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How to add output signals in ADE XL using "Ocean Measurement Script"?

rickyuexu

Dear all,

After browsing ADE XL SKILL manual, I found that ADE XL provides a function axlAddOutputSignal(). So I tried this script and load it in ADE XL as an "Ocean Measurement script":

session = axlGetWindowSession()
testname = "test:inv_tb:1"
axlAddOutputSignal(session testname "I0.T0:s" ?type "terminal" ?plot t ?save t)

After running the simulation, in Results Browser, I cannot find "I0.T0:s", which I specified. Is there something else I need to do?

  • First of all I don't think you'd add this as an OCEAN measurement script, because that normally is run in the "ICRP" - which is a background process and won't have access to the window session. You would just enter these functions in the CIW.

    However, I think you have to specify the output signals using the schematic name rather than the netlist name. I just tried this, and what happens is that it gets added, but with the plot and save turned off, and you can't turn them off. You would have to use "/I0/T0/s" (or whatever the terminal name is for T0 if it's not "s" on the schematic/symbol).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Thank you for your quick reply, Andrew.
    In fact, in my case, I0 is a spectre netlist, not a real schematic. Therefore, I cannot select terminals or nets using GUI. Neither can I directly input the net or terminal's name in the test editor (even if I do this, ADE XL doesn't allow me to tick 'save' or 'plot'. This is why I want to find a way to specify the nets/terminals I want to save. I already know if I run the whole simulation using Ocean script, I can do that. But what if I still want to use ADE XL? Is there any way I can do this? Thanks.

  • You'd need to add an include file (e.g. as a model file, or a definitions file) in the setup where you have a spectre save statement in the include file (say called "saves.scs" - make sure it has a .scs suffix so it's interpreted in spectre syntax):

    save I0.T0:s

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Thank you very much. This is exactly what I want!

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