Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Getting Started

Starting the Schematic Composer

To start the schematic composer, you must run an executable that contains the software.

Examples of such executables are as follows:

■icde, which includes the schematic editor, symbol editor, and plotting

■icds, which includes all of the above, plus digital simulator interfaces

■icms, which includes all of the above plus mixed-signal functionality

■msfb, which encompasses mixed-signal front-to-back functionality

■icfb, which encompasses full-chip design functionality

To start an executable, do the following:

1. Type the name of the executable after the UNIX prompt in an xterm window.

For example:

icde &

The ampersand (&) starts the software in the background so you can use the xterm window for other tasks while the software is running.

2.Press the Return key.

The Command Interpreter Window (CIW) appears.