Sections with diagrams, such as Pins, Analog-Routing, and System, include

Zoom

and

Fit to size

commands to resize the diagram as needed. You can also press and hold the [

Ctrl

] key and use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.

If you zoom the image larger than the frame area, scroll bars appear to move to different area of the diagram. You can also press and hold the [

Alt

] key with the mouse button to use the pan tool.

Each of the tabs (except the Analog-Routing tab) also has the following features:



Filter​

The

Resource

column shows all available resources in an expandable tree. The filter box above the list of peripherals allows you to limit the peripherals shown in the tree as well as a Hide disabled resources filter button. There are also

Expand

and

Collapse

commands.


Cut, Copy, Paste​

Use these commands to move and copy settings from one resource of the same type to another.

  • When you use

    Cut

    , the settings will be copied to the clipboard, and the selected resource will be disabled.

  • When you use

    Copy

    , the settings will just be copied to the clipboard.

  • When you use

    Paste

    , the selected resource will be enabled if needed. The selected resource must support the same Personality name and version as the cut/copied resource.

Name(s)​

This displays the current resource name(s). This is an editable field where you can specify optional, alternate names for this resource. This is also used in generated code.


Personality​

Each resource has a "Personality" file that contains the information for the given resource.

  • Some peripherals, such as Serial Communication Block (SCB) and Timer, Counter, Pulse Width Modulator (TCPWM), have a pull-down menu to select a specific personality, such as UART, SPI, or I

    2

    C.

  • Some peripherals have multiple personality versions from which you can select.

  • Some peripherals have a read-only field that only shows the name of this resource’s personality file.