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Refer to another output equation in ADE

Grover

If I set up the output signals and expressions in Analog Design Environment, is it possible to refer to other expressions in an expression? For example, if I have the expressions

pin3 = (power from the 3.3 V supply)
pin12 = (power from the 12V supply)

can I then define

ptot = pin3 + pin12

in some way?

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  • This is very easy to do in ADE XL (in IC613). You can create an "OCEAN Script" measure in the ADE XL output, which will be an attached text file containing all your calculations, and then you can "output" one or more of the calculations to the outputs pane in ADE XL, keeping other variables interneal.

    You can also refer to other outputs very easily - you just need to click on an output in ADE XL and drag it into the calculator input buffer, and it will generate the right expression to refer to it (using the calcVal() function).

    In ADE L, in IC614 (due later this year) you will be able to simply refer to one of your other outputs by name in a calculation. ADE will take care of ordering your outputs so that it does things in the right order (and indeed you can manually reorder things by dragging the outputs up or down in the ADE L window).

    If using ADE L in IC613, you could always put all your calculations in a function definition (it's SKILL after all) and then call that function from the ADE L outputs pane - you can then make your calculations as complicated as you like.

    So there are lots of ways of doing this, dependending on your preferences - we try to cater for both people who like scripting, and those who just want a GUI.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • This is very easy to do in ADE XL (in IC613). You can create an "OCEAN Script" measure in the ADE XL output, which will be an attached text file containing all your calculations, and then you can "output" one or more of the calculations to the outputs pane in ADE XL, keeping other variables interneal.

    You can also refer to other outputs very easily - you just need to click on an output in ADE XL and drag it into the calculator input buffer, and it will generate the right expression to refer to it (using the calcVal() function).

    In ADE L, in IC614 (due later this year) you will be able to simply refer to one of your other outputs by name in a calculation. ADE will take care of ordering your outputs so that it does things in the right order (and indeed you can manually reorder things by dragging the outputs up or down in the ADE L window).

    If using ADE L in IC613, you could always put all your calculations in a function definition (it's SKILL after all) and then call that function from the ADE L outputs pane - you can then make your calculations as complicated as you like.

    So there are lots of ways of doing this, dependending on your preferences - we try to cater for both people who like scripting, and those who just want a GUI.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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