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 ====== Getting started ====== ====== Getting started ======
 +
 +[ __[[vlsi:​home|Home]]__ ]
 +[ __[[vlsi:​workbook|Design WorkBook]]__ ]
 +[ __[[vlsi:​workbook:​analog:​main#​contents|Back to index]]__ ]
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 +
  
 == Contents == == Contents ==
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    * Setting up the UNIX evironment    * Setting up the UNIX evironment
    * Running Cadence Virtuoso    * Running Cadence Virtuoso
-   ​* ​Quitting ​the session+   ​* ​Quit the session 
 +   * Licenses 
 +   * Available licenses
  
 **Keywords:​** **Keywords:​**
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 +===== Cadence DFII documentation =====
 +
 +Super protetta, non si puo' pubblicare/​divulgare! ​
 +
 +
 +
 +cdsdoc is no longer available! It has superseded by the Cadence Help. Type cdnshelp to acces the help system
 +
 +The entire Cadence IC documentation is accessible through the ''​cdnshelp''​ executable
 +located in 
 +
 +
 +''<​sub>​$IC_DIR/​tools/​cdnshelp/​bin/​cdnshelp</​sub>''​
 +
 +In order to be able to launch the executable modify your search path in your ''​.cshrc''​ file as follows:
 +you can modify your search path
 +
 +<​code>​
 +set path = ( $IC_DIR/​tools/​cdnshelp/​bin $path)
 +</​code>​
 +
 +<​code>​
 +source .cshrc
 +</​code>​
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cdnshelp &
 +</​code>​
 +
 +{{:​vlsi:​cadence_ic_615_help.png}}
 +
 +cdnshelp is the **help document browser** for Cadence. It opens .html files located in the install directory for each tool
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +La documentazione di **Cadence IC** e' in 
 +
 +''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.X/​doc</​sub>''​
 +
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cd ~/cadence
 +mkdir doc
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Per Cadence IC usare:
 +
 +<​code>​
 +
 +La documentazione di **Cadence IC** e' in 
 +
 +''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.X/​doc</​sub>''​
 +
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cd ~/cadence
 +mkdir doc
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Per Cadence IC usare:
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cd ~/​cadence/​doc
 +mkdir IC_6.1.5
 +cd IC
 +find /​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc -name '​*.pdf'​ -exec ln -s {} . \;
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +
 +See also [[http://​cadence.wikispaces.com/​Documentation+index]]
 +
 +
 +
 +Tutta la documentazione di Virtuoso platform e' accessibile dalla CIW come
 +
 +**CIW => Help => Virtuoso documentation**
 +
 +
 +cd ~/​cadence/​doc
 +mkdir IC_6.1.5
 +cd IC
 +find /​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc -name '​*.pdf'​ -exec ln -s {} . \;
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +
 +See also [[http://​cadence.wikispaces.com/​Documentation+index]]
 +
 +
 +
 +Tutta la documentazione di Virtuoso platform e' accessibile dalla CIW come
 +
 +**CIW => Help => Virtuoso documentation**
 +
 +
 +
 +Virtuoso Design Environment Executables
 +
 +From the IC 6.1.4 release, all Virtuoso software executables have been integrated into one
 +executable called ''​virtuoso''​.
 +
 +
 +''<​sub>​$IC_DIR/​tools/​dfII/​bin/​virtuoso</​sub>''​
 +
 +
 +
 +== Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor L/XL ==
 +Schematic entry tool
 +
 +== Cadence Virtuoso Analog Design Environment L/XL/GXL ==
 +Graphical user interface to perform simulations
 +
 +youtube video [[ http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=ceR7OW3zGc0 | here ]]
 +
 +
 +== Cadence Virtuoso Layout Editor L/XL ==
 +Layout editor tool
 +
 +====== Build your own Cadence IC documentation repository ======
 +
 +La documentazione di **Cadence IC** e' in 
 +
 +''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.X/​doc</​sub>''​
 +
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cd ~/cadence
 +mkdir doc
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Per Cadence IC usare:
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cd ~/​cadence/​doc
 +mkdir IC_6.1.5
 +cd IC
 +find /​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc -name '​*.pdf'​ -exec ln -s {} . \;
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +
 +See also [[ http://​cadence.wikispaces.com/​Documentation+index | here ]]
 +
 +
 +Since the IC 6.1.4 release all Virtuoso software executables have been integrated into one
 +executable called **virtuoso** ​
 +
 +The executable is located in /​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.X/​tools/​dfII/​bin .
 +
 +
 +
 +^         ​**Tool** ​                ​^ ​     **File** ​        ​^ ​                ​**Loaction** ​                          ^
 +| Schematic Editor L               | comphelp.pdf ​         |''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc/​comphelp ​      </​sub>''​|
 +| Analog Design Environment ​ L     | anasimhelp.pdf ​       |''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc/​anasimhelp ​    </​sub>''​|
 +| Analog Design Environment ​ XL    | adexl.pdf ​            ​|''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc/​adexl ​         </​sub>''​|
 +| Spectre ​                         | spectreuser.pdf ​      ​|''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc/​spectreuser ​   </​sub>''​|
 +| Layout Editor L                  | vlhelp.pdf ​           |''<​sub>/​usr/​cadence/​IC_6.1.5/​doc/​vlhelp ​        </​sub>''​|
 +
 +
 +<​code>​
 +spectre -help  (just one - !)
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Tutta la documentazione di Virtuoso platform e' accessibile dalla CIW come
 +
 +**CIW => Help => Virtuoso documentation**
 +
 +----
 +
 +Last update: [[ pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it | Luca Pacher ]] - 02 Oct 2012
  
 ===== Setting up the UNIX evironment ===== ===== Setting up the UNIX evironment =====
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 A **Save All** window may appear. Left click **OK** to save design data. A **Save All** window may appear. Left click **OK** to save design data.
 +
 +
 +===== Licenses =====
 +
 +You can view the list of Cadence licensed tools within Cadence itself from the Command Interpreter Window (CIW), ​
 +simply look in 
 +
 +**CIW => Options => License...**
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +===== Available licenses =====
 +
 +a tiered architecture (L/Xl/GXL), se viene checked-out a higher license automaticamente sono licenziati anche i tools inferiori ​
 +
 +All Cadence software requires Cadence licenses!
 +
 +Tutto e' sotto licenza! E c'​e'​ un PC che fa solo da **license server**
 +
 +You can use the Software Product License Management form to track token license activity.
 +
 +**CIW => Options => License ...**
 +
 +You can check the state of the licence server or the number of available licences
 +if you run into trouble opening a program.
 +
 +The lmstat command can be used to track token license activity from the command line
 +
 +
 +<​code>​
 +lmstat [-help]
 +</​code>​
 +
 +To view the number of available licences for each program,
 +
 +<​code>​
 +lmstat -a
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +''​CDS_LIC_FILE''​ => punta al server
 +
 +''​LM_LIC_FILE''​
 +
 +
 +
 +====== ======
 +\\
 +----
 +
 +Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Apr 23, 2013
 +
 +~~NOTOC~~
 +