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What's the Usage of Spectre Option [+escchars] and [-env ade]

Smileline
Smileline over 2 years ago

Hi all!

When I click "Run" button in ADE, it generates a file called "runSimulation" under its running directory.

Its content:

{ spectre input.scs +escchars +log ../psf/spectre.out -format psfxl -raw ../psf +aps +lqtimeout 900 -maxw 5 -maxn 5 -env ade }

This command is also the real running command, which I have checked in spectre.out.

 

My Question is:

What's the Usage of Spectre Option [+escchars] and [-env  ade] ?

I don't find them in both spectre manual and { spectre -help }.

Thanks!

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    I couldn't find a definite answer - I know they are something to do with ensuring naming is consistent in the result data for various purposes, but precisely what they do I'm not sure. This would need a question to R&D to find the details - please contact customer support to ask this (submit a case via http://support.cadence.com )

    Andrew

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

    We now have an article on this. See When running Spectre simulation from ADE, why is '-env ade' added on the command-line Spectre call?

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