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streaming out a gds in IC5

Adhil

Hi Guys

i am trying to run the code below

 procedure(ConfigurestreamOut()
a = pipoDisplay(transStreamOutForm)
if(hiInFormApply(transStreamOutForm) then
cid = ipcBeginProcess("cd cal_drc;run_drc; cd ..")
hiDisplayAppDBox(
 ?name 'myBox
 ?dboxBanner "Adhil's DRC"
 ?dboxText "DRC run is complete!"
 ?callback "printf(\"DRC run is complete!!\")"
 ?dialogType 1
 ?dialogStyle 'modeless
 ?buttonLayout 'YesNo
 ))
 
)
procedure(CCSmyMenu(args)
prog((One myMenu)  
One = hiCreateMenuItem(
 ?name 'configure
 ?itemText "Stream and Run"
 ?callback "ConfigurestreamOut()"
 )

myMenu = list(
 hiCreatePulldownMenu(
  'myPersonalMenu
  "Run DRC"
  list(One)))
return(myMenu)
))

if(!boundp('myPersonalMenu) then  
;deRegUserTriggers("schematic" nil 'CCSmyMenu nil) 
deRegUserTriggers("maskLayout" nil 'CCSmyMenu nil)
;deRegUserTriggers("maskLayoutXL" nil 'CCSmyMenu nil)
else
printf("the menu has already been loaded\n")
 )
 i want the drc run executed by ipcBeginProcess to start after the streamout of the gds is fully completed. how can I ensure full streamout? is there a flag or something to indicate the completion of the process.

On the otherhand, how can i streamout a gds automatically in IC5. the previous posts contain codes that are meant for IC6.

 Adhil.

  • You'd use ipcBeginProcess() to launch "pipo strmout templateFile" and then either wait for the results, or use an exit handler to then launch the DRC.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Hi!

    what do you mean by "pipo streamout template file", is it a comand?, can you run skill codes in ipcBeginProcess?

    furthermore, are there any commands to automatically streamout gds s in skill for IC5?

     thanks for replying, I am still learning.

    Adhil

  • Hi Adhil,

    "pipo strmout templateFile" is a UNIX command (note that strmout doesn't have "ea" in it). The templateFile is the same file you get by saving the settings to a file from the File->Export->Stream form, and you can build a similar file yourself.

    You can invoke the command from SKILL by doing:

    ipcId=ipcBeginProcess("pipo strmout templateFile")
    ipcWait(ipcId)

    say.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • hi!

    I tried the code that you provided. when i tested it out on my terminal, unix responded saying that "pipo" does not exist. i asked my cad engineer and he said that i need some config files.

     thanks in advance

    Adhil.

  • Your UNIX path must be set incorrectly. If you're using IC5141, the "pipo" command is in the same directory as the "icfb" command:

     UNIX_2> which pipo
    /export/home/apps/IC5141_isr/tools/dfII/bin/pipo
    UNIX_3> which icfb
    /export/home/apps/IC5141_isr/tools/dfII/bin/icfb
    UNIX_4> echo $path
    /export/home/apps/MMSIM101_isr/tools/bin /export/home/apps/IC5141_isr/tools/dfII/bin /export/home/apps/IC5141_isr/tools/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /usr/bin . /usr/X11R6/bin

    Maybe  you're launching icfb via a wrapper script which sets up the path. However, you should definitely be able to call pipo from ipcBeginProcess because the path must be set up either File->Export->Stream wouldn't work.

    Or you're using IC615, in which case the command is "strmout":

    UNIX_7> which strmout
    /export/home/apps/IC615_isr/tools/dfII/bin/strmout
    UNIX_8> echo $path
    /export/home/apps/MMSIM101_isr/tools/bin /export/home/apps/IC615_isr/tools/dfII/bin /export/home/apps/IC615_isr/tools/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /usr/bin . /usr/X11R6/bin

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Hi Andrew!

    Thanks alot, its working now. When  i was running the ipc command on my CIW, the CIW did not reflect the status of the command execution, so i had to try it out on my terminal. but the strmout did not work at the begining so I setdt to IC5.latest, then it worked.

    On the otherhand, you did not say how i can setup the templateFile before i ran pipo strmout.

    Adhil.

  • Hi Adhil,

    Actually I did say. If you bring up the File->Export->Stream form, fill it in and then save a template from this form, that's the contents you need.

    You'd have to write your own code to build the template if you're writing your own interface, but that's not difficult.

    Regards,

    Andrew

  • sorry i mean using code to setup the templateFile. the previous posts in this forum have codes for IC6 not IC5,

  • Cadence Online Support Solution 11001322 shows how to do this.

    Andrew.

  • Hi Andrew!

    My code is working now. i built a GUI to streamout and run drc. i now want to integrate a small terminal onto my gui so that i could view the streamout and subsequently the drc runs as they are processed on unix.  

    Adhil.

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