How to use "config" or other methods to switch the cell's library during simulation

You can't do this with the hierarchy editor - in fact there isn't really a clean way (or even difficult way) to do this.

Could you copy Lib2/cell2/schematic (assuming it's the schematic view you want) to Lib1/cell2/schematic_lib2 (say) and then use the hierarchy editor to pick the schematic_lib2 view?

Andrew

thanks,andrew

sorry,I can't.

Since I don't have permission to edit lib1, and lib1 is updated frequently, so it's not a good idea to copy lib1 to my own folder.

is there any other way

If you are running a single simulation in ADE only (no sweeps) then you could open the lib1/cell1 design readonly, and then do:

cv=geGetEditCellView()
newMaster=dbOpenCellViewByType("Lib2" "Cell2" "symbol")
inst=dbFindAnyInstByName(cv "InstNameOfCell2") ; i.e. the instance name that you want to replace
inst~>master=newMaster
dbSetConnCurrent(cv)

Then you should be able to netlist/simulate the modified design (it's modified only in memory). If you have sweeps, it's more of a problem because ADE normally does the netlisting in the background.

Andrew

vrey thanks,andrew

I'll try it in few days