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Reading a parametrized cdf parameter

kglaros over 12 years ago

Hi,

I am trying to read the CDF parameters of a FET.

My problem is that some of them refer to other CDF parameters via iPar().

So if I do: p1=cdfGetInstCDF(inst)~>parameters

v1=car(parameters)~>value

Then I get v1="iPar("\width\")", instead of the numerical value.

This is fair enough and expected, but I was wondering if there is an easy way to get the evaluated value of the parameter returned rather than the string?

I could write a function to do this iterating through the parameters, but I am currently extracting the values of several parameters via lists (setof) and so if there is a built-in function to do this it would be more convenient.

Thanks for the help.

Kostas

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Andrew Beckett over 12 years ago

This code will do what you want. Ifyou know the instance ID, and the parameter name (e.g. it is called "dc" or whatever) do: abIPar("dc" car(geGetSelSet()))

Regards,

Andrew.

/* abIPar.il

Author     A.D.Beckett
Group      Custom IC (UK), Cadence Design Systems Ltd.
Language   SKILL
Date       Aug 28, 2003 
Modified   
By         

Function that can be used in an opParamExprList()
CDF setup to get an instance's parameter value.

Note, this is not the _simulated_ value necessarily...

***************************************************

SCCS Info: @(#) abIPar.il 07/01/08.21:14:26 1.3

*/

(procedure (abIPar paramName @optional (inst ilInst) (slot 'value))
  (let (env lineage session cdf unevaluated evaluated compiled top)
       (setq top (geGetTopLevelCellView))
       (getWarn)
       (unless top (error "Can't find parameter %s" paramName))
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       ; Get the original parameter value
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       (setq cdf (cdfGetInstCDF inst))
       (setq unevaluated (get (get cdf (concat paramName)) slot))
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       ; If it is a string, evaluate it as an AEL expression
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       (if (stringp unevaluated) 
           (progn
            (setq env (aelEnvCreate "f"))
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------
            ; set the path down to this element
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------
            (setq lineage (append1 (reverse 
                                    (mapcar 'car (geGetHierMemInst))) 
                                   top))
            (setq lineage (cons inst lineage))
            (aelSetLineage env lineage)
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; Get the current session
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (setq session (asiGetSession (hiGetCurrentWindow)))
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; define all the global variables
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (foreach designVar 
                     (or (and session (asiGetDesignVarList session))
                         (artGetCellViewDesignVarList top))
                     (aelEnvSetGlobals env (car designVar) (cadr designVar))
                     )
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; Evaluate the expression
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (if (or (null unevaluated)
                    (equal unevaluated "")) 
                (setq evaluated 0.0)
                (progn
                 (setq compiled (aelEnvCompile env unevaluated))
                 (if compiled
                     (setq evaluated (aelNumber (aelEnvExecute compiled)))
                     (progn
                      (printf "*ERROR* %s " (aelEnvGetErrStr))
                      (setq evaluated nil)))
                 ))
            evaluated
            )
           ;-------------------------------------------------------------
           ; Otherwise, if not a string, return it as it is
           ;-------------------------------------------------------------
           unevaluated
           )
       )
  )

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Andrew Beckett over 12 years ago

This code will do what you want. Ifyou know the instance ID, and the parameter name (e.g. it is called "dc" or whatever) do: abIPar("dc" car(geGetSelSet()))

Regards,

Andrew.

/* abIPar.il

Author     A.D.Beckett
Group      Custom IC (UK), Cadence Design Systems Ltd.
Language   SKILL
Date       Aug 28, 2003 
Modified   
By         

Function that can be used in an opParamExprList()
CDF setup to get an instance's parameter value.

Note, this is not the _simulated_ value necessarily...

***************************************************

SCCS Info: @(#) abIPar.il 07/01/08.21:14:26 1.3

*/

(procedure (abIPar paramName @optional (inst ilInst) (slot 'value))
  (let (env lineage session cdf unevaluated evaluated compiled top)
       (setq top (geGetTopLevelCellView))
       (getWarn)
       (unless top (error "Can't find parameter %s" paramName))
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       ; Get the original parameter value
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       (setq cdf (cdfGetInstCDF inst))
       (setq unevaluated (get (get cdf (concat paramName)) slot))
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       ; If it is a string, evaluate it as an AEL expression
       ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
       (if (stringp unevaluated) 
           (progn
            (setq env (aelEnvCreate "f"))
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------
            ; set the path down to this element
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------
            (setq lineage (append1 (reverse 
                                    (mapcar 'car (geGetHierMemInst))) 
                                   top))
            (setq lineage (cons inst lineage))
            (aelSetLineage env lineage)
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; Get the current session
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (setq session (asiGetSession (hiGetCurrentWindow)))
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; define all the global variables
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (foreach designVar 
                     (or (and session (asiGetDesignVarList session))
                         (artGetCellViewDesignVarList top))
                     (aelEnvSetGlobals env (car designVar) (cadr designVar))
                     )
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            ; Evaluate the expression
            ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
            (if (or (null unevaluated)
                    (equal unevaluated "")) 
                (setq evaluated 0.0)
                (progn
                 (setq compiled (aelEnvCompile env unevaluated))
                 (if compiled
                     (setq evaluated (aelNumber (aelEnvExecute compiled)))
                     (progn
                      (printf "*ERROR* %s " (aelEnvGetErrStr))
                      (setq evaluated nil)))
                 ))
            evaluated
            )
           ;-------------------------------------------------------------
           ; Otherwise, if not a string, return it as it is
           ;-------------------------------------------------------------
           unevaluated
           )
       )
  )

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