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Copying netset properties to layout

Grover

I'm using a couple of cells in my circuits that have their power supply connections implemented as global nets (vdd! and gnd!). Now I want to use these within other cells that have their own supply rails (say, vdd_3 and vss_a), and connect the subcells' power supplies to the higher level cell's supply rails. I do this by adding the netset property to the appropriate instance, which connects the subcell's vdd! to the higher level cell's vdd_3.

Now this works fine in the simulator, but when I want to layout the circuit, it goes wrong, because the subcell still has its nets labelled vdd! and gnd!, and connecting them to vdd_3 and vss_a just gives me a flashing yellow cross.

I found in the manual that "the netSet properties on schematic instances, which specify the new value of a global signal, are not copied over with the instance from the schematic to the layout when you use the Gen From Source, Pick from Schematic, or Update Layout Parameters command", so this behaviour is as documented. But how do I fix it then? It's not possible to add a netset property to a layout instance, so I can't manually correct it after placement either.

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  • Grover

    Hi Bernd,

    You mean the pins on the high level cell (my "own" pins)? There's a field to enter a net expression, but entering anything here doesn't solve the problem.

    To be more specific: the lower level cell has a property vdd, connected by vdd!, which I want to override and connect to vdd_a. So in the schematic editor, I add a netset property vdd, with value vdd_a.

    However, entering any combination of these names in the "Net expression" and "Default" fields in the properties form of the pin in the laout editor doesn't override the connection.

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  • Grover

    Hi Bernd,

    You mean the pins on the high level cell (my "own" pins)? There's a field to enter a net expression, but entering anything here doesn't solve the problem.

    To be more specific: the lower level cell has a property vdd, connected by vdd!, which I want to override and connect to vdd_a. So in the schematic editor, I add a netset property vdd, with value vdd_a.

    However, entering any combination of these names in the "Net expression" and "Default" fields in the properties form of the pin in the laout editor doesn't override the connection.

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