Cursors and time
Place cursors, measure a span, step from edge to edge, zoom and pan the RTL++ waveform, and jump to a time from the command bar.
Cursors
- Click to place cursor A. It snaps to an edge within a few pixels, so it lands on the change you aimed at.
⇧click places cursor B, and⇧drag measures a span. The ruler then reads both times and the difference, such as 1.2 µs to 3.4 µs, 2.2 µs.Escclears both cursors.
Cursor A is the workspace's time. Values in code, the board lens, the state machines and the hover card in the editor all show that moment, and it stays put across a new run that covers it, so you can compare before and after an edit.
Moving through time
]and[- Cursor A to the next or previous edge, of the selected signal or of any signal.
- Scroll
- Zoom at the pointer. Scrolling sideways pans.
- Drag
- Pan.
+and-- Zoom in and out around cursor A.
- Double click, or Fit
- Show the whole run.
@12.3usin the command bar- Move cursor A to that time.
Times read with three significant figures in the unit that keeps them above one: 840 ns, 12.3 µs.
Asking why
Hold ⌥ and click a value to see the chain of causes behind it, or right click a name and choose Why at the cursor time. See Why this value.