*Error* blankstrp: argument #1 should be a string (type template = "t") - nil

Can you enter this in the CIW:

sstatus(errsetTrace t)
_stacktrace=50

and then repeat the steps that cause the error. You should then hopefully get a stack trace in the CIW when the error occurs - can you please share that?

Also, please share the result of typing getVersion(t) in the CIW.

Thanks,

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

I try to type these two command in the CIW and run it again.

And the CIW pops up the following errors. But I have no idea what this is.

Can you give me your suggestions?And I found that when extracting PEX, only extracting parasitic resistance would generate an error——Calibre View generation encountered a fatal Error.
Please consult the logfile for messages.

Many thanks.

Sincerely

HaoYu

<<< Stack Trace >>>
^^
SYNTAX ERROR found at line 22 column 1 of file *ciwInPort*
*Error* lineread/read: syntax error encountered in input
<<< Stack Trace >>>
hiDisplayForm(dlgForm)
let((netlistFile outputLib schematicLib viewName viewType ... ) checkValues (runsetFile = hiCreateStringField(?prompt "CalibreView Setup File:" ?name 'runsetFile ?defValue ... )) (runsetFileBtn = hiCreateButtonBoxField(?name 'runsetFileBtn ?choices list(" Browse " " View " " Load ") ?callback ... )) (netlistFile = hiCreateStringField(?prompt "CalibreView Netlist File:" ?name 'netlistFile ?defValue ... )) ... )
mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t)
unless(mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t) (mgc_eview_globals->createCellViewCallBack = nil) return())
if(((mgc_eview_globals->showCalviewDlg) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->outputLibrary)) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->extViewName)) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->instViewName)) || bShowDlg) then unless(mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t) (mgc_eview_globals->createCellViewCallBack = nil) return()) if(((mgc_eview_globals->cellMapFile) == "") then mgc_eview_warning(sprintf(nil "No cell map file is introuduced, this may cuase some mapping problems."))))
prog((removeDevicePrefixEnvVar read_mode cellMapFile cellMapType newName ... ) unless(mgc_is_valid_os_for_calibreview() return()) if(mgc_rve_get_defined_var('MGC_CALIBRE_ENABLE_DEBUGGIN_INFO_DUMPING) then (mgc_eview_globals->bEnableDebuggingInfoDumping = t)) (hierFlowEnable = mgc_rve_get_defined_var('PEX_HIERARCHICAL_CALIBREVIEW_PERFORMANCE)) if((hierFlowEnable == "292533") then mgc_eview_print_hier_beta_banner() else when(hierFlowEnable printf("ERROR: The Environment variable PEX_HIERARCHICAL_CALIBREVIEW_PERFORMANCE is not set correctly, Please make sure to set it's value to 292533"))) ... )
mgc_rve_create_cellview(cf rd netlist)
return(mgc_rve_create_cellview(cf rd netlist))
prog(ll(lc lv sl sc sv ... ) (ll = layLibName) (lc = layCellName) (lv = layViewName) (sl = schLibName) ... )
mgc_rve_create_cellview_lcv("THY" "AMP_LAYOUT_V1" "layout" "THY" "AMP_LAYOUT_V1" ... )
loadstring(data)
cond(((strcmp(& "mgc_") == 0) loadstring(data)) (t printf("%s" data)))
_mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data)
if((length(lLine) > 1) then foreach(sLine lLine _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(strcat(sLine "\n"))) else _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data))
let((lLine) (lLine = parseString(data "\n")) if((length(lLine) > 1) then foreach(sLine lLine _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(&)) else _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data)))
mgc_rve_socket_process_read_handler(ipc:1 "mgc_rve_create_cellview_lcv \"THY\" \"AMP_LAYOUT_V1\" \"layout\" \"THY\" \"AMP_LAYOUT_V1\" \"schematic\" \"/home/ic61u104/Project/CALIBRE/THYPEX2/AMP_LAYOUT_V1.pex.netlist\" 1 \"_ci_unspecified_\"\n")

That stack trace is from the Siemens EDA Calibre interface, so not sure why that would happen during simulation.

Perhaps it would be simpler to contact customer support (use Case->Submit Case after logging in) and then we could do a screen-sharing session to take a look.

Regards,

Andrew

Hi Andrew

Thank you for your reply. I recently ran and found that the error message has changed. The result is as follows. I hope to get useful information from here

Many thanks.

Sincerely

HaoYu

*Error* blankstrp: argument #1 should be a string (type template = "t") - nil
<<< Stack Trace >>>
blankstrp(netlistFile)
(checkValues && blankstrp(netlistFile))
when((checkValues && blankstrp(netlistFile)) when((mgc_eview_globals->calViewLogPort) fprintf((mgc_eview_globals->calViewLogPort) "Netlist file name field cannot be blank.")) printf("Netlist file name field cannot be blank.") hiHighlightField(theForm 'netlistFile 'highlight) hiSetCallbackStatus(theForm 'nil) ... )
prog((netlistFile outputLib schematicLib cellMapFile calViewLogFile ... ) (netlistFile = ((theForm->netlistFile)->value)) when((checkValues && blankstrp(netlistFile)) when((mgc_eview_globals->calViewLogPort) fprintf(& "Netlist file name field cannot be blank.")) printf("Netlist file name field cannot be blank.") hiHighlightField(theForm 'netlistFile 'highlight) hiSetCallbackStatus(theForm 'nil) ... ) (mgc_eview_globals->netlistFile = netlistFile) (outputLib = ((theForm->outputLib)->value)) ... )
_mgc_eview_setup_calview_dlg_cb(hiGetCurrentForm() checkValues)
progn(_mgc_eview_setup_calview_dlg_cb(hiGetCurrentForm() checkValues))
hiFormClose(dlgForm)
if(dlgForm then hiFormClose(dlgForm) (dlgForm = nil))
let((netlistFile outputLib schematicLib viewName viewType ... ) checkValues (runsetFile = hiCreateStringField(?prompt "CalibreView Setup File:" ?name 'runsetFile ?defValue ... )) (runsetFileBtn = hiCreateButtonBoxField(?name 'runsetFileBtn ?choices list(" Browse " " View " " Load ") ?callback ... )) (netlistFile = hiCreateStringField(?prompt "CalibreView Netlist File:" ?name 'netlistFile ?defValue ... )) ... )
mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t)
unless(mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t) (mgc_eview_globals->createCellViewCallBack = nil) return())
if(((mgc_eview_globals->showCalviewDlg) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->outputLibrary)) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->extViewName)) || blankstrp((mgc_eview_globals->instViewName)) || bShowDlg) then unless(mgc_rve_setup_calview_dlg(t) (mgc_eview_globals->createCellViewCallBack = nil) return()) if(((mgc_eview_globals->cellMapFile) == "") then mgc_eview_warning(sprintf(nil "No cell map file is introuduced, this may cuase some mapping problems."))))
prog((removeDevicePrefixEnvVar read_mode cellMapFile cellMapType newName ... ) unless(mgc_is_valid_os_for_calibreview() return()) if(mgc_rve_get_defined_var('MGC_CALIBRE_ENABLE_DEBUGGIN_INFO_DUMPING) then (mgc_eview_globals->bEnableDebuggingInfoDumping = t)) (hierFlowEnable = mgc_rve_get_defined_var('PEX_HIERARCHICAL_CALIBREVIEW_PERFORMANCE)) if((hierFlowEnable == "292533") then mgc_eview_print_hier_beta_banner() else when(hierFlowEnable printf("ERROR: The Environment variable PEX_HIERARCHICAL_CALIBREVIEW_PERFORMANCE is not set correctly, Please make sure to set it's value to 292533"))) ... )
mgc_rve_create_cellview(cf rd netlist)
return(mgc_rve_create_cellview(cf rd netlist))
prog(ll(lc lv sl sc sv ... ) (ll = layLibName) (lc = layCellName) (lv = layViewName) (sl = schLibName) ... )
mgc_rve_create_cellview_lcv("THY" "AMP_LAYOUT" "layout" "THY" "AMP_LAYOUT" ... )
loadstring(data)
cond(((strcmp(& "mgc_") == 0) loadstring(data)) (t printf("%s" data)))
_mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data)
if((length(lLine) > 1) then foreach(sLine lLine _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(strcat(sLine "\n"))) else _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data))
let((lLine) (lLine = parseString(data "\n")) if((length(lLine) > 1) then foreach(sLine lLine _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(&)) else _mgc_rve_socket_process_data_handler(data)))
mgc_rve_socket_process_read_handler(ipc:1 "mgc_rve_create_cellview_lcv \"THY\" \"AMP_LAYOUT\" \"layout\" \"THY\" \"AMP_LAYOUT\" \"schematic\" \"/home/ic61u104/Project/CALIBRE/THYPEX2/AMP_LAYOUT.pex.netlist\" 1 \"_ci_unspecified_\"\n")

From this stack trace, this appears to be a bug with the Calibre interface from Siemens EDA. You should contact their customer support. It is certainly failing in their code (the "mgc" prefix is from "Mentor Graphics Corporation" (the previous name of the company).

Andrew