Saving and Loading Readback Data

After generating a readback sequence of your signals, you can save the readback data you generated. Saving readback data is useful for multiple design analyses, for comparison, and design optimization.

The Hardware Debugger enables you to view previously saved readback data textually or as waveforms. When the file is first opened, the data is displayed in a waveform. To view the data textually, use the View Text Data command.

Saving Readback Data

Follow this procedure to save readback data.

1. Click on the waveform that you want to save and choose File Save or click the following toolbar button.
   
   
   
   The Save As dialog box, shown in the “Save As Dialog Box” figure, appears.
   
   

   Figure 6.10 Save As Dialog Box

2. In the File Name field, type or select the name of the file you want to save. By default, the .wvf extension is appended to the file name.
   
   If you want to change the path for your readback data, you can select the desired directory in the Directories field.
   
   
3. Click OK to save the data.
   
   

Viewing Previously Saved Readback Data

Use the File Open Waveform command to view previously saved readback data.

1. Select File Open Waveform to view previously saved readback data.
   
   
2. In the Open dialog box, specify the file name and click OK.
   
   The data is displayed in the format in which it was saved.
   
   
3. To view the data textually, select View Text Data or click the following toolbar button.
   
   
   
   
4. To view the data graphically, select View Waveform Data or click the following toolbar button.