Viewing the ace log file, Object type prefixes, Viewing the ace – Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual

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Using the Tcl Console

Chapter 4. Tasks

Viewing the ACE Log File

All TCL commands and messages issued during an ACE session are recorded in the ACE log file. If the text
limit is reach from excessive messages, it is sometimes useful to browse the log file for previous messages.
To open the ACE log file in the editor area, simply click on the Display Log File toolbar button (

) in the

TCL Console view.

Object Type Prefixes

There are number of different object types supported by ACE. Many Tcl commands (like

select

) require

that these prefixes be used when commands are issued. Other commands (like

find

) will include these

prefixes on the return values.

Object Type Prefixes used in ACE Tcl Commands

Prefix

Description

i:

Instance

p:

Port

t:

Pin

n:

Net

s:

Site

b:

Package Ball

d:

Device Port

k:

Clock Domain

c:

Critical Path

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