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problems with procedures in skill script

Inas Mohammed
Inas Mohammed over 9 years ago

Hello,

Please i have written a skill code, but when i'm trying run it i have this message appears in the CIW:

Code:

procedure(place_devices(cellView devLib devCell Length nfunit wfunit DUM1nf DUM1wf DUM2nf DUM2wf yPitch Pattern))
let((params array nRows nCols Type dev name nf wf inst devCounts x y xPitch (x0 0.0) (y0 0.0))

devCounts=makeTable('DEVCOUNT 0)
array = listToVector(foreach(mapcar row reverse(pattern) listToVector(parseString(row " "))))
nRows=length(pattern)
y=y0
for(row 0 nRows-1
x=x0
nCols=length(array[row])
for(col 0 nCols-1
dev=array[row][col]
devCounts[dev]++
name=sprintf(nil "%s.%d" dev devCounts[dev])
Type=cond(
(eq('M getchar(array[row][col] 1)) 'device)
(zerop(row) && (zerop(col) || col==nCol-1) 'corner)
(zerop(col) && (zerop(row) || row==nRows-1) 'corner)
(zerop(row) || row==nRows-1 'topBottom)
(zerop(col) || col==nCols-1 'leftRight)
(t 'dummy)
)
caseq(Type
((device dummy)
nf=nfunit
wf=wfunit
)

(corner
nf=DUM1nf
wf=DUM2wf
)

(topBottom
nf=DUM2nf
wf=DUM2wf
)

(leftRight
nf=DUM1nf
wf=DUM1wf
)

(t error("type=%l\n" Type)
)
)

params = list(
list("l" "string" aelSuffixNotation(1u * Length))
list("wf" "string" aelSuffixNotation(1u * wf))
list("fingers" "string" sprintf(nil "%d" nf))
list("routePolydir" "string" "Top")
) ; params

when(zerop(col)
; Device is on left edge. Add detached bodytie.
params = xcons(params
list("bodytie_type" "string" "Detached"))
)

when(col==nCols-1
; Device is on right edge. Add detached bodytie.
params = xcons(params
list("bodytie_typeR" "string" "Detached"))
)

inst=dbCreateParamInstByMasterName(cellView devLib devCell "layout" list(x y) "R0" 1 params)
xPitch = nf * (Length + 0.1) + 0.12

;; TODO: Replace numbers with space/extension params
;; Or, use rodGetObj and/or M1 geometry of the
;; inst->master cellView to calculate the xPitch
;; of the instantiated device

;; Calculate x coordinate for next device
x = x + xPitch

)
)

)) ; let ; procedure

place_devices(
geGetEditCellView() ; cellView
"tsmcN65" ; devLib
"pch" ; devCell
0.2 ; Length (um)
2 ; nfunit
6 ; wfunit (um)
2 ; DUM1nf
6 ; DUM1wf (um)
2 ; DUM2nf
2 ; DUM2wf (um)
1.0 ; yPitch (um)
list(
"Du Du Du Du Du"
"Du M1 M2 M1 Du"
"Du M2 M1 M2 Du"
"Du Du Du Du Du"
) ; pattern (rows)
)

CIW message:

*Error* procedure: too few arguments (at least 2 expected, 1 given) - ((place_devices cellView devLib devCell Length ... ))

can you please tell me where is the issue?

Regards

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 9 years ago

    The problem is that your parentheses are in the wrong place:

    procedure(place_devices(cellView devLib devCell Length nfunit wfunit DUM1nf DUM1wf DUM2nf DUM2wf yPitch Pattern))

    The close parenthesis at the end of the procedure line should not be there. It has to be around the entire procedure definition. By putting it there, there's no body of the procedure - and there's only one argument to the procedure function (as the message explains) - which is the name/formal argument list of the procedure.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 9 years ago

    The problem is that your parentheses are in the wrong place:

    procedure(place_devices(cellView devLib devCell Length nfunit wfunit DUM1nf DUM1wf DUM2nf DUM2wf yPitch Pattern))

    The close parenthesis at the end of the procedure line should not be there. It has to be around the entire procedure definition. By putting it there, there's no body of the procedure - and there's only one argument to the procedure function (as the message explains) - which is the name/formal argument list of the procedure.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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