Apm edit example
Following is an example usage of apm-edit to build and run a model.
As with all the awb tools, one must be in a workspace and invoke the tool. Apm-edit, in specific, takes an .apm file as its input. For example:
% cd ~/workspaces/demo % apm-edit src/hasim/config/pm/hasim/demos/switch_to_led/adder4x4_exe.apm
Although apm-edit is primarily intended to construct models, and awb is a more comprehensive program for configuring and building models and setting up and running benchmarks on those models, apm-edit can accomplish those tasks as well. Each model has a default benchmark and default run switches that are used by apm-edit to set up and run a specific benchmark.
To view and change those defaults on can click on the ‘Changes’ button to the far right of the name of the model’s name. That opens up a properties dialog like the following.
Using the Model→Configure menu (or typing F9) will configure the model.
A log dialog shows the command used to configure the model and its output. Clicking OK closes the dialog.
Using the Model→Build menu (or typing F10) will build the model.
Again the log dialog shows what’s happened.
Using the Model→Setup menu (or typing F11) will set up the default benchmark.
Using Model→Run menu (or typing F12) will run the default benchmark with the default run switches. In this case the —showfp=gui switch causes a graphical front panel to display that allows one to add together two two-bit numbers.
The Model→Nuke function will completely remove the model and benchmark areas.
The Model→Clean function will execute a ‘make clean’ operation on the model build tree.