How to enlarge a simulated parts info display?

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TimBox100
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How to enlarge a simulated parts info display?

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Hello...

I'm trying to debug an MCP4725 but when I run the sim I get this box
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I cannot see how I can view all the data to see what the regs are doing

What's the trick?

Thanks

Tim
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Re: How to enlarge a simulated parts info display?

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There must be a couple of arrows at the right of the pop-up dialogue.
In windows 11 those arrows will only appear when you over the mouse in that area.
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About the MCP4725 specific, the EEPROM inside the component stores 14 bits of information, then the simulation model will show only two bytes of permanent memory. The first byte is:
x x PD1 PD0 D11 D10 D9 D8 where x x are not used bits.
The second byte is the low nibble of 12 bits Data, from D7 to D0.
As a result the bytes 08 00 means no power down selected, 0x800 12 bits data (0.5*VDD default output).

The command type (C2,C1 and C0) is not stored in the permanent memory; you can trace/debug the effect of those command bits by the Diagnostic message, when you enable them with Debug->Configure Diagnostic and then expand MCP4725 tree.
Kind regards,
Ettore Arena - Labcenter Electronics.
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Re: How to enlarge a simulated parts info display?

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Hello Ettore

Yes I saw the arrows and I have tried scrolling but the aperture is so small you cannot see the values properly.

I was asking how to enlarge the box so you can see the values without it being in so restricted.

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Re: How to enlarge a simulated parts info display?

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The pop-ups used in the MCP4725 model is set as "not sizeable" dialogue class, so you cannot size it but only scroll it.
I'll PM you a model version with a dialog large enough to see both bytes.
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Ettore Arena - Labcenter Electronics.
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