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Problem changing the net name of a pin through a script.

Bert007

Hi all,

I am very new to skill coding and made this basic script to make the pin name and terminal name lowercase:

selected = geGetSelSet()
foreach(rectpin selected
rectpin~>pin~>term~>name = lowerCase(rectpin~>pin~>term~>name)
rectpin~>pin~>name = lowerCase(rectpin~>pin~>name)
 );foreach
The problem is that manually changing the pin name and terminal name changes the connectivity net name.
Doing this with a script doesnt. And changing the connectivity net name is not possible with a script and also not possible manually.
Does anyone know a solution to this problem?
Thanks in advance!
Bert
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  • Hi Bert,

    When you say "connectivity" you mean the net name correct?

    Add this line into your foreach loop:

    rectpin~>pin~>term~>net~>name = lowerCase(rectpin~>pin~>term~>name)

    Changing a terminal name does not automatically change the name of the net this terminal is attached to.

    Max

  • in reply to mbracht

    Hi Max,

    I get the error message: Cannot set attribute - name on that line. As far as I know this is linked to the terminal name and should be updated when the terminal name is updated.

    This is the case when you manually do it in the layout. Is there a way to an "apply after changing teh terminal name in a script?

    Thanks,

    Bert

  • in reply to Bert007

    Hi Bert,

    Actually the terminal name doesn't have to be the same as the net name; changing the term name (which you can do by setting the name attribute on the terminal object) does not update the net name.

    You cannot directly change the net name; you have to create a new net with the lowerCase name (e.g. using dbMakeNet) and then use dbMergeNet to merge the original net into the new net.

    Hopefully that gives you enough clues?

    Regards,

    Andrew

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  • in reply to Bert007

    Hi Bert,

    Actually the terminal name doesn't have to be the same as the net name; changing the term name (which you can do by setting the name attribute on the terminal object) does not update the net name.

    You cannot directly change the net name; you have to create a new net with the lowerCase name (e.g. using dbMakeNet) and then use dbMergeNet to merge the original net into the new net.

    Hopefully that gives you enough clues?

    Regards,

    Andrew

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