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| ====== Running VLSI design platforms ====== | ====== Running VLSI design platforms ====== | ||
| - | [ __[[vlsi:home|Home]]__ ] | + | [ __[[vlsi:home|VLSI Home]]__ ] |
| [ __[[vlsi:workbook|VLSI Design WorkBook]]__ ] | [ __[[vlsi:workbook|VLSI Design WorkBook]]__ ] | ||
| [ __[[vlsi:computing_main#contents|Back to index]]__ ] | [ __[[vlsi:computing_main#contents|Back to index]]__ ] | ||
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| * [[vlsi:computing_cdsterm#manual_configuration|Manual configuration]] | * [[vlsi:computing_cdsterm#manual_configuration|Manual configuration]] | ||
| - | **Keywords:** environment variable, search path, ''cdsterm'', technology | + | **Keywords:** UNIX environment, environment variable, search path, initialization script, Cadence, technology, |
| + | vanilla environment | ||
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| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | Before you can run any licensed VLSI tool you need to set necessary UNIX **environment variables** | + | Before you can run any licensed VLSI tools you need to set necessary UNIX **environment variables** |
| and add **executables** to the system **search path**. The runtime environment must be set | and add **executables** to the system **search path**. The runtime environment must be set | ||
| every time you start a session work, but all the stuff is automatically done for you by an | every time you start a session work, but all the stuff is automatically done for you by an | ||
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| ===== Main initialization script ===== | ===== Main initialization script ===== | ||
| - | The setup script is named ''cdsterm'' and is located in the ''/usr/local/bin/'' directory, | + | The general setup script is named ''cdsterm'' and is located in the ''/usr/local/bin/'' directory, |
| which should already be included in your default search path. Please, check it out using | which should already be included in your default search path. Please, check it out using | ||
| the ''which'' command, | the ''which'' command, | ||
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| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | The script is a csh script that interactively sets environment variables and adds search paths | + | The script is a **tcsh script** that interactively sets environment variables and adds search paths |
| for different design platforms and technologies. | for different design platforms and technologies. | ||
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| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | cd ~/scratch/<tech_dir | + | cd ~/scratch/<tech_dir> |
| cdsterm | cdsterm | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | All VLSI users can work with AMS and IBM technologies. The access to other cutting-edge | + | All VLSI users can work with AMS and IBM technologies. The access (using ''cdsterm'') to other cutting-edge |
| technologies is restricted and it depends on the selected tool and on the user membership | technologies is restricted and it depends on the selected tool and on the user membership | ||
| to a specific **technology group** defined by the system administrator. Technology | to a specific **technology group** defined by the system administrator. Technology | ||
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| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | Note that if the selected tool is Cadence SPB (Allegro) you are not asked to choose a technology. | + | Note that if the selected tool is Cadence SPB (//Allegro//) you are not asked to choose a technology. |
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| - | {{:vlsi:parent_shell_and_xterm.png?800}} | + | {{:vlsi:parent_shell_and_xterm.png?750}} |
| You can make a comparison between your parent shell environment and the xterm exported environment typing | You can make a comparison between your parent shell environment and the xterm exported environment typing | ||
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| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | Each design tool will be launched from the xterm command prompt by invoking its specific executable | + | Each design tool will be launched from the xterm command prompt by invoking its specific **executable |
| - | name with the general syntax | + | name** with the general syntax |
| <code> | <code> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| Since environment variables and search paths have been exported in xterm, don't invoke | Since environment variables and search paths have been exported in xterm, don't invoke | ||
| a tool in the parent shell, you will get a ''Command not found'' issue otherwise. | a tool in the parent shell, you will get a ''Command not found'' issue otherwise. | ||
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| Depending on the selected tool follow the instructions listed below. | Depending on the selected tool follow the instructions listed below. | ||
| - | * [[computing_run_ic|Cadence IC 6.1.x (Virtuoso)]] | + | * [[computing_run_ic|Cadence IC (Virtuoso)]] FIXME |
| - | * [[computing_run_ius|Cadence Incisive]] | + | * [[computing_run_ius|Cadence Incisive]] FIXME |
| - | * [[computing_run_rc|Cadence RC]] | + | * [[computing_run_rc|Cadence RC]] FIXME |
| * [[computing_run_soc|Cadence SOC]] FIXME | * [[computing_run_soc|Cadence SOC]] FIXME | ||
| - | * [[computing_run_edi|Cadence EDI (Encounter)]] | + | * [[computing_run_edi|Cadence EDI (Encounter)]] FIXME |
| - | * [[computing_run_spb|Cadence SPB 16.x (Allegro)]] | + | * [[computing_run_spb|Cadence SPB (Allegro)]] FIXME |
| If the first time that you try running a tool you face any problems with the Cadence | If the first time that you try running a tool you face any problems with the Cadence | ||
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| full-custom analog layout with Cadence IC or if you deal with digital synthesis and | full-custom analog layout with Cadence IC or if you deal with digital synthesis and | ||
| place-and-route with Cadence RC and Cadence SOC/EDI respectively. \\ | place-and-route with Cadence RC and Cadence SOC/EDI respectively. \\ | ||
| - | According to this, the most part of WorkBook tutorial can be carried out with a simple | + | According to this, the most part of WorkBook tutorials can be carried out with a simple |
| Cadence IC 6.1.x vanilla environment (the latest software release is 6.1.5). | Cadence IC 6.1.x vanilla environment (the latest software release is 6.1.5). | ||
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| <code> | <code> | ||
| cd ~/scratch/tutorials | cd ~/scratch/tutorials | ||
| + | setenv IC_DIR /usr/cadence/IC_6.1.5 | ||
| source /usr/local/config/cds_config/CdsIC_615.rc | source /usr/local/config/cds_config/CdsIC_615.rc | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||