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amsUIRunNetlisterForm

amsUIRunNetlisterForm()

Description

Pops up the AMS Netlister form, which is used to run the AMS Netlister on specified cellviews.

Arguments

None.

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ddsCvtAMSTranslateCell

ddsCvtAMSTranslateCell( b_cellId g_overwriteAMS l_viewList

[ ?setPrimitive g_setPrimitive ]

)

Description

Given a DDPI cell ID, this function translates any existing Spectre simulation information for the cell to AMS simulation information. In the process, the otherParameters, instParameters, termOrder, componentName, and propMapping fields of the Spectre simulation information are copied to the AMS simulation information.

In addition, this function might create the following new fields:

■stringParameters

■referenceParameters

■enumParameters

■arrayParameters

■extraTerminals

This function categorizes parameters into stringParameters, referenceParameters, enumParameters, arrayParameters, and extraTerminals by examining the netlistProcedure listed in the Spectre simulation information of the cell.

This function can also set the isPrimitive field in the AMS simulation information.

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g_setPrimitive nil: Do not set isPrimitive.

’model: set isPrimitive if model* exists in AMS simulation information..’spectreView: set isPrimitive if cell has a spectre view.’modelAndSpectreView: set isPrimitive if cell has a spectre view and model* exists in the AMS simulation information

Notes

Converting simulation information usually requires editing the AMS simulation information. This function does not fill in theisPrimitive field of the AMS simulation information. Editing is definitely required if thenetlistProcedure specified in the Spectre section of the simulation information is not one of the following:

■spectreCCPrim

■spectreFsrcPrim

■spectreMindPrim

■spectreNportPrim

■spectrePolyCntrlPrim

■spectrePortPrim

■spectrePortSrcPrim

■spectrePwlsrcPrim

■spectreSCCPrim

■spectreSVCPrim

■spectreSrcPrim

■spectreVandISourcePrim

■spectreWindingPrim

See Appendix B, “UpdatingLegacy SimInfo for Analog Primitives” for more details about AMS simulation information.

Examples

To convert the Spectre simulation information of mylib.mycell to AMS simulation information:

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cellId = ddGetObj( "mylib" "mycell" ) ddsCvtAMSTranslateCell( cellId nil nil )