detecting process corner from within verilogA model

Thank you, I am following this thread because I need to implement the same and I have a question.

I have created a file called "wrapper.scs" which looks exaclty like this:

library wrapper
section NN
parameters corner=1
include "gpdk.scs" section=NN
endsection NN

section FF
parameters corner=2
include "gpdk.scs" section=FF
endsection FF

endlibrary wrapper

In ADE-L I select Setup/Model-Libraries/
then I select the path to the model file "wrapper.scs" and I can select between the two sections "NN" and "FF" (the original file gpdk.scs has more sections). So this part is working fine.

My question is how to read the value of the parameter "corner" into the veriloga model. I am lost here.

Thank you very much!

You can create a parameter in your veriloga model e.g. parameter real getcorner = 1; .  Based on the value of of 'getcorner', you can code the functionality in verilogA model using if/else.

Then when you instantiate the model, you can pass it the value of 'corner' (coming from models) as:

 I0 (x y z) cellA getcorner=corner

ahdl_include "/path/to/cellA.va"

Regards,

Saloni

Hi Saloni,

thank you for your reply.

Implementing the functionality in the verilogA model using the value of the parameter and if/else is clear.

My question is how to pass the value from the "wrapper.scs" to the verilogA model?

This is my file "wrapper.scs":

library wrapper
section NN
parameters corner=1
include "gpdk.scs" section=NN
endsection NN

section FF
parameters corner=2
include "gpdk.scs" section=FF
endsection FF

endlibrary wrapper

This is my model "veriloga.va":

`include "discipline.h"
`include "constants.h"
module inv(A, Y);
input A;
output Y;
electrical A, Y;
parameter real getcorner=1; // how to pass "corner" from "gpdk.scs" to "getcorner" of "veriloga.va" ???

endmodule

When I instantiate the verilogA model (cellview name is "veriloga_read_corner") in the schematic testbench I press Q (properties) and set:

CDF Parameter of view      veriloga_read_corner

getcorner                            corner

But I get following error:

nchelp ncelab CUBSPA
ncelab/CUBSPA =
Assigning a string value to a parameter which is declared to be either
real or integer is illegal.

In summary, what I am missing is how to pass the parameter value "corner" defined in "wrapper.scs" to the parameter "getcorner" inside the "veriloga.va" model.

Thank you very much for your help.

I just tried this on a small testcase and here's what I had to do. When you run netlisting from ADE, do you get a design variable called 'corner' added to the state? You can give the default value to 'corner' in ADE state e.g. 1, and then run the simulation. Spectre will then see variable corner being defined more than once, so depending upon your setup, you might get an error for the same parameter being defined twice. To get past that error, you can set Simulation option redefinedparams=warning. The value coming from models will override the value set in ADE. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Saloni

Thank you again Shaloni.

Indeed I get the following error:

ERROR (SFE-59): ".../models/spectre/wrapper.scs" 9: Parameter `corner' was previously defined.
Please try to add `+spice' in command line or option `redefinedparams' in netlist to avoid these type of errors.

Following your suggestion I do
ADE-L/Simulation/Options/Analog/
Check Tab
redefinedparams [x] warning /Apply/ok

and this is working as expected. I can see how the parameter "getcorner" inside the veriogA model takes the value given by parameter "corner" inside the "wrapper.scs" model file.

Thank you very much for your help! 

Thank you again Shaloni.

Indeed I get the following error:

ERROR (SFE-59): ".../models/spectre/wrapper.scs" 9: Parameter `corner' was previously defined.
Please try to add `+spice' in command line or option `redefinedparams' in netlist to avoid these type of errors.

Following your suggestion I do
ADE-L/Simulation/Options/Analog/
Check Tab
redefinedparams [x] warning /Apply/ok

and this is working as expected. I can see how the parameter "getcorner" inside the veriogA model takes the value given by parameter "corner" inside the "wrapper.scs" model file.

Thank you very much for your help!