After you finish creating the new interface definition, the workspace editor for the interface opens in the Interface Definition Editor for modifications, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Interface Definition Editor
The following fields are available to describe the identification of the interface definition:
- Vendor
- The vendor of the interface definition. This is also the identifier for the vendor that displays in the first V of VLNV of the interface definition.
- Library
- The library in which the interface belongs. This is also the identifier for the library that displays in the L of VLNV of the interface definition.
- Name
- The name of the interface. This is also the identifier for the name that displays in the N of VLNV of the interface definition. Use short interface names because the IP block diagram has limited space.
- Version
- The version of the interface. This is also the identifier for the version that displays in the second V of VLNV of the interface definition.
- Description
- The description of the interface definition.
- Display Name
- The display name of the interface definition.
- Location
- The name and location of the IP-XACT standard XML file.