IP-XACT 1685-2014 addDesignInterconnection and addInterconnectionActiveInterface

[xjtu.yohuang]

Hi,

Does the addDesignInterconnection actually create a activeInterface?

It looks to me the addDesignInterconnection only need the designID and name, we can call addInterconnectionActiveInterface after calling addDesignInterconnection(designID, name).

IEEE 1685-2014

F.7.45.30 addDesignInterconnection
Description: Add interconnection with the given name, componentInstanceRef, and busRef to the given design element 
— Returns: interconnectionID of type String - Handle to an interconnection element
— Input: designID of type String - Handle to a design element
— Input: name of type String - Interconnection name
— Input: componentInstanceRef of type String - Component instance name
— Input: busInterfaceRef of type String - Bus interface name

F.7.45.32 addInterconnectionActiveInterface
Description: Add activeInterface with the given componentInstanceRef and busRef tot the given interconnection element 
— Returns: activeInterfaceID of type String - Handle to an activeInterface element
— Input: interconnectionID of type String - Handle to an interconnection element
— Input: componentInstanceRef of type String - Component instance name
— Input: busInterfaceRef of type String - Bus interface name

In IEEE 1685-2022, the addDesignInterconnection function signature changed. It gives me the impression that the TGI interface is not quite stable.

IEEE 1685-2022

F.7.38.8 addDesignInterconnection
Description: Adds interconnection with the given name between two component instance interfaces given
by ComponentInstanceRef1, busRef1, componentInstanceRef2, and busInterfaceRef2 to the given design element.
— Returns: interconnectionID of type String - Handle to an interconnection element
— Input: designID of type String - Handle to a design element
— Input: name of type String - Interconnection name
— Input: componentInstanceRef1 of type String - Component instance name
— Input: busInterfaceRef1 of type String - Bus interface name
— Input: componentInstanceRef2 of type String - Component instance name
— Input: busInterfaceRef2 of type String - Bus interface name

 

thanks,
yohuang

[kock]

Hi Yohuang,

Indeed the TGI is not backward compatible between IP-XACT versions. For 2022 we decided to refactor a lot. The IP-XACT Working Group is preparing a TGI Application Note to explain its usage more clearly.

Best regards,
Erwin