Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

ID 683364
Date 12/15/2018
Public
Document Table of Contents

7.1.5.2. add_connection

Description

Connects the named interfaces on child instances together using an appropriate connection type. Both interface names consist of a child instance name, followed by the name of an interface provided by that module. For example, mux0.out is the interface named out on the instance named mux0. Be careful to connect the start to the end, and not the other way around.

Availability

Main Program, Composition

Usage

add_connection <start> [<end> <kind> <name>]

Returns

The name of the newly added connection in start.point/end.point format.

Arguments

start
The start interface to be connected, in <instance_name>.<interface_name> format.
end (optional)
The end interface to be connected, <instance_name>.<interface_name>.
kind (optional)
The type of connection, such as avalon or clock.
name (optional)
A custom name for the connection. If unspecified, the name will be <start_instance>.<interface>.<end_instance><interface>

Example

add_connection dma.read_master sdram.s1 avalon