Generation of graphical design representation from a design specification data file

摘要

Method and apparatus are described for generating a block diagram of an electronic circuit design. In one embodiment, each instance of a multi-master bus, a bus master of a multi-master bus, a bus slave of a multi-master bus, a memory, a co-processor and an input/output port is are identified. Instances of input/output ports are placed about a perimeter of a first area of the diagram. Each instance of a multi-master bus is placed in a bus area within the first area and each bus master is placed in a master area. The bus slaves of a bus are collected in a group, and the group is placed as a single block in a slave area within the first area. The group of bus slave slaves is aligned with a bus master. A diagrammatic representation is output consistent with the placement representations.