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How to see output.log file in ADE-XL like ADE in IC616/5141

RFStuff
RFStuff over 9 years ago

Dear All,

I am migrating to ADE-XL for doing Monte-Carlo Analysis.

Though there is job.lg file I can see in ADE-XL, unlike ADE I am NOT able to see any option to see the output.log file ( this file (spectre.out) basically shows the progress of any type of simulation in time percentage, also errors and so on. but certainly very mush verbose ).

The job.log file only shows whether a run finishes successfully or NOT .

Could anybody please tell what should be done to see the output.log file like ADE.

Kind Regards,

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    Andrew Beckett over 9 years ago

    ADE XL (in later IC616 hotfixes) does display the job log if a single simulation is being run, although monte carlo doesn't count as a single simulation, even if the number of jobs in the job policy is set to 1 and you're only simulating a single test and single corner.

    However, once the run has started, you can switch the output pane from Yield to Detail (or Detail Transpose) and then using the right mouse button menu over one of the outputs (in the actual output column where results are displayed) you can pick Output Log. Because ADE XL may be running multiple simulations (if there's more than one test, or more than one corner, or you have the number of jobs in the job policy greater than 1), not all points may end up in the same spectre log - so you might have to look at multiple log files.

    ADE XL doesn't display them because  you could end up running a very large number of separate simulations, and nobody would want a screen full of log files...

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 9 years ago

    ADE XL (in later IC616 hotfixes) does display the job log if a single simulation is being run, although monte carlo doesn't count as a single simulation, even if the number of jobs in the job policy is set to 1 and you're only simulating a single test and single corner.

    However, once the run has started, you can switch the output pane from Yield to Detail (or Detail Transpose) and then using the right mouse button menu over one of the outputs (in the actual output column where results are displayed) you can pick Output Log. Because ADE XL may be running multiple simulations (if there's more than one test, or more than one corner, or you have the number of jobs in the job policy greater than 1), not all points may end up in the same spectre log - so you might have to look at multiple log files.

    ADE XL doesn't display them because  you could end up running a very large number of separate simulations, and nobody would want a screen full of log files...

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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