15.11.1 What are Active Lists?
An active list is a list of macros, ports (I/Os), nets, or regions. Active lists enable you to focus on specific areas of your design.
You can display multiple active lists on the screen at the same time. The lists are updated dynamically when the design objects state changes. For example, when you unassign an instance, it automatically appears in the Unassigned Instances active list.
The Active Lists submenu contains the following predefined lists:
- Clock nets
- Interface Instances
- Unassigned Ports
- Unassigned Instances
- Designer Block Content
For example, to display a list containing only the clock nets in the design, from the Tools menu, choose , to display a list containing only macros connected to ports, choose Interface Instances, to display all unassigned I/Os, choose Unassigned I/Os, and to display all unassigned instances, choose Unassigned Instances.
In addition to the predefined lists, you can create your own active lists as well as modify and delete user-defined active lists. However, you cannot edit or delete the predefined active lists.
You can drag and drop items from an active list into ChipPlanner or PinEditor.