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How to do a plot in Cadence?

Alex Liao

Hi, everytime when I want to print a schematic/ layout view to a file, it always says:

There were no system .cdsplotinit files found.

*WARNING* Plotter configuration not loaded.

 I could not find it in the provided PDK. Instead, I found something interesting. Under the /CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86, I found a cdsplotinit (no dot in front) and under /CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86/tools.lnx86/plot/samples, I found a cdsplotinit.sample.

 I am sure thoses are something related to the plot function. However I tried to rename them to .cdsplotinit which is required from the warning message and it is still not working. Not a proper plotter can be found.

 

Anyone got an idea?

 

Thanks,

Alex 

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  • Alex Liao

    Hi  Lawrence,

     

    Yeah, it was almost the same result once I did a 'echo'.

     echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

    /lib64:/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib::/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86/tools/lib

    There wasn't an extra entry showing. 

    Here I pasted a portion of the results of 'printenv' which may help identify the problem.
     
    "
    CDS_Netlisting_Mode=Analog
    CDS_AUTO_64BIT=NONE
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib64:/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib::/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86/tools/lib
    CMC_HOME=/CMC
    CMC_CDS_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH=amd64
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH2=AMD.64
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH3=linux
    CMC_MNT_ARCH=ixl
    CMC_MNT_ARCH2=linux_x86_64
    CMC_MNT_ARCH3=ixl
    CMC_XILINX_ARCH=64
    CMC_ST_ARCH=lnx
    CMC_ANSYS_ARCH=Linux64
    CMC_SOURCED=1
    CDS_TOP_DIR=/CMC/tools/cadence
    CMC_CDS_OA_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_SOURCED=1
    CMC_CDS_IUS_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_IUS_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IUS08.20.024_lnx86
    AMSHOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IUS08.20.024_lnx86
    SYNOPSYS=/CMC/tools/synopsys/syn_vD-2010.03-SP4
    CMC_SNPS_SOURCED=1
    CMC_CDS_IC_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_IC_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDS_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDSHOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDS_INST_DIR=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    XPEDION_CADENCE_VERSION=510
    CMC_CDS_ICC_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_ICC_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/ICC11241USR5_lnx86
    CDS_SPECTRERF_FBENABLE=1
    CMC_CDS_MMSIM_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_MMSIM_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86 
    " 
     
    By the way, the Cadence camera can give you a .ps file of any schematic or layout view. You can do it by Cadence CIW window => Tools=> Camera => PostScript.
     
    Thanks,
    Alex 
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  • Alex Liao

    Hi  Lawrence,

     

    Yeah, it was almost the same result once I did a 'echo'.

     echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

    /lib64:/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib::/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86/tools/lib

    There wasn't an extra entry showing. 

    Here I pasted a portion of the results of 'printenv' which may help identify the problem.
     
    "
    CDS_Netlisting_Mode=Analog
    CDS_AUTO_64BIT=NONE
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib64:/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib::/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86/tools/lib
    CMC_HOME=/CMC
    CMC_CDS_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH=amd64
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH2=AMD.64
    CMC_SNPS_ARCH3=linux
    CMC_MNT_ARCH=ixl
    CMC_MNT_ARCH2=linux_x86_64
    CMC_MNT_ARCH3=ixl
    CMC_XILINX_ARCH=64
    CMC_ST_ARCH=lnx
    CMC_ANSYS_ARCH=Linux64
    CMC_SOURCED=1
    CDS_TOP_DIR=/CMC/tools/cadence
    CMC_CDS_OA_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_SOURCED=1
    CMC_CDS_IUS_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_IUS_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IUS08.20.024_lnx86
    AMSHOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IUS08.20.024_lnx86
    SYNOPSYS=/CMC/tools/synopsys/syn_vD-2010.03-SP4
    CMC_SNPS_SOURCED=1
    CMC_CDS_IC_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_IC_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDS_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDSHOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    CDS_INST_DIR=/CMC/tools/cadence/IC5141USR6_lnx86
    XPEDION_CADENCE_VERSION=510
    CMC_CDS_ICC_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_ICC_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/ICC11241USR5_lnx86
    CDS_SPECTRERF_FBENABLE=1
    CMC_CDS_MMSIM_ARCH=lnx86
    CMC_CDS_MMSIM_HOME=/CMC/tools/cadence/MMSIM_07.20.109_lnx86 
    " 
     
    By the way, the Cadence camera can give you a .ps file of any schematic or layout view. You can do it by Cadence CIW window => Tools=> Camera => PostScript.
     
    Thanks,
    Alex 
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