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How to make use of the symbol_noconn for dangling verilog bus ports without shorting them ?

Emulator
Emulator over 2 years ago

Hello,

I've a setup according to https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1Od0000000nZGd&pageName=ArticleContent , but for an intermediate Verilog netlist written out by Innovus, the generated fast schematic results in a bus being shorted in the schematic. The bus outputs of one instantiated module are not used in the instantiation - these are dangling.

The import is run with IC 6.1.8-500ISR13, verilog import with "fast" option ON (connection-by-name).

Is there any additional switch or option required to receive a schematic without shorted bus by the net <*4>netNoConn0  - as this shorts the bus data_o of the instantiated module master_test ?

The simple verilog netlist uses connection-by-name, there are some ports dangling (I removed the parts which are not relevant):

module master_test (in_i,test_o,data_i,data_o,test_o,test_chain_o,VDD,VSS);

output [3:0] data_o;

(...)

endmodule

module top_test (in_i,data_i,data_o,VDDM1,VSSM1);

(...)

master_test test_u (.in_i(in_i),.data_i(data_i),.VDD(VDDM1),.VSS(VSSM1));

(...)

endmodule

Any idea ?

Thanks a lot in advance.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    This looks like a bug to me - it shouldn't need a switch to do the right thing. Assuming it's not a bug that's been fixed in a later sub-version (we're now on .500.28), you should report this to customer support.

    Andrew

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  • Emulator
    Emulator over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew,

    Many thanks.

    Ok, I'll try a newer version - and in case - will contact our CAD team to talk to customer support.

    Greg

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  • Emulator
    Emulator over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew,

    Many thanks.

    Ok, I'll try a newer version - and in case - will contact our CAD team to talk to customer support.

    Greg

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