save graphical waveforms into ADE-XL views just like a spectre state view

The waveforms are not saved into the ADE L spectre state views. They are retained in the simulation directory. That's the same (by default) with ADE XL too (by the way, ADE XL is obsolete - you should be moving to ADE Explorer/Assembler, but the same holds there too; the new maestro view (not that new now, since it's been around since 2015) that these use are better for DM too because there are far fewer files involved).

You can in ADE XL go to the history tab of the data view and do Right Mouse->View Results and then plot waveforms from the opened history.

However, it is possible to get ADE XL to save all the simulation results into the view so that all the waveform data can be checked in alongside everything else. This was the default at the beginning of ADE XL back in 2006, but most customers didn't want to check in the large (potentially very large) waveform databases so the default was changed. If you to to Options->Save in ADE XL, and then copy the path from the blue ringed area (results database location) to the red ringed area (simulation results directory location):

Usually if the library you're working with is in the current directory, the bottom path with will be "." for the working dir, but it may be elsewhere if your libraries are not in the working directory.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew.  

We found out that spectre state view does contain graphic waveforms so that when a spectre state view is checked in to a DM depot by user_A, the same graphical waveform is displayed when the state view is sync'ed and opened by user_B. 

I tested ADE Assembler's maestro view.  It does carry over graphic waveforms across a revision control system nicely. I need to save results to a specified directory (should be under maestro view directory structure) and tick copy PSF button. However, the same setup does not work with adexl view.  

In terms of design management, it is a good practice for a designer to be aware of how big the simulation data is before submitting them for review. The EDA tool should make this management process possible; the maestro  view has achieved this. 

Thanks again. 

Patrick

Patrick,

The spectre state view does not contain the waveform database (I can't see how this could be achieved even with customisation such that it would work reliably and with design management). It does however contain a "graph" file which has the reference to the simulation run directory, and so that may be making you think it contains the waveforms. However, if the simulation directory was deleted, or even overwritten by user_A then user_B wouldn't be able to plot the results (or would be getting a different run).

If you need to save the waveform data selectively, then this can also be done with ADE XL - however, there's an issue if you directly go to the history tab, and do Right Mouse->Save Results and give "." as the path (assuming that the libraries are local) - it gives an error because it is trying to save the "rdb" (the scalar result database) on top of the existing one. I found I have to do Save Results (with copy PSF) and give a temporary directory location (e.g. "temp") then unlock the history and do it again to "." and then remember to hit the save button in the ADE XL view.

Either way, the maestro view is the right way to solve this since that's the only supported mechanism nowadays.

Regards,

Andrew