Creating Ports for Software Components

You can create a sender receiver port or a client server port to connect software components.

This scenario describes how to create a sender receiver port. The scenario is identical for a client server port, which is associated with a client server interface.

See Also
Creating Software Connections
  1. Right-click the Ports node of a software component or a software component instance and select Create Sender Receiver Port .
  2. Enter these details for the new port:

    Box Name Description
    Automatic title Clear the Automatic title check box and enter a name in the Title field.
    Description (Optional) Enter a description.
    Direction Select a direction: Write or Read.
    Interface To associate an interface with the port, click [...].

    In the Choose Sender Receiver Interface dialog box, select an interface among interfaces in session, and then validate.
    Note: To create heterogeneous connections, clear Hide receiver ports with different interface than transmitter port.

The new port is added to the selected software component and appears under the Ports node.

You can now create a connection.