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Virtuoso simulation through ASI command is failing

PB202509293935

Hi ,

I would like to run maestro assembler simulation using CIW command in IC23.1 version, I tried below ASI commands keeping active maestro window.

asiSess = asiGetCurrentSession()

asiRunSimulation(asiSess)

Simulation runs but it shows the error given below. it looks like netlist is not fetching the actual path and skew. before simulation start. 
Please note that if I manually click on Run button, netlist fetaches the value and simulation works properly.

Could you please help me with this error.

// Generated for: spectre
// Design Netlist Generated on: Feb 25 05:46:55 2026
// Design library name: ip_vpinlib_ipde
// Design cell name: tb_adcmuxldo_pfmnce
// Design view name: schematic_ext
simulator lang=spectre
include "ade_e.scs"
global 0
parameters vcc v_chop vsupply_mode vref_ext_sel iref_sel0 chop=1 \
contmode=0 vin=450m VXX=900m gnd0=0 fq=100M pwrgateen=0 ldoen=0 \
vref_ext=800m dfx_sel3=0 dfx_sel2=0 dfx_sel1=0 dfx_sel0=0 vref_sel1=0 \
vref_sel0=0 ldo_out0=0 ldo_out1=0 iref_sel1=0 vref_sel2=0 vccdig=0.75 \
vccaon=0.75 vcc1v8=1.25 iload=1m
include "$PROJECT_SCS_FILE" section=tttt
include "netlist"
nbmessage paramtest printif=(1) message="NB JOB ID: $__NB_JOBID"


Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
ERROR: "input.scs" 14: The file `/p/tech1/n2p/tech-release/XXXX/spectre/include.scs' appears to be in Spectre syntax, but Spectre cannot find the `section tttt' library defined in it. Ensure that the `tttt' section is defined by `section/endsection' block and rerun the simulation.


Best Regards,

Praveen

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  • Andrew Beckett
    PB202509293935 said:
    Simulation runs but it shows the error given below. it looks like netlist is not fetching the actual path and skew. before simulation start. 

    What error? You didn't show an error. I'm not sure what "skew. before simulation start" means.

    Andrew

  • PB202509293935
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    here is the error message 


    Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
    ERROR: "input.scs" 14: The file `/p/tech1/n2p/tech-release/XXXX/spectre/include.scs' appears to be in Spectre syntax, but Spectre cannot find the `section tttt' library defined in it. Ensure that the `tttt' section is defined by `section/endsection' block and rerun the simulation.

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  • PB202509293935
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    here is the error message 


    Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
    ERROR: "input.scs" 14: The file `/p/tech1/n2p/tech-release/XXXX/spectre/include.scs' appears to be in Spectre syntax, but Spectre cannot find the `section tttt' library defined in it. Ensure that the `tttt' section is defined by `section/endsection' block and rerun the simulation.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to PB202509293935

    Can you check in ADE Setup->Model Libraries? I suspect that you have a section name specified there, but maybe in the Corner setup you don't have a section defined for the model files?

    The error suggests that the file is something that should be a straight include without a section specified - does the file have library/section definitions?

    It would be better to go via the mae* functions to run the simulation than use the asi functions (which are more for ADE L). Otherwise it won't take into account some of the Explorer/Assembler related settings.

    Andrew

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