Reading signals directly from transient analysis using "psf" command with...
Hi,I usually write out signals out of the transient analysis data using the "psf" command built into spectre. This is faster than using ocnPrint and simpler. I suddenly see the following error...
View ArticleCadence taking time for initialization
Dear Team,I am running cadence in Ubuntu 12.04 32bit. While initialising/invoking any cadence GUI, it is taking relatively too much time(>10-20 sec). When it is running .cxt extention, it is taking...
View ArticleHow to vertical how horizen mirror a pad in Allegro package symbol? How to...
I did make a pad, however, I still want get it mirror horizen or vertical. The mirror function seems doesnot work with pad ( it only work when you mirror pin name)So my question is how to mirror...
View ArticleIC6 Add Connectivity to Manually Routed Nets
Hi guys, I am using IC6.1.5. We are editing the layout with the Layout Suite XL. Many of the nets in the layout were manually routed and do not have connectivity. How can I add connectivity to these...
View ArticleCadence schematic access permission issues with mounted folders
Hi,We recently moved from a 'Samba' based remote file mounting to "sshfs" based file mounting . After the migration, we are unable to open any schematic in the mounted folders with write permission....
View Articlealias or funckey
I'd like to assign a key to toggle betwreen general/etch/placement with alias or funckey.Is it possible to have a key toggle something like that?
View ArticleHow to run Virtuoso on Linux Cluster
Hi there,I've setup 3 node Linux Beowulf Cluster in order to run Cadence Virtuoso Circuit Simulation simultaneously on 3 cluster compute nodes. Whenever, I run Virtuoso, it opens three different...
View ArticleAutorouting Using OrCAD 16.6 Demo Version
I have the demo version of OrCAD 16.6 and I'm currently reading "Complete PCB Design Using OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor" by Kraig Mitzner. I'm stuck halfway through chapter two on the part on...
View Articlecopy between designs?
I have a line/frame I'd like to use around each board where I have versions numbers and notes listed. Right now I export as a DXF and then reimport to other design. It's painful.Is there a better way...
View ArticleHow to check and verify negative artwork?
Dear all, how to import and verify negative plane layer artwork? After generating the negative plane layer and important it to Allegro again, I can not see the copper of the negative plane layer, I...
View ArticleProcedural interface for Virtuoso schematic navigator
I am trying to get the hierarchical list of instances that a net is connected to. I found two flows and both have issues: Schematic Navigator --> Select Net --> Right-Mouse-click on the net in...
View ArticleComplex filter : Image Reject Ratio (IRR) calculation
Hi ,How do I simulate IRR of complex filter. ? ( A transient simulation of an IQ mixer followed by a complex filter and then look at dft of the output waveforms is one way ) Is there a cadence...
View ArticleHow to parallel or to increase the speed of simulation launching with ocean...
Hi,I wrote an ocean script which has to do lot of simultations. It is working perfectly well but I would like to increase its speed. Currently I use run( ?jobName jobname ?queue lsf_queue ?mail nil )...
View ArticleSOI MOSFET Simulation with PSPICE?
Hi, Is it possible to simulate SOI MOSFETs with Orcad PSPICE using Berkeley`s BSIM SOI Model Cards?? Thanks
View ArticleRadial/polar placement !
Hi all,I have a circular board and the placement need to be arranged symmetrically. In PADs we have radial move that allows us to adjust radius/angle of the circular grid that snap components.'Polar'...
View ArticleIncremental update to Allegro
Hello, I have been working on a PCB design in Allegro based on a Cadence schematic. I have removed a few components from the schematic during the PCB design and so need to update the schematic part...
View Articletriggering the done procedure for enterPoints()
I am using an enterPoints function that does not seem to recognize use of the Enter key, or a double click (typical done trigger for enterPath) as triggers for its done procedure. How does one trigger...
View ArticleHow to remove that Triangle on the pad
Hi, Have a easy question.I did a symbol footprint, and at the central of that symbol, there is a pad. If I delete the pad number and place the pad, there will show a triangle in the middle of that...
View ArticleAMS simulation using ADE. How to save internal verilog module signals.
I am running an AMS simulation using ADE and am having troubling saving some of the signals in my verilog module. I created and imported a .csv file with the list of outputs I wanted to save. However,...
View ArticleOrcad Capture
When adding a "Place Net Alias" How do you add a line over the Net name?You can do it when you make a symbol. But i can find it for the schematic end
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