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Preset file to run with pvsStartRV

I'm writing a SKILL script that generates several new cells and I would like to automatically run DRC and LVS checks. It looks like I can use the pvsStartRV function to do this as it passes the isCallable test in the CIW. There are several settings in the PVS GUI that need to be specified when running a DRC/LVS check and I'm curious if there is a way to specify these parameters for the pvsStartRV SKILL command (I'm aware the DRC/LVS GUI can be pre-filled as I've found that documentation, that is next on the list). The only documentation I found for the pvsStartRV command is here: https://support.cadence.com/apex/techpubDocViewerPage?xmlName=pvsuser.xml&title=Cadence%20Physical%20Verification%20User%20Guide%20--%20Appendix%20I-%20Skill%20Function%20to%20Run%20Debugging%20Environment%20-%20pvsStartRV&hash=pgfId-1142367&c_version=21.11&path=pvsuser/pvsuser21.11/appi_SKILL.html#pgfId-1142367 but it doesn't show any way of passing presets to the function call.

I would like to make two calls to the pvs tool:

pvsStartRV("${PROJECT_ROOT}/${PROJECT_LIBS}/${TARGET_LIB}/INV_X0d5/layout/layout.oa" 'DRCDE) ;uses virtuoso6.drc_preset

pvsStartRV("${PROJECT_ROOT}/${PROJECT_LIBS}/${TARGET_LIB}/INV_X0d5/layout/layout.oa" 'LVSDE) ;uses virtuoso6.lvs_preset

From these two calls I'd like to create some kind of parser to read the output and print a 'CLEAN' or 'NOT CLEAN' message to the CIW.

Andrew Beckett over 3 years ago

Probably best to contact customer support (I don't know the answer from a very quick search) and it's not something I've tried to do myself with PVS before (sorry, I can't do everything!). I doubt it's pvsStartRV because that's to launch the results viewer/debug environment, not to start a job.

Andrew
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Kevin Buck over 3 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

Thank you. Yes I understand that replying here is not part of your job and I appreciate the response. I have found a script that generates a GUI to do more or less what I am interested in doing (support.cadence.com/.../ArticleAttachmentPortal but I'd really like to automate it so that any future releases of the standard cell library I'm generating can be done with a single call to a script. I will read through the script and see if I can adapt it to what I am looking for but otherwise I'll make a support ticket.
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Andrew Beckett over 3 years ago in reply to Kevin Buck

Ah, glad you found that article. I knew there was one, but my quick searches didn't locate it (or at least I didn't see it amongst a lot of other hits).

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