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SpiceIn terminal name mapping

caver456

We need to use SpiceIn to build a Cadence schematic from a CDL netlist that was generated from a different schematic entry tool.  Terminal names for primitive devices are not always the same between the netlist generated from the other tool and the existing Cadence symbol.

For example, the rsicr30k Cadence symbol has terminals 'PLUS' and 'MINUS'.  In the other schematic entry tool and in the netlist it generates which we want to read in to Cadence using spiceIn, the terminal names are 'T1' and 'T2'.

CDF provides for this in the termMapping field, but, it does not look like the SpiceIn Device Map file provides for terminal name mapping.  It seems like we could do this by modifying the CDF, but we would need to do so temporarily, i.e. discard these CDF terminal mapping changes after SpiceIn is complete.  Is there an easy way to accomplish this terminal name mapping, preferably without touching the CDF?

  • Mapping of a primitive device is done via the termOrder not by names, so I wouldn't expect the names to matter here. However, it's quite likely I've misunderstood your problem and seeing what an instance line in the CDL netlist looks like might help clarify.

    Perhaps it would be better to ask customer support (providing them with the details of what the CDL netlist looks like)?

    Regards,

    Andrew

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