The Port Properties dialog in Figure 4.32 can be displayed by selecting a port or a connection:
Select a component port in the Block Diagram view and do one of the following:
double-click on the port
click the Properties button
select Object Properties from the Object menu
right-click and select Object Properties from the context menu.
Select a connection in the Block Diagram view and display the Connection Properties dialog. See Connection Properties dialog. To display the Port Properties dialog either:
click the Master Port Properties button to display the properties for the master port.
click the Slave Port Properties button to display the properties for the slave port.
The dialog contains the following controls:
- Name
The name of the port.
- Type
The type of port and the protocol used.
- Size
If the port is a port array, the number of elements is displayed.
- Index
If the port is a port array, enter a value in the text box and click Refresh to display only the specified element of the port array.
If the port array was expanded and an individual port was selected, this box displays the index for the selected port.
- Port connections
This section displays the connections to the port:
To sort the connections, click on one of the column headings.
To change the priorities to match the current sort order, click Reorder Priority. The priority numbers are updated to reflect the current order in the list.
To change the connected port or address mapping, select a connection from the list and click Edit Connection.
To add a connection, select a connection from the list and click the Add Connection button.
To delete a connection, select the connection from the list and click the Remove button.
To change the priority of a single connection, select the connection from the list and click either the Increase Priority or Decrease Priority buttons. The list is refreshed to show the new order.
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