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RE: How to backreference named captures in pcreSubstitute
Tom, I think it's probably that we're using too old a version of PCRE (from pcre.org) - it was first added about 12 years ago and it may not have been updated since. I suspect only limited support for...
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RE: Why does renaming a file on Cadence Virtuoso take so much time?
Venkat, Are you using a Design Management tool? If so, rename actually does a copy and a delete operation, and so that can be fairly expensive (the vault needs to know the name has changed, and the...
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RE: I have a problem adding custom vias in IC 6
Please contact customer support - it would be easier to see the actual DEF you have, and precisely what is going on.
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RE: triggering the done procedure for enterPoints()
Hi Ines, You could use envGetVal("layout" "modalCommands") to get the current value of the "repeat commands" setting, and then envSetVal("layout" "modalCommands" 'boolean nil) to turn it off....
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RE: save waveform to file during simulation
Hi Kevin, You'd need to write one probably, although you may be able to use the voltmeter from ahdlLib to do this... Andrew.
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RE: Jitter measurement with PNoise Edge delay feature
I think (from a very quick glance) that this looks OK - although I've not played with the edge delay very much yet. Please contact customer support and then we can check through carefully what's going...
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RE: Behavioral simulation of standard cells: How? (AMS and other attempts fail)
There's no reason why using the IE-based approach should not work (provided it's set up correctly). Regardless of whether you are using the older connect rule/connect module approach or the newer,...
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RE: Schematics cannot be mapped simulators
Hi Sherif, Assuming you are trying to access the current using the OCEAN function i("/R5/MINUS" ?result 'tran) or similar (e.g. the IT() function), then the problem is that you're using a "schematic...
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filter out warn msg ( SCH -2162) symbol "***" has been updated since "***"...
im trying to avoid from output to CIW these kind of warnings. Im running a skill script that recursivly filter down the hirarchy, and each time the schematic data is newer than the symbol data - i get...
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Sanjay Goes to Europe via Texas
While I was in Germany recently, I sat down with the head of Cadence EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa), Sanjay Lall. Back when we were both a lot younger, we both worked at VLSI Technology. I was...
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cycle through a number of configs in a test bench
Hi All, I have a SKILL script that executes and post-processes some simulations on a test bench using ADE-L. The test bench is defined by design(dir cell view). I want to execute different...
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RE: cycle through a number of configs in a test bench
Hi Hans, No, setting the design essentially initialises the ADE (or OCEAN) session. You have to call the same functions to set up the analyses, design variables and so on. ADE XL (and Assembler) have...
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RE: filter out warn msg ( SCH -2162) symbol "***" has been updated since...
Hi Meny, So how are you traversing the hierarchy? I'd only expect these messages to happen if you're opening them with the schematic editor - rather than using db functions. Are you opening the designs...
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How to make a shared prefprops.txt file.
Hi, When using the Edit Object Properties spreadsheet in Capture 16.6 I would like provide some new drop down filters to all users. If I change the PrefPropPath variable in a local Capture.ini file to...
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Matlab cds_srr DC sweep of Mosfet Parameters
Hi, I am running cadence 6.1.7-64b along with MATLAB R2016b. I am trying to run a MATLAB script in which I perform a DC sweep on MOSFET parameters such as id, vt, igs, gm, gmb,... and store the...
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Copper Pour Clearance Clarification
In Orcad Layout, I am wondering what the clearance option for Copper Pour Rules,in the edit obstacle menu, means and what happens if I decide to change the clearance option? Does changing the clearance...
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Tales From DAC: Netspeed and the Cadence Interconnect Workbench Pair Up
Services like facial detection, efficient cloud server workload management, artificial intelligence, and image enhancement are all the rage these days; but creating a design to accommodate these needs...
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vpwlf error:Syntax error in waveform file...
Hi, I'm trying to load .xlsx file using vpwlf . My file contains strictly increasing data , still it gives error as : " Syntax error in waveform file `/home/users/pratike/data_interp_msb2.xlsx' at line...
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Virtuoso: The Next Overture: Prelude to Cadence Virtuoso "Symphony No. 18.1"
When the curtains raise on our new, novel, and innovative symphony, it will play in four movements • Hierarchical schematic driven layouts that combine the best of top-down and bottom-up design...
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