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how to re-evaluate the pcell submaster

phenixgj

I use  IC613 and openaccess database. Is there any skill command to update/refresh the pcell submaster?

Thanks.

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  •  Derek,

    My guess was that the code was referencing some data outside of the parameters, which was changing.

    This is bad design of a pcell. It's OK to reference static data (e.g. info from the tech file), but referencing some data which may change during a session is not safe - all communication should be via the pcell parameters - as that will trigger pcell re-eval where necessary.

    Or maybe it's that the pcells are being developed and the code is being changed. If it was SKILL code, this is handled automatically - if you redefine the pcell, it triggers a re-eval of all variants - and in IC614 you can use the SKILL Development Environment to single step through your pcell code, reload it, and see the effect of changes. But I wouldn't know how to force any python code to get re-loaded.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  •  Derek,

    My guess was that the code was referencing some data outside of the parameters, which was changing.

    This is bad design of a pcell. It's OK to reference static data (e.g. info from the tech file), but referencing some data which may change during a session is not safe - all communication should be via the pcell parameters - as that will trigger pcell re-eval where necessary.

    Or maybe it's that the pcells are being developed and the code is being changed. If it was SKILL code, this is handled automatically - if you redefine the pcell, it triggers a re-eval of all variants - and in IC614 you can use the SKILL Development Environment to single step through your pcell code, reload it, and see the effect of changes. But I wouldn't know how to force any python code to get re-loaded.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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