Length: 2 Days (16 hours)
Course Description
This course explains the basics of Tcl scripting language, which is embedded in almost all EDA tools and can be used to automate many operations in the user environment.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain Tcl scripting
- Identify Tcl uses and strengths
- Write simple Tcl scripts
- Demonstrate the Tcl usage for EDA scripting
Software Used in This Course
- Tcl Interpreter
- Embedded Tcl of any EDA tool
Software Release(s)
Tcl 8.6
Modules in this Course
- Course Overview
- Tcl Basics
- Mathematical Expressions and Procedures
- Control Flow
- Strings
- Lists, Arrays and Dictionaries
- File I/O and Program Access
- Regular Expressions
- Advanced Tcl Scripting
- From Scripts to Applications
Audience
- EDA tool user
- Anyone who wants to use some scripting to communicate between different platforms
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you need to:
- Be familiar with the UNIX operating system
- Have some basic experience with at least one other programming language
- Be familiar with at least one text editor such as vi, emacs, gedit, or a similar one
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