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General about skill scripting

Inas Mohammed
Inas Mohammed over 8 years ago

I'm using an if condition for gate routing positioning. The code runs without error but the gates are not placed. so please can you tell me why is this happening? you can find it highlighted in yellow

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 == nCols-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("w" "string" aelSuffixNotation(1u * wf))
list("fingers" "string" sprintf(nil "%d" nf))
if(oddp(row)
then
list("routePolydir" "string" "Bottom")
list("polyContacts" "string" "True")
else
list("routePolydir" "string" "Top")
list("polyContacts" "string" "True")
)
) ; 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" name x:y "R0" 1 params)
xPitch = (nf * Length) + (nf * 0.2)

;; 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

)
y = y + yPitch
)
dbSave(geGetEditCellView())

)) ; let ; procedure

place_devices(
geGetEditCellView() ; cellView
"tsmcN65" ; devLib
"pch" ; devCell
0.2 ; Length (um)
4 ; nfunit
3.0 ; wfunit (um)
4 ; DUM1nf
3.0 ; DUM1wf (um)
4 ; DUM2nf
3.0 ; DUM2wf (um)
3.78 ; 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)
)

Thanks

Regards

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  • Inas Mohammed
    Inas Mohammed over 8 years ago
    i was thinking that you to do something in the IDE like what is called breakpoints or something.
    I know these functions you mentioned but as i'm a beginner i didn't know that this can be used for another purpose like the debugging. i thought only they are used if only intended in the code to display something.

    Anyhow i'm opening all the manuals that i can make use inside cadence plus asking here.

    Again i'm a beginner self learning with skill not a professional like you. So please be patient.
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  • Inas Mohammed
    Inas Mohammed over 8 years ago
    i was thinking that you to do something in the IDE like what is called breakpoints or something.
    I know these functions you mentioned but as i'm a beginner i didn't know that this can be used for another purpose like the debugging. i thought only they are used if only intended in the code to display something.

    Anyhow i'm opening all the manuals that i can make use inside cadence plus asking here.

    Again i'm a beginner self learning with skill not a professional like you. So please be patient.
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