Dehilight doesn't work for a net
Hi,I've assigned a color to one of my nets in Allegro 16.6. When I want to dehiligh it, it doesn't work!. I see below message in the command section but nothign changes:Net "Ag" dehighlighted. I've...
View ArticleHow to do a plot in Cadence?
Hi, everytime when I want to print a schematic/ layout view to a file, it always says:There were no system .cdsplotinit files found.*WARNING* Plotter configuration not loaded. I could not find it in...
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while using cadence virtuoso (SCH-1217) could not open "5ghz@130nm schematic_1 schematic" for edit would to like open it for read.how to remove this error and again open my schematic for editing
View ArticleCreating ModGens
Hi,Is there any skill functions to automate modgen layout creation.Please tell how to create modgens using skill.
View Articleuser preference editor option is not enabled?
Suddenly the user preference editor option at setup parameter option is been not enabled . The message is "No preferences files found." Any help.... Thanks & Regards Dhamodharan
View ArticleGPS antenna interference in middle of 4 other antennas
Hi all, I hope this is the right forum to ask for help on this. My product is a wireless cellular/wifi device. It has 2 cellular (broadband 700MHz to about 1900MHz) antennas and 2 wifi (2.4GHz to...
View ArticleCIS Database Issues with MySQL
Today I have worked through a number of issues with using MySQL for the CIS Database.I prefer MySQL over using a file based database in order to allow access for multiple users from multiple PCs.In any...
View Articlequestion about vsource used in Ocean
Hi all,I had a problem when I did a simulation with Ocean Script. I designed a circuit by virtuoso and extracted the spectre netlist, then I remove some voltage source statements from the netlist and...
View ArticleStreaming out pcells to gds
Hi, While I'm actively developing a pcell, it is useful to be able to stream out a gds directly from the pcell without instantiating it in another layout first. However, when I try to stream out the...
View ArticleIssues with Padstacks and RefDes
First of all, I just want to say I'm very new to the program and PCB design itself- that being said, hopefully these are two easy fixes... The first problem I ran into is accidentally moving reference...
View ArticleADE XL Error 5012 Netlisting issue with extracted parasitics
Hi all,I've searched everywhere but I can't seem to find a solution to this issue. I have a top level design I would like to simulate with extracted parasitics in ADE XL. Simulation without the...
View ArticleInvisible text in IDE
I can load a SKILL file into the IDE but it has no syntax highlighting and when I scroll the file, the text disappears. It is still there, but does not show. I am running p, li { white-space:...
View ArticleLogoMaker - improved, and now multi-platform.
Please, please, please follow the instructions fully when installing. They are at the top of the Skill file and also here:Download and install the precompiled potrace release suitable for your...
View Articlehow to save transient data with arbitrary step size?
I am facing this problem with cadence:I am running a transient noise simulation for a Super-Regenerative Receiver (SRR). Despite knowing the theory behind the SRR it requires to run a VCO centered at...
View ArticleHow to extract the RegExp matched digit and take it as a variable?
Hi experts, I now have a matched pattern like comPat1=pcreCompile("[_][0-9]$") but I want to extract the number as a variable and add one on it (e.g. "_1 " -> "_2", "_2" -> "_3", etc.). How...
View Articleskill code to copy lines to subclass
HiI was wondering if someone had some code to share to copy lines to another subclass?If not, I'll just have to do it on my own :-)Thanks in advance. Best regardsOIe
View ArticleSubstrate is connected to nodes other than VDD or VCC
Dear AllIn a standard cell library, VBP and VBN is used for substrate in schematicbut layout uses only VDD VSS and you have to add normal well taps.I get this error in LVSRule No. 20 : Please Note...
View Articlehow to define the units in mm?
Hi.. Just now i had start to Analyze the quality of the signals in the pcb board. In case manually i want to analyse the signal manually means how can i define the units mm? For the signal explorer the...
View ArticleHow to add NODRC_COMPONENT_BOARD_OVERLAP to a package
Hi,I want to place part of my package out of package keepin of the board - it is a BNC connector - for some reasons and I have found a property which helps DRC checking ignore this error. As I read in...
View ArticleSet NC Parameter and Art Parameters from SKILL?
Hey guys, I'm currently working on a program to output artwork and NC Drill files. I have them outputting by calling the batch commands "artwork" and "nctape" respectively. However, this doesn't output...
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