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Voltus-Fi XL in ADE with dspf: how to reliably start 'shapeSever'

KurtKimber1

Hi All,  I'm using Voltus-Fi XL with transistor_dspf generated by Quantus QRC.  When I run an EM/IR sim within ADE and then open up Voltus-Fi XL for EMIR 'Layout Analysis', I often get the following error

@(#)$CDS: virtuoso version 6.1.7-64b 08/21/2018 19:47 (sjfhw316) $
sub-version IC6.1.7-64b.500.22
Voltus-Fi v06.17-e655_1

INFO : Auto loading the emir conf file /.../input.conf
INFO : Loading results for IR plots display
INFO: Shapes information read from Quantus shapeserver (runDir=/... runName=...)
Failed to start QRC module 'shapeServer'. Please check QRC installation or contact Cadence Customer Support.

Sometimes the shapeServer starts and Solid Shape Highlighting works in the layout, but mostly the shapeServer doesn't start.  I suspect the problem is with the contents of the QRC Run Dir, but not sure.  Seems like once a cell works, it continues to work, but if a new dspf extraction is performed for this cell then the shapeServer has a good chance of not starting.  I've spent quite a lot of time chasing this, so any help will be appreciated.

  • KurtKimber1

    Looks like the problem was with the Layer Map Files.  If the layer maps aren't what Voltus-Fi XL needs then the above error message is reported.

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