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a skill script for schematic view

egxoner
i need a skill script for schematic for jumping in hierarchies. let me explain. if i have hierarchical cells like this A( B1(C1) + B2) when i am in c1 i wanna press a button to save c1 cell in memory.then when i am in b2 i wanna jump directly to the saved cell (in this case c1) by pressing another button. do you have any ideas how to write a script like this. i need it for schematic view of cadence thank you.

  •  Hi,

    Which version of the tools are you using? In the IC61x releases we have Bookmarks and also a recent history available from the CIW File pull down menu (the Bookmarks are also available within the tool window, e.g. Virtuoso Layout under its File menu).

    If you are using an older release then it would be possible to implement a similar capability using SKILL, I would think.  However, before any one tries to reinvent the wheel, check which version you are using.

    By the way, it is always a good idea when asking questions on this forum to state which version you are using - the more information you can supply up-front, the less back-and-forth discussion is likely to arise and you are more likely to get a better answer sooner. (This note is not just aimed at you but at everyone who posts questions.).

    Best regards,

    Lawrence.

  • hi Lawrence i use IC 5.1.41. thanks
  • hi all i can save lib name and cell name of the cell that i want to remember. and open that cell with geOpen command. it seems it solves my problem but after opening a cell with geOpen command i cannot reach upper levels with ctrl+e . it says i am already at the top level cell. do you have any idea to help me. how cadence knows which cell is the top level cell and can we edit it.

  • Not entirely clear what your requirements are, but I think you either want to use geSwitch/gePush to traverse into the design from a higher level, or maybe you want to use deOpen and give the hierarchy specification so that it is opening the lower level cell in the context of the parent hierarchy? See the documentation on deOpen for more details (it's quite powerful).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • hi Andrew thanks for your attention. yes i wanna traverse into a desired design from a higher or lower level. i think geSwitch seems to be solve my problem but i couldn't make it work. it wants d_instId (Database ID of the instance). i dont know how to get d_instId of an instance. i have tried geGetEditRep(getCurrentWindow( )) to get the ID but it didnt work. i am very new with this skill scripting. Regards Egxoner

  • Use this command to get the dbid of the instance if you know the instance name.

    dvid=dbGetInstanceByName(geGetEditCellView() "instance_name");

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