ADEXL - Auto-Script

Dear life,

life said:

I have a large ADE-XL Simulation with corners where I want to run multiple times with different configurable variables adjusted each time.

If you are familiar with ocean and oceanXL, you can create an ocean/oceanXL script to automate the set of simulations. An ocean script can be created from the ADE-XL Menu item shown in Figure 1. You will be prompted to save the script to a file as shown in Figure 2. Documentation on oceanXL may be found at the URL:

support1.cadence.com/.../ocnxl.pdf

with a very relevant application note concerning saving comma-separated variable output results at URL:

support.cadence.com/.../ArticleAttachmentPortal

As you may know, ADE-XL has been replaced with Assembler and Explorer and hence is no longer actively supported by Cadence. Hence, you might consider migrating to Assembler/Explorer for a couple of reasons life.

0. Migration from an ADE-XL session to an Assembler session is very easy and the tools behave very similarly making the transition quite painless.

1. Since Assembler and Explorer are actively supported, there are far more resources available than for ADE-XL.

2.  The tools are improved regularly with Cadence software updates and will be optimized over time.

3. Assembler provides a new feature called a "Run plan" that I believe will meet your needs. An outline of its use is provided in the Rapid Adoption Kit at URL:

support.cadence.com/.../articleattachmentportal

I realize I've thrown a lot of information your way life, but wanted to provide enough for you to decide which method might be best for you and your application.

Shawn

Figure 1

Figure 2

Thanks for the info! I have a couple of questions because I can't view the links you sent right now... 

1. Where can I create/invoke the ocean scripts? 

2. How do I invoke ADE Assembler/Explorer?

Dear life,

life said:

I can't view the links you sent right now... 

Are you able to access the Cadence Support site from somewhere or are you indicating you cannot access it all?

life said:

1. Where can I create/invoke the ocean scripts? 

Figure 1 shows the menu that allows you to create an oceanXL script from your ADE-XL GUI. Save the file, as shown in Figure 2, to some name (typically ends in ".ocn"). Did I misunderstand your question?

life said:

How do I invoke ADE Assembler/Explorer?

Open your test bench schematic, and as shown in Figure 3, choose the Launch menu and select ADE Assembler. From the Assembler GUI, you can import a state file from your ADE-L or ADE-XL session as shown in Figure 4.

I hope this helps life.

Shawn

Figure 3

Figure 4

Thanks this is very helpful.. 

1. What is the difference between Assembler and Explorer? 

2. For the ocean script; do I just change each global variable and save the script? Once I have multiple ocean scripts, how do I invoke all of them at once and also have each transposed detail output file saved as a .csv? 

Dear life,

life said:

1. What is the difference between Assembler and Explorer? 

Assembler is the "equivalent" of ADE-XL while Explorer is somewhat similar to ADE-L, but with features than ADE-L. Both Assembler and Explorer share a common view called a "maestro" view that replaces the former "state" files used in ADE-XlL and ADE-L.

life said:

For the ocean script; do I just change each global variable and save the script? Once I have multiple ocean scripts, how do I invoke all of them at once and also have each transposed detail output file saved as a .csv? 

I think you need to access the documentation on oceanXL and ocean. Your question is a bit too open ended for me to provide some code - which I think is what you are looking for. I don't know the details of your simulation nor your test bench.

Shawn