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Error in Calc: expression evaluation failed

Vi Muthukumar
Vi Muthukumar over 11 years ago

Dear sir, 

  when i calculate the delay of level shifter circuit it will show the following error

expression evaluation failed : val is not legal 

I am using IC615 and MMSIM 111  and here i am now add my error screen shots, so please give me any ideas to solve the error.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 11 years ago

    The waveforms look the same in the psf you uploaded. What would have been more useful is if you showed the actual expression you used - the psf doesn't (and wouldn't) contain the expression.

    I took your new data and used:

    delay(?wf1 v("a" ?result "tran"), ?value1 0.2, ?edge1 "either", ?nth1 1, ?td1 0.0, ?wf2 v("z" ?result "tran"), ?value2 0.9, ?edge2 "either", ?nth2 1,  ?td2 nil , ?stop nil, ?multiple nil)

    in the calculator, and it worked fine. Please paste your expression rather than showing a screenshot - that way I can paste it into the calculator and check.

    Which subversion of IC615 are you using? Help->About in the CIW will tell you, or type getVersion(t) in the CIW.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 11 years ago

    The waveforms look the same in the psf you uploaded. What would have been more useful is if you showed the actual expression you used - the psf doesn't (and wouldn't) contain the expression.

    I took your new data and used:

    delay(?wf1 v("a" ?result "tran"), ?value1 0.2, ?edge1 "either", ?nth1 1, ?td1 0.0, ?wf2 v("z" ?result "tran"), ?value2 0.9, ?edge2 "either", ?nth2 1,  ?td2 nil , ?stop nil, ?multiple nil)

    in the calculator, and it worked fine. Please paste your expression rather than showing a screenshot - that way I can paste it into the calculator and check.

    Which subversion of IC615 are you using? Help->About in the CIW will tell you, or type getVersion(t) in the CIW.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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