From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" To: sid@sources.redhat.com Subject: new component: hw-visual-probe-pin Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:18:00 -0000 Message-id: <20010117131817.C19160@redhat.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-q1/msg00058.html Hi - A few hours' hacking resulted in another demonstration widget that aims to show off the kinds of monitoring components that may be easily inserted into a sid simulation. It's written in tcl/tk, and has a single input pin on which it receives stimulus. One could configure it something like this; though any old output pin that spits out a range of values might be interesting. new hw-visual-probe-pin boingo connect-pin boingo stimulus <- cpu step-cycles The component displays a window filled with roving icons. Each icon represents a stimulus value (sid::pin::driven() argument) that has been received. The icons move around the screen in relationship to how frequently/intensely each particular value is received. It's sort of a qualitative monitor, like lavaps and Mark Weiser's "Dangling String". The top few icons (the ones moving fastest since they have been occurring most frequently) are decorated with 100% genuine fuzzy dice. By the way, this may make sid the first simulator in the world with built-in fuzzy dice support. I attach a screenshot as proof. - FChE