Run multiple ADE of the same schematic at the same time.

You can run ADE L more than once on the same design if you have a different projectDir (simulation directory) set. However, I'd say you'd be far better off using ADE XL because this will manage the multiple simulation directories automatically for you without you needing to worry about it. You can have multiple tests with the same test bench, and do a common sweep over corners, or swept variables or parameters.

If you run two ADE L for the same test bench with the same simulation directory, they will scribble over each other.

Andrew

Thanks. I have never used ADE XL for simulation. As in an earlier post, if I remember correctly you said that ADE XL and GXL are higher versions of ADE L.

So ADE XL and GXL will be better that ADE L in all (or almost) simulation?

ADE XL and GXL are the same interface - it's just a license difference that gives access to additional run modes with GXL (e.g. sensitivity analysis, optimisation, yield improvement, high sigma yield etc).

ADE XL gives you access to a multi-test environment (so you can run multiple tests on your design, with the same or different test benches and bring the results together), the ability to put specifications on your measurements, the ability to run over corners, the ability to sweep global variables (so common variables to all your tests), the ability to parameterise your design and sweep that without needing to edit the schematic. It also gives you access to Monte Carlo.  It also allows control over how many simulations you run in parallel.

So it gives a lot of power - and actually the simulation setup itself is the same as with ADE L (the test editor in ADE XL is essentially ADE L).

This is just a small flavour of the kind of things you can do.

Regards,

Andrew.

Thanks for the detailed help. I will spend some time playing with them.