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How to specify a SPICE source file in Virtuoso hierarchy Editor (config view) from SKILL/OCEAN code

MFahmy

Hi, 

In the virtuoso Hierarchy Editor (config file) one can right click a certain cell and choose set cell view --> Specify SPICE source file and then enters a path to a certain spice netlist file, now my question is how to set this from a SKILL/OCEAN script, is there a skill function like setSourcFile which achieves this functionality ? I looked through the hdb functions but couldn't find something related to specifying a path to a spice file

Virtuoso Version: ICADV12.3-64b.8

Thanks 

Fahmy 

  • Fahmy,

    This would need the "hdb" SKILL functions to edit a config view, but unfortunately there is no SKILL function available to set the source file attribute using SKILL. The couple of previous minor requests for this have resulted in R&D saying that they have no plans to implement a SKILL API to do it when you can do it from the hierarchy editor. 

    You could define a stopping view and then include the SPICE source as a model file instead using OCEAN (you'd have to ensure that the CDF termOrder information is in the correct order though).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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