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 Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) 

Last post Tue, May 8 2012 10:15 AM by Aldo2. 7 replies.
Started by Aldo2 17 Apr 2012 09:50 AM. Topic has 7 replies.
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  • Tue, Apr 17 2012 9:50 AM

    • Aldo2
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    Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Hello,

    I'm using opus 6.1.5. When I simulate my circuits I use to open the subcircuits in different tabs.

    When I want to plot some waveforms of one of the subcircuits, I open Results->Direct Plot, on ADE L form, but the focus of virtuoso schematic editor goes to the main circuit; this is very tedious.

    Is there a way to block the schematic editor on the subckt/tab I'm working on, when results are plotted from ADE L?

    Thank you very much

    Aldo 
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  • Sat, Apr 21 2012 9:04 PM

    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Aldo,

    There were some fixes related to this in IC615 ISR10, so hopefully those will solve your problem. If not, please go via customer support - it should not behave this way.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Mon, Apr 23 2012 9:37 AM

    • Aldo2
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    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply
    Thank you Andrew for your help. I have another question on symbols in virtuoso schematic editor 6.1.5: I do not find the magnification field that in opus 5.x.x is visible in the 'Edit Object Properties' form when 'system' field is checked. Than you very much Regards Aldo
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  • Mon, Apr 23 2012 12:02 PM

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    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Hi Aldo,

    The "mag" or "magnification" property is not a feature of the OpenAccess database, and hence objects and instances etc. in IC61x do not show this attribute or property.

    Hopefully this answers your question.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

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  • Sun, May 6 2012 11:32 AM

    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Although there's a workaround provided - you can use the dbCreateXformPCell() SKILL function to create a "symbol_xform" view which can be instantiated in lieu of the normal symbol (you'll see analogLib components have this) - these have a mag parameter so that  you can scale up the symbol.

    Andrew.

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  • Mon, May 7 2012 12:37 AM

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    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Hello Lawrence, thank you for your answer!

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    Hello Andrew,

    I tried to istantiate an analogLib resistor (symbol_xform view), but I couldn't find the mag field on the form. Do I have to add it as a property?

    Thank you very much

    Best Regards

    Aldo 
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  • Tue, May 8 2012 2:38 AM

    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Aldo,

    Sorry, I forgot - this view is primarily there to allow you to migrate existing designs from IC5141. The CDF doesn't contain a parameter "mag". You can't add it as a user-defined property, because "mag" is a reserved name. 

    The way to do it is to add it, and then call geQuerySelSet() - from there you can change the "mag".

    In general I'd advise against using it though for anything new.

    Andrew.

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  • Tue, May 8 2012 10:15 AM

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    Re: Working with tabs in virtuoso schematic editor (opus 6.1.5 - ADE L) Reply

    Many thanks Andrew, it works fine!

    Best regards

    Aldo 
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