make_connection (::quartus::eco)

The following table displays information for the make_connection Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::eco 1.0

Syntax make_connection [-h | -help] [-long_help] -from <output_net_name> -port <dest_node_port> -to <dest_node_name>
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-from <output_net_name> Source of the connection
-port <dest_node_port> Input port name of the destination node
-to <dest_node_name> Name of the destination node
Description 
The make_connection command will connect the source signal to the destination block port. If the 
port has an existing connection, the command will remove the previous connection
and connect it to the specified signal. 

make_connection expects 3 arguments: 
from - output net of the source block of the new connection
to   - name of the destination block
port - the input port name of the destination block

Note that the actual routing change will happen implicitly at the end of the script.
Example Usage 
make_connection -from top|a_out -to top|x -port D

This example will connect top|a_out to the D input port of node top|x.
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful