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custom skill function to assign a global variable in explorer

lorenzocarpineto

Hi, I am trying to program a voltage source to have a dc value from a file based on a combination of some other variables in explorer.

Something like: vsource=MySkillFunction(simVariable1,simVariable2)

My understanding is that we can assign a skill function to a global variable. When I tried using existing skill some other functions like vsource= atoi('44") +sqn_fc (that is sweeped later on from 0 to 1)  it did work, my source get the assigned value of 44 and 45, but when I try using my custom function ReadVariableFromFile() I couldn't manage to get the value passed to the vsource variable in the same way and I get sim error. 

When I launch launch the skill function in the CIW it does return the value as expected. 

any help is appreciated. 

Thanks

Lorenzo

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  • Andrew Beckett

    Hi Lorenzo,

    Are you loading the code from your .cdsinit? Remember that the netlisting/preparation step is done in the background, and so it won't see a function only defined in the CIW. You may also need to stop the jobs from the job policy/setup form anytime you change the code (and save) because it won't get re-picked up in any background process that's already started.

    Andrew.

  • lorenzocarpineto
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Andrew, 

    thanks for the quick reply. I have actually loaded the function in the CIW with the load() command.  I can't modify the .cdsinit since it is set by cad team. Is there another way I can include my custom skill functions such that they are visible to my simulation environment?

    Lorenzo

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  • lorenzocarpineto
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Andrew, 

    thanks for the quick reply. I have actually loaded the function in the CIW with the load() command.  I can't modify the .cdsinit since it is set by cad team. Is there another way I can include my custom skill functions such that they are visible to my simulation environment?

    Lorenzo

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  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to lorenzocarpineto

    Hi Lorenzo,

    It's rather unusual that a .cdsinit would be completely locked down - usually there would be provision for some kind of local/user file to be loaded as needed (it might not be called .cdsinit though). Given that this is the flexible mechanism we provided to load customisation, you should speak to your CAD team to find a way of solving this. It's rather going to get in the way of you using the tools effectively.

    One workaround would be to create a file called libInit.il in your design library - the library containing this maestro view, and either put the code in that file, or add a load() statement in that file to load the file you've written. That way it will get automatically loaded the first time you access the library, or when the library is accessed in the background process.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • lorenzocarpineto
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thank a lot Andrew,

    I added the load() of my custom skill function in the libInit.il inside my personal library and all worked as expected.

    Lorenzo 

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