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Extract Pin Name of a Pin from a symbol

seyerfred
seyerfred over 8 years ago

Hi All,

Is there any way can extract pin name  of apin from a symbol, not the pin number or padstack name. the pin name which is from schematic symbol pins.

example:

              < PIN >

  pin number:   DUT1.1
  pin name:     Power1
  pinuse:       UNSPEC

i can't find any attributes from allegro skill docs.

Thank you

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 8 years ago

    from a physical pin you need to look at the functionPins to get the logical name

    so while in 'show element' on a pin reporting:

    LISTING: 1 element(s)

                  < PIN >

      pin number:   J2.26
      pin name:     P26
      pinuse:       UNSPEC

    the following skill code returns both the physical number and logical name:

    Skill > axlMsgPut("pin_number %s logical_pinname %s" car(axlGetSelSet())->number car(car(axlGetSelSet())->functionPins)->name)
    pin_number 26 logical_pinname P26
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  • MikeNV
    MikeNV over 5 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hi, How can I get the Pin Number as show element displayed = J2.26 by selecting Pin on symbol?

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  • MikeNV
    MikeNV over 5 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hi, How can I get the Pin Number as show element displayed = J2.26 by selecting Pin on symbol?

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