Get Oriented

The Interface Designer has four main sections:

  • Design Explorer—Provides a list view of the interface blocks you have in your design organized by block type. It also includes device-wide settings for the I/O banks and configuration options. Select a block to display it's summary and editor.
  • Block Summary—Displays the current settings for the selected block.
  • Block Editor—Provides options and settings for the selected block. The editor may have more than one tab, depending on the block.
  • Resource Assigner—Provides an easy, tabular method for assigning resources. View by instance (default) or resource.

Figure 1. Interface Designer

When you first open the Interface Designer for your project, the Design Explorer shows the Device Settings folder (with default settings) and empty folders for the interface blocks your chosen device supports. You need to add blocks as required for your design.

Figure 2. Resource Assigner