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The top section includes information about the current layout. The next section allows the user to control whether the input data source and output data destination is a file or an audio device. The following section provides control of AWS file generation and some extra error checking on the output pin. The AWS file will be generated in the same folder as the current AWD file. If "Validate System Output pin" is checked, then the system checks if the inherited output pin properties fall within the specified ranges for the attached hardware output pin.
In Designer version 8.D.2.5 the “Bind Wires First” option was added to Layout Properties. Typically commands to create all the layout wires are placed at the beginning of the AWS/AWB file followed by the bind wire commands to bind to the HW pins. However, there is now an option to place the bind wire commands immediately following the commands to create the wire for the HW pins. This may be chosen if the user would like to allocate memory for the HW wires in fast memory which may be depleted if bind wire is issued at the end of the wire allocation commands.
The final section “Protect Layout” allows the entire layout to be locked from editing.
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