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outputs(?type...) in IC12 ?

The Setlaz
The Setlaz over 11 years ago

Hi,

 

 I'm trying to use the OCEAN outputs() function with the filter ?type in IC12.10.500 / 12.10.060 but I'm facing an error message.

I want to isolate the MOS devices from what returns the outputs() command.

 

Here is how I expect it to work and how it DOES work in IC6

 

ocean>openResults("./psf")

ocean> selectResults('dcOpInfo)
stdobj@0x2aa9d398

ocean> outputs()
("M0.Cs0" "M0.Cd0" "M0.Cds" "M0.Cg0" "M0.Cgs"    "M0.Cgd" "M0.Rg" "M0.Rs" "M0.Rd" "M0.XM"  "/V0" "/V1" "/V2" )

ocean> dataTypes()
("capacitor" "resistor" "tmibsimcmg" "vsource")

ocean> outputs(?type "tmibsimcmg")
("M0.XM")

 

EPIC SUCCESS !

 

Now, in IC12, everything is the very same, except the last command does not want to do the job:

ocean> outputs(?type "tmibsimcmg")
*Error* car: argument #1 should be a list (type template = "l") - "tmibsimcmg"

ocean> outputs(?type "vsource")
*Error* car: argument #1 should be a list (type template = "l") - "vsource"

 

I kinda understand there could be an evolution allowing user to have a 'list of type' instead of a single type... Actually, that could be great... Let's try to make it 'list of type' compliant then:

ocean> outputs(?type '(tmibsimcmg))
*Error* _srrMakeSignalListFromType: argument #2 should be either a string or a symbol (type template = "gS") - (tmibsimcmg)

 

outputs(?type '("tmibsimcmg"))
*Error* _srrMakeSignalListFromType: argument #2 should be either a string or a symbol (type template = "gS") - ("tmibsimcmg")

 

ocean> outputs(?type '(vsource))
*Error* _srrMakeSignalListFromType: argument #2 should be either a string or a symbol (type template = "gS") - (tmibsimcmg)

 

ocean> outputs(?type '("vsource"))
*Error* _srrMakeSignalListFromType: argument #2 should be either a string or a symbol (type template = "gS") - (tmibsimcmg)

 

 

I just can't get it working...

Where is the trick ?

Unfortunately, the documentation seem not have been updated for this :'(

 

Thanks,
Damien

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 11 years ago

    Hi Damien,

    I reproduced the problem. It's broken in IC616 ISR3/4 and ICADV121 ISR5/6 (these correspond to each other).

    It's working in IC616 ISR5 (I checked a pre-release build) - that's due for release at the end of February.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • The Setlaz
    The Setlaz over 11 years ago

     Hi Andrew,

     

    Thanks a lot for this ! Looking forward to the next update then:)

     

    Meanwhile, here is the (ugly) workaround:

    rexMatchList( "[A-Za-z0-9_.<>]*.XM" outputs() )

     

    That should do the job for me at the moment.

     

    Damien

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