Need to highlight a net in layout using Skill

Hi,

The function you are looking for is lntAddTrace
Also it requires Layout XL license to load i think. Here below an example to compile many pictures into one gif extracted for a layout view. Highlighting A<1> B<1> C<1> 



; while viewing BLOC layout
win = hiGetCurrentWindow();=> window:25
colors='("blue" "purple" "red" "orange"  "lime"  "magneta" "pink" "yellow" "cyan")

ia=308 j=-151 k=457
pattern="mv60_"

pin2probe(list(sprintf(nil "A_%d" ia+imv) sprintf(nil "B_%d" j+imv) sprintf(nil "C_%03d" k+imv)))

defun(pin2probe (@optional (pinList list("A_18" "B_0" "C_17") )) lntRemoveAllTraces()
foreach(mapcar i linRg(0 length(pinList)-1 1);=> (0 1 2)
lntAddTrace(win nth(i pinList) ?hilightColor nth(i colors))
) geRefresh())


for(imv 0 291
names=list(sprintf(nil "A_%d" ia+imv) sprintf(nil "B_%d" j+imv) sprintf(nil "C_%03d" k+imv))
lntRemoveAllTraces() pin2probe(names) filename=sprintf(nil "%s%03d.png" pattern imv)
hiWindowSaveImage(?target win ?path filename ?centralWidget t)
)

sh(sprintf(nil "convert -delay 5 %s* -layers OptimizeTransparency +map  gif_%s.gif" pattern pattern ))
sh(sprintf(nil "animate gif_%s.gif&" pattern))

Hope it helps,

Hi,

The function you are looking for is lntAddTrace
Also it requires Layout XL license to load i think. Here below an example to compile many pictures into one gif extracted for a layout view. Highlighting A<1> B<1> C<1> 



; while viewing BLOC layout
win = hiGetCurrentWindow();=> window:25
colors='("blue" "purple" "red" "orange"  "lime"  "magneta" "pink" "yellow" "cyan")

ia=308 j=-151 k=457
pattern="mv60_"

pin2probe(list(sprintf(nil "A_%d" ia+imv) sprintf(nil "B_%d" j+imv) sprintf(nil "C_%03d" k+imv)))

defun(pin2probe (@optional (pinList list("A_18" "B_0" "C_17") )) lntRemoveAllTraces()
foreach(mapcar i linRg(0 length(pinList)-1 1);=> (0 1 2)
lntAddTrace(win nth(i pinList) ?hilightColor nth(i colors))
) geRefresh())


for(imv 0 291
names=list(sprintf(nil "A_%d" ia+imv) sprintf(nil "B_%d" j+imv) sprintf(nil "C_%03d" k+imv))
lntRemoveAllTraces() pin2probe(names) filename=sprintf(nil "%s%03d.png" pattern imv)
hiWindowSaveImage(?target win ?path filename ?centralWidget t)
)

sh(sprintf(nil "convert -delay 5 %s* -layers OptimizeTransparency +map  gif_%s.gif" pattern pattern ))
sh(sprintf(nil "animate gif_%s.gif&" pattern))

Hope it helps,

Hi,

I have discovered that lntAddTrace uses a default constraint group that track the nets trouhgh the polysilicium GATE of the transistor. That can highlight unwanted path (not knowing if it's an open or closed transistor :)

so you probably wants to change the constraint group to another one : example

win=getCurrentWindow();=> window:91
cv=geGetWindowCellView();=> db:0x46c4161a
techFile = techGetTechFile(cv)
cstG=car(setof(c techFile~>constraintGroups c~>name=="virtuosoDefaultSetup"));=> cst:0x2371bf1d
;or
cstG = cstFindConstraintGroupIn(techFile "virtuosoDefaultSetup");=> cst:0x2371bf1d
validLayers=car(setof(o cstG~>objects o~>defName=="validLayers"));=> cst:0x2371ba9d
validLayers~>??;=> (cst:0x2371ba9d tech db:0x2371c99a cellView nil objType "simpleConstraint" name "C__3" defName "validLayers" layers nil 
value ("TOP_M" "TOP_V" "M5" "V5" "M4" "V4" "M3" "V3" "M2" "V2" "M1") params nil hard t ID nil description nil)

; default Layout XL                      constraintGroup == "virtuosoDefaultExtractorSetUp"
lntAddTrace(win sprintf(nil "Y<%d>" 85) ?constraintGroup "virtuosoDefaultSetup")  geRefresh()

lntRemoveAllTraces()
foreach(mapcar j linRg(0 20 1) lntAddTrace(win sprintf(nil "R<%d>" j) ?constraintGroup "virtuosoDefaultSetup"))

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