Re: creating primitives

[Steven Rubin]

> For the life of me I can't figure out how to create primitives and the 
> associated gate entities for them.  What I want to do is create a set of 
> objects that I wish to write custom net-als files for.  I have tried 
> creating the net-als facet for one, then I created an icon facet of the 
> same name and containing exports matching the ports in the net-als 
> file.  However the net-als version of my test schematic in which I use the 
> icon I created does not contain the icon's net-als code.
>
> Am I going about this the wrong way?  Ultimately I would like to custom 
> create an instance I can place in a schematic that looks like I want and 
> uses gate net-als code of my creation.  Someone please embarrass me and 
> tell me where in the manual I can find an explanation of this since I 
> cannot find it myself.

You're so very close, but you missed one little detail.  After you have 
created a library with icons and net-als facets, you have to tell the VHDL 
compiler to use that library as the behavioral library.  This is done with 
Tools / VHDL Compiler / Select Behavioral Library...

Now, when you simulate, it will convert to VHDL (as it did before) and then 
when it compiles to a netlist it will find those net-als facets and include 
them.

   -Steven Rubin