Hi experts,
I have an extracted layout view that contains connectivity information.
The layout is flat but the instance name information has preserved the original hierarchy.
For example, instances are named xxx|yyy|zzz
Where "|" is the hierarchy delimiter
I would like to Create instances with the name xxx`yyy`zzz. (backtick. Under the Tilda~ key)
In addition, I have signal name with the format aaa|bbb|ccc[0]
I would like to create nets with the name aaa`bbb'ccc<0>
I believe the netlist would then be EMH (Embedded Module Hierarchy) compatible if I could do this.
But I get the following when trying to rename instances:
( Original name: Logic|LvSh_sleep_n|pres[9]`M0
Required new name: Logic'LvSh_sleep_n'pres[9]`M0. (I was going to change "[" and "]" to "< " and ">" later BTW)
I used the dbSetAnyInstName procedure
*WARNING* (DB-220018): dbSetAnyInstName: The specified input name does not support the Logic`LvSh_sleep_n`pres[9]`M0 hierarchical path name. Use another valid name and then try again.
I got similar messages when using dbRenameNet() procedure on the nets.
Background info: net probing using an extracted view instead of the original schematic is failing because of failure to recognize nets.
Any inputs welcome.
Colin