About Setting and Matching Conditions in a Terminator Table
Follow these guidelines when creating a terminator table and consider the table that follows.
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SET
PIN
TERM_NAME
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MATCH
CONN
MODEL_NAME
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MATCH
SPOOL
WIRE_GAUGE
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MATCH
COND
MATERIAL
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mil_14324
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conn_A
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18
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*
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mil_14587
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conn_b
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*
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copper
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• Using wildcards—You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to indicate not to check the condition. For example conn* or * when a MATCH condition is a simple string match. The parameter must exist and the values must be in the format defined, that is, string, integer, and so forth. Terminator tables do not support parameters in the LIST format.
• Setting terminators—Specify general terminators first and more specific conditions in the lower rows of the terminator table.
• Assigning pins—A pin can be assigned a terminator from the table when the following conditions occur:
◦ The parent of the port is a group or block with a TYPE descended from COMPONENT
◦ The port parameter term_auto_assign is not set to FALSE
◦ The port is not part of a catalog item
• Checking parameters—Parameters set or checked by a terminator table must be global parameters defined in the design. When a parameter is not defined in the design, the Terminator table error report dialog box opens.
• Matching ports to conditions—When a port is matched to a condition in the terminator table, all values for parameters in the SET columns are assigned and the term_auto_assign parameter is set to TRUE.
When the term_auto_assign parameter is missing, it is added automatically to the port.
When a port is not matched to a line in the terminator table, all parameters in the SET columns are set to UNSET, and the term_auto_assign parameter is removed from the port.
When the port parameter exists and was assigned by a datatable, it cannot be changed by a terminator table.
When the process is completed, a message indicating the success of the operation is displayed. You can view the parameters assigned by the terminator table in the
Port Properties dialog box. Click
Diagramming, click the arrow next to
Labels, and click
Update All Sheets to update the port parameter values displayed in labels.