The Design Hierarchy tab in the Hierarchy Manager displays the dynamic power consumption for each hierarchy of the design, as entered in the Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC) data entry pages. It also lists the IP instances of your PTC design, and you can identify the instances using the IP Components column.
The Design Hierarchy allows you to enter and modify hierarchy names, import and export hierarchies, and delete unneeded hierarchy levels.
Figure 15.
Intel®
FPGA PTC
Design
Hierarchy
The Design Hierarchy includes the following buttons and controls:
| Button or Control | Description |
|---|---|
| Rename Button | Allows you to specify a new name for the currently selected design hierarchy. |
| Delete Button | Allows you to delete the currently selected design hierarchy. |
| Export Button | Allows you to export the currently selected hierarchy to a .ptc file. The exported .ptc can be imported into a higher level of the design, or shared with another designer. The .ptc includes all data relevant to the selected hierarchy and below. The exported .ptc file includes device selection settings, but does not include settings that are global to the design, such as thermal analysis settings. To save the complete design, including all global settings, use . |
| Import Button | Allows you to import a previously
generated Power and Thermal Calculator file, such as a .ptc file. The import appends the
imported data to all existing sheets, as appropriate. To overwrite
an existing design, use . Note: If any imported global design settings conflict
with the current design settings, the imported settings are
ignored and an import warning message appears.
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| Duplicate command (right-click) | Allows you to right-click a hierarchy and create a duplicate copy of the hierarchy. |
| Bulk Edit button | Allows you to modify parameters
of a specific hierarchical level and below if selected. All pages of
the
Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator reflect these
changes. For additional information, refer to Bulk Editing Hierarchies in the PTC . |
| Edit in IP Wizard | Displays the IP Wizard to select, configure, and instantiate IP blocks, which are appended to your current design. For additional information about how to use the IP Wizard, refer to PTC - IP Wizard . |