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specifying a SPICE source file in Virtuoso hierarchy Editor (config view)...
Hi, In the virtuoso Hierarchy Editor (config file) one can right click a certain cell and choose set cell view --> Specify SPICE source file and then enters a path to a certain spice netlist file,...
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ipcBegin Single Quote Escaping
Is there a way to escape a single quote (') when using the interprocess communication ipcBegin function? I would like to provide an arguement to a program which contains a single quote (')I've tried...
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finding parent folder name from script
hello Experts,I can get the absolute file path from script by simplifyFilename(get_filename(piport) t). but once I get the full path like /parent1/parent2/parent3/.../parent9/parent10/script_file, how...
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Constraint info
I am trying to get info on constraints for schematics/layout.I started reading the cadence pdf files on constraints.What key sections or functions should I read?What are the capabilitdies of...
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Custom "window"-ed form, assign "Enter" for specific callback.
Hi everyone.I've stumbled across an issue that I couldn't solve myself by reading though skuiref.pdf or any other related document or discussion. I've created a custom tool with a GUI. Using...
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pinter setup to have wire bolder
hello exports,I had .cdsplotinit setup to print to my color printer. with the 1200dpi capability the wire is printed really skinny. how can I make it printing bolder? I tried playing with "pen" in...
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custom icon bitmap in gnome/kde taskbar?
Is there some way to define a custom bitmap for the Virtuoso windows in the gnome or kde taskbar, in particular in the layout and schematic icons. Default is that a layout window is identified by a...
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How to properly handle wave family in custom calculator function
Hi,I needed a function that will resample waveform using points from another waveform.So I wrote function below:;Function to resample sourceWave by points from pointsWave;sourceWave waveform to be...
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PhysConfig: force to descend
Hi,How can I set an instance to "force to descend" in skill. so during the "Gen from source", it will generate the sub layout of that instance.Thanks
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Change Pins from VSS to DVDD and vice versa in the Schematic
Hi All,I am trying to change the pin names and the net names in the schematic.I am trying the following code for changing the pin name:-cv=geGetWindowCellView() allPins=setof(x cv~>shapes...
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bindkey to toggle between leHiMarkNet() and leHiUnmarkNet()
Hi all, I want to implement a (only 1) bindkey to toggle between leHiMarkNet() and leHiUnmarkNet(). I am not sure how to find out whether or not the current cell view has a net that is being mark by...
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fork (or run view() on different thread)
Is there a way to use the view() command in a different thread somehow? For example, in ADE-L, when a simulation is running, the spectre.out log window is getting updates but my virtuoso session is...
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How to change the origin of the selection point when instantiating custom...
Hi all,I'm using IC6.1.7-64b.500.15Maybe this is a silly question, but I haven't found a solution for this yet. I'm trying to instantiate a custom border sheet (but it happens with any symbol, really)...
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save the highlighted net to another layout
Hi allI want to save the highlighted net to a new layout view. I found that leHiSaveAllHighLightMarkNet() can save the marked net to a new layout view, but it only saves the metals and poly, it does...
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residual cdf parameters after switching lib
hi exports,I have a question about cadence. say we have two sets of libraries. libA has full set parameters for the cells while libB has less parameters for the same cells. once the design switched...
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Adexl Results Data Access for a Custom Results Export Format
Hello:I am trying to create a function that can be run with an adexl session that saves output data from a corner's run in a specific format. The first step is to get the data from the results. At...
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need help in processing a list
Hi,I have a list of repetitive elements & non-repetitive elements in it. I need to process this list so that new list has elements only one timeeg : A= list ( 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4)the...
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circular traversing list
Hi,Is there an efficient way of implementing push functionality on a list (== circular traversing == removing last element and appending to the beginning of the list || removing first element and...
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get & set Ade -L session field values
Hi ,Im trying to get the value of the AdE-L -> outputs- > save ALL -> select signals to output (save) field. if the value is not "selected", I need to set it to that value .since this is not a...
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Reg : snap to edged using a keyboard key
Hi,I want to write a code for toggling snap to edges button option while drawing a rectangle.Like while doing quick align when we press"s" it will toggle to snap to edges and points to snap to edges...
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