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How to? Blocking call to sevRun (or similar)

KevinWarren

Is there a way to make sevRun or one of its siblings blocking and if not what's the most reasonable polling method to implement? I am wanting to perform a large number of Spectre simulations sequentially. The results (e.g., psf file) of each execution overwrites the previous (that is to say I don't need to save any of the results). I am basically grabbing an internal verilog model state after each run and sending it to a file/display so the flow is more or less:

foreach(item mylist

   configsim(item)

   sevRun(mySession) ; needs to block or implement sane polling solution

   getResultAndDisplay() ; get the output of the previous simulation, store or display it

)

Also, somewhat in parallel, is there a way to query as to whether ADE or whatever the managing entity is thinks there is still a simulation running? Originally when I did this I assumed that sevRun was blocking but obvious it isn't. So, I tried to immediately call sevRun for a dozen simulations which caused things to go berserk. ADE was sure there was a simulation running in the background but there was no process and no lock file and I didn't know where else to look. My only solution was to kill ADE altogether and start over. 

Thanks! 

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  • Andrew Beckett

    This can be done either with ADE Explorer/Assembler (using some of the mae functions if you really want to script it, although in many cases you might be able to do it with the UI), or you could use the OCEAN functions (the run() function supports having a blocking simulation or not - it's up to you). The sev functions aren't really intended for a scripted approach to simulation - they're there from the ADE L interface.

    Andrew.

  • KevinWarren
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thanks, I was able to make this work using Explorer environment (mae) and OCEAN. I'm not quite sure how I could make what I'm doing work within the UI itself and I'm afraid getting into the nuts and bolts would potentially consume a lot of your time.  

    In the same general category of running a large number of sequential simulations, I'm trying to minimize wasted time. Is there a method (or resource) you could outline for checking out and holding a license? In some cases and configurations it can end up being the longest part of a simulation step. 

    Thanks again 

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  • KevinWarren
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thanks, I was able to make this work using Explorer environment (mae) and OCEAN. I'm not quite sure how I could make what I'm doing work within the UI itself and I'm afraid getting into the nuts and bolts would potentially consume a lot of your time.  

    In the same general category of running a large number of sequential simulations, I'm trying to minimize wasted time. Is there a method (or resource) you could outline for checking out and holding a license? In some cases and configurations it can end up being the longest part of a simulation step. 

    Thanks again 

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  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to KevinWarren

    Sorry for not replying to your secondary question. There's no mechanism for checking out and holding onto a license. There are various things you can do to minimise license checkout time - I would suggest contacting customer support as we can then help you optimise the licensing setup.

    Andrew.

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