Probe Types

There are four types of probes: net, instance, path, and terminal.

Net Probe

The net probe draws a user-specified net. There are two display modes associated with net probes. The flight lines of the net can be displayed so that a spanning tree contains all the terminals in the net. The other display mode is to display the objects in this net.

Instance Probe

The instance probe highlights the user-specified instance. When you are at a level above this instance, the instances in all equivalent windows containing the chosen instance are highlighted to show that they contain a probe.

Path Probe

The path probe draws a flight line between two user specified terminals. These terminals do not have to be on the same net. This also means that the terminals do not have to be physically connected.

Terminal Probe

The terminal probe draws the user specified terminal. When you descend into or edit in place the instance containing this terminal, all the corresponding pins of the master are highlighted.

Related Topics

Probe Functions

Probe Object

Probe Function SKILL Interface

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