Entity Layout: PORT

Synopsis

Syntax

• object_id str - The name of the entity with which the port is associated. This can be the type name of an entity defined in the entity library, in which case the port will be positioned on all the entities of that type. It can also be the instance name of an entity. The instance name should be the complete hierarchical name. When specifying a level name from the hierarchy, the instance name, not the type name, should be used. Each level in the hierarchy should be separated by a '.', i.e. the syntax for a complete hierarchical name is:

  top_level_instance_name.next_level_name. ... .last_level_name

  The port information given to an instance overrides the port information of the library component.

• port_name str - The name of the port to be positioned.
• entity_side str - The name of the side of the entity on which the port is to be positioned. This should be TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT or RIGHT.
• port_position int - The number of pixels along the specified side on which the port is to be positioned. The number of pixels is relative to the top of the entity's icon for ports on the LEFT or RIGHT, and relative to the left of the entity's icon for ports on the TOP or BOTTOM. The value determines the position of the centre of the port and not the top/left.
• icon_file str - The icon file used to represent the port. HASE first looks for this file (icon_file.gif) in the project's image repository directory (declared in the PREAMBLE), then in HASE's own image repository, which has five entries:

  portdot:

  portu:

  portd:

  portl:

  portr:

  If no icon file is specified, the default is portdot. In addition, specifying portblank means that no port icon is drawn.

Example