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4 Tips and Tricks
Productivity tips and tricks for the CLB Synthesizer.
4.1 How to Make use of Limited Display Resources
Tips for using small displays.

CLB Synthesizer
The PIC16F13145 family of microcontrollers introduce a new peripheral, the Configurable Logic Block (CLB).
1 Getting Started
Use Cases to hit the ground running with the CLB.
2 Drawing a Schematic
Getting started with logic design.
3 Status of the Synthesis Process
Understanding the synthesis status indicator
4 Tips and Tricks
Productivity tips and tricks for the CLB Synthesizer.
- 4.1 How to Make use of Limited Display Resources
  Tips for using small displays.
- 4.2 Tidying up a Design
  Making a logic design orderly and readable.
5 Interacting with Peripherals and the CPU
How to make connections between the CLB, CPU and other peripheral modules.
6 Storing and Retrieving Logic Designs
The circuit drawings and verilog content of your logic design can be saved to a file in json format
7 Using Hierarchical Modules
Complex logic designs can increase their readability, and be reused by placing logic functions in modules, and then using that module elsewhere in the design.
8 Libraries and Modules
Making a library of modules that can be easily re-used.
9 Advanced Topics
Additional reading for advanced users.
10 Known Issues and Change Log
If you experience unexpected behavior, read the known issues list here.
11 Revision History
Microchip Information

4.1 How to Make use of Limited Display Resources

Tips for using small displays.

When using the CLB Synthesizer inside MCC the amount of display real-estate available for logic drawings becomes constrained. It is possible to float the logic editor view to mitigate this.

Right click on the CLB1 tab and select Float from the menu.

The CLB1 tab can then be moved onto an additional display or maximized on the current display by clicking one of the maximize buttons at the top of the window.

To restore the layout right-click on the CLB1 tab and select Dock from the menu.

It is also possible to toggle the side and lower panels on and off using the control on the upper right side of the editor window:

The left control toggles on and off the component palette to the left of the editor window
The middle control toggles on and off the problems panel at the bottom of the editor window
The right control toggles on and off the properties panel to the right of the editor window