expansion symbol 30226 corresponding to one of the sub-modules of the sub-module are presented. The aggregate icon 30224 may be used to indicate the sub-modules other than the sub-module corresponding to the icon 30222. The spread symbol 30226 corresponds to these 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 aggregate 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, an instruction to further display the secondary sub-module is issued by clicking on the expand symbol 30226. Upon issuing this instruction, the host 100 may similarly generate a parameter settings window 400 in the interface 300.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, a parameter setting window 400 is provided again in the interface 300, and the setting manner thereof may be described in the foregoing, which is not described herein.

Thus, after the user completes setting the parameter setting window 400 and clicks the ok button, the host 100 may further display the secondary sub-module according to the set parameters.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary GUI interface 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, icons 30228, 30230, 30232 corresponding to a certain number of sub-modules among the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 3022 are further expanded in the interface 300, the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 30228, 30230, 30232 may be screened based on the parameters set by the user in the parameter setting window 400 in the foregoing step, and the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 30228, 30230, 30232 and the sub-modules corresponding to the icons 30222 are at the same level.

Since a number of sub-modules are developed while the sub-modules are being developed, the sub-modules are not shown except for the sub-modules that have been shown. Thus, aggregate icons 30234 indicating these remaining secondary sub-modules may also be displayed in interface 300. In addition, as these remaining secondary sub-modules may be further displayed, in some embodiments, a spread symbol 30236 corresponding to the aggregate icon 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 based on these 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 designed by the logic system can be displayed on demand instead of being displayed, so that the memory consumption is reduced and the system performance is improved.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a method for displaying the target module of the logic system design in the GUI interface so as to solve the problem to a certain extent.

Fig. 9 shows 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 logical system design in a GUI interface, wherein the target module may include a first number of sub-modules including a first sub-module. As shown in fig. 9, the method 500 may include the following steps.

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

At step 504, the host 100 may display a first icon (e.g., icon 3022 of fig. 3 or icon 30222 of fig. 6) of the first sub-module, a first set of icons (e.g., icon 3024 of fig. 3 or icon 30224 of fig. 6) indicating other sub-modules, and a first expanded symbol (e.g., icon 3026 of fig. 3 or icon 30226 of fig. 6) corresponding to the first set of icons in the GUI interface according to the first instruction. In this way, the host 100 displays the target module by displaying only one icon, one aggregate icon and one expansion symbol corresponding to one sub-module, so that it is possible to 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. 9, 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-module (e.g., click on the expand symbol 3026 of fig. 3). In some embodiments, the second instruction is generated after the first expansion symbol is triggered.

At step 508, the host 100 may display a plurality of second icons (e.g., icons 3030, 3032, 3034 of fig. 5 or icons 30228, 30230, 30232 of fig. 8) corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules and a second set of icons (e.g., icon 3036 of fig. 5 or icon 30234 of fig. 8) indicating remaining sub-modules in the GUI interface according to the second instruction. Wherein the second number of the plurality of sub-modules is at the same level as the first sub-module, and the remaining sub-modules are sub-modules of the target module that are remaining excluding the first sub-module and the second number of the plurality of sub-modules. Therefore, by further partially expanding the target module, the display of all sub-modules of the target module is avoided, and the memory consumption can be reduced and the system performance can be improved.

In some embodiments, displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules in the GUI interface may further include: a parameter setting window (e.g., parameter setting window 400 of fig. 4 or 7) is generated in the GUI interface, so that the user can set parameters for filtering sub-modules in the parameter setting window, and the host 100 can filter sub-modules that need to be further displayed based on the parameters.

In some embodiments, the parameter setting window includes a parameter setting option including at least one of: a character setting option for limiting characters required to be contained in the displayed name of the sub-module; a character case definition option for defining whether to distinguish the case in the character; displaying a 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 plurality of second icons corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules in the GUI interface includes: receiving a third instruction for completing setting of 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 parameters.

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises: according to the second instruction, a second expansion symbol (for example, the icon 3038 in fig. 5 or the icon 30236 in fig. 8) corresponding to the second set of icons is displayed in the GUI interface, so that the user can further expand the remaining sub-modules of the target module by clicking on the second expansion symbol.

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

It should be noted that the foregoing describes specific embodiments of the present invention. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims can 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 are also possible or may be advantageous.

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

The computer readable media of the present embodiments, including both permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, may be used to 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 storage media for a computer 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, which can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.

The storage medium of the foregoing embodiments stores computer instructions for causing the computer to perform the method of any of the foregoing embodiments, and has the advantages of the corresponding method embodiments, which are not described herein.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the discussion of any of the embodiments above is merely exemplary and is not intended to suggest that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to these examples; the technical features of the above embodiments or in different embodiments may also be combined under the idea of the present disclosure, the 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 details for the sake of brevity.

Additionally, well-known power/ground connections to Integrated Circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown within the provided figures, in order to simplify the illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the present disclosure. Furthermore, the devices may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the present disclosure, and this also takes into account the fact that specifics with respect to the implementation of such block diagram devices are highly dependent upon the platform on which the present disclosure is to be implemented (i.e., such 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 in nature and not as restrictive.

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

The present disclosure is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, 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

Displaying a first icon of the first sub-module, a first set icon indicating other sub-modules and a first unfolding symbol corresponding to the first set icon in the GUI interface according to the first instruction;

Receiving a second instruction for expanding the other sub-modules, wherein the second instruction is generated after the first expansion symbol is triggered to screen the other sub-modules;

and displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules and a second set of icons indicating the remaining sub-modules in the GUI interface according to the second instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second number of the plurality of sub-modules is at the same level as the first sub-module, the remaining sub-modules being sub-modules of the target module that are remaining from the first and second numbers of the plurality of sub-modules.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second instruction is generated after the first expansion symbol is triggered.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to a second number of the plurality of sub-modules in the GUI interface further comprises:

A parameter setting window is generated in the GUI interface.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein 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 displayed name of the sub-module;

a character case definition option for defining whether to distinguish the case in the character;

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

A type option for defining a type of the sub-module displayed.

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

receiving a third instruction for completing setting of 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 second number of sub-modules according to the user setting parameters.

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 one of claims 1 to 7.

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