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auCdl netlist subckt missing parameters

Paulux
Paulux over 14 years ago

Hi,
In auCdl netlist generation, I want to generate the netlist shown below
XI1 net16 gnd! / rnpoly2 rl=20 rw=2
.SUBCKT rnpoly2 MINUS PLUS rl=2 rw=2
RR0 PLUS MINUS 190*rl/(rw-6.2e-3) $[NS] $W=rw $L=rl
.ENDS

But the generated CDL out file (File->Export->CDL) is
XI1 net16 gnd! / rnpoly2 M=1
.SUBCKT rnpoly2 MINUS PLUS rl=2 rw=2
RR0 PLUS MINUS 190*rl/(rw-6.2e-3) $[NS] $W=rw $L=rl
.ENDS

The auCdl setting is given below
cdfId->simInfo->auCdl = '( nil
dollarEqualParams nil
dollarParams nil
netlistProcedure ansCdlSubcktCall
instParameters (rl rw m)
componentName rnpoly
termOrder (PLUS MINUS)
propMapping (nil L rl W rw)
namePrefix "X"
modelName "rnpoly"

Details can be found below
The cdf file is attached for reference

Thank you in advance for your help

The CDF settings are

let( ( libId cellId cdfId )
    unless( cellId = ddGetObj( LIBRARY CELL )
        error( "Could not get cell %s." CELL )
    )
    when( cdfId = cdfGetBaseCellCDF( cellId )
        cdfDeleteCDF( cdfId )
    )
    cdfId  = cdfCreateBaseCellCDF( cellId )

    ;;; Parameters
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "model"
        ?prompt         "Model name"
        ?defValue       "rnpoly"
        ?type           "string"
        ?display        "t"
        ?editable       "nil"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "macro"
        ?prompt         "Hspice Model name"
        ?defValue       "iPar(\"model\")"
        ?type           "string"
        ?display        "nil"
        ?editable       "nil"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "macroArgumentStyle"
        ?prompt         "macro arg style"
        ?defValue       "hspiceS"
        ?type           "string"
        ?display        "nil"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "r"
        ?prompt         "Resistance"
        ?units          "resistance"
        ?defValue       "190"
        ?type           "string"
        ?editable       "cdfgData->entryMode->value == \"Resistance&Width\""
        ?callback       "preswl_1Si()"
        ?parseAsNumber  "yes"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "tr"
        ?prompt         "Total resistance"
        ?units          "resistance"
        ?defValue       "190"
        ?type           "string"
        ?display        "deGetEditCellView()->cellViewType != \"maskLayout\""
        ?editable       "nil"
        ?parseAsNumber  "yes"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "entryMode"
        ?prompt         "Entry Mode"
        ?defValue       "Length&Width"
        ?choices        '("Length&Width" "Resistance&Width")
        ?type           "cyclic"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "rl"
        ?prompt         "Length"
        ?defValue       "2"
        ?type           "string"
        ?editable       "cdfgData->entryMode->value == \"Length&Width\""
        ?callback       "presr_1Si()"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "rw"
        ?prompt         "Width"
        ?defValue       "2"
        ?type           "string"
        ?display        "artParameterInToolDisplay('w)"
        ?callback       "presr_1Si()"
        ?parseAsCEL     "yes"
    )
    cdfCreateParam( cdfId
        ?name           "m"
        ?prompt         "Multiplier"
        ?defValue       1
        ?type           "int"
        ?display        "deGetEditCellView()->cellViewType != \"maskLayout\""
        ?editable       "deGetEditCellView()->cellViewType != \"maskLayout\""
        ?callback       "presm_1Si()"
    )

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    skillUser over 14 years ago

    Hi Paulux,

    I think that you may want to look at the ansCdlPrintInstParams or ansCdlPrintInstProps functions in the documentation - set the auCdl netlist procedure to ansCdlHnlPrintInst and then you will be able to customize how the device is written to the netlist. Put any procedure definitions in your .simrc file, if you need to overwrite the default implementations.

    Hope this helps.

    Lawrence.

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  • skillUser
    skillUser over 14 years ago

    Hi Paulux,

    I think that you may want to look at the ansCdlPrintInstParams or ansCdlPrintInstProps functions in the documentation - set the auCdl netlist procedure to ansCdlHnlPrintInst and then you will be able to customize how the device is written to the netlist. Put any procedure definitions in your .simrc file, if you need to overwrite the default implementations.

    Hope this helps.

    Lawrence.

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