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dbCreateblockage -- returns function cannot found

Ajithkv

Hi,

 

I am using dbCreateblockage commnd to make PR blockage in my layout.

But virtuoso dont recognize this command. It is there in skill database management document.

It says that this is a OA data base command and my design is in OA database.

Is there any special way to use OA database commands in skill code?

Thanks

Ajith 

  • Andrew Beckett

    Ajith,

    That's because there's no function dbCreateblockage - or even dbCreateBlockage. I'm not sure where you saw this? Anyway, there are actually two functions:

    dbCreateAreaBlockage(
    d_cellviewId
    l_points
    [ d_owner ]
    )
    => d_areaBlockageId | nil
    Creates an area blockage object of the type placement in the given cellview. Area blockages are used to prevent instances
     from being placed within a specific area.

    dbCreateLayerBlockage(
    d_cellviewId
    tx_layer
    t_type
    l_points
    [ d_owner ]
    )
    => d_layerBlockageId | nil
    Creates a layer blockage object of the specified type in the given cellview.

    Ah, it used to be there in the IC5141 documentation as "OpenAccess only" - but it's not there in IC611 (for example).There was an errorneous reference remaining in the Virtuoso Chip Editor guide (under abstract generation), but that's been removed now (in IC616 at least, from what I can see). I can't remember whether it was called dbCreateBlockage in ICOA5141 (which I am sure you're not using, because it was only for very early adopters and absolutely should not be in use nowadays).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Ajithkv

    Hi Andrew,

     

    Thanks for the reply. I will try this and update

    Regards,

    Ajith 

  • Ajithkv

    Hi Andrew,

    As you have said i have been using old documentation.

    dbCreateLayerBlockage function is working for my skill code.

    Thanks a lot.

    Regards,

    Ajith

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