Artist global net question

Discussion in 'Cadence' started by Sylvio Triebel, Jan 26, 2006.

  1. I'd like to access some global nets, which are defined in a sub-block.
    If this would work, we wouldn't need to create for every case a new symbol with additional pins...

    Unfortunately, Artist recognizes some "conflict" and maps all global nets used in sub-blocks, which
    are also used at the top level to a new name (e.g. _net0, _net1...).
    So, it is probably a netlister issue.

    Is there any option in Artist to disable this 'intelligent' behavior?

    Or... is ther something i have still to do if I define global nets in a cell view.
    I thought, that a '!' at the end of the net name is sufficient...

    For my understanding global nets should be global and accessible from every hierarchy level.
    Only the name should be unique...

    Thanks for any ideas...
    Sylvio
     
    Sylvio Triebel, Jan 26, 2006
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  2. Hi all,
    I already solved the problem.
    Keep in mind, that in a CDB cellView the attribute isGlobal of signal database objects
    is relevant to define a net as global... not the "!" at the end of the net name!
    In a schamatic "Check And Save" will set this attribute automatically.
    In an av_extracted view e.g. however - you need to set the isGlobal flag as an
    extra step. Then the netlister will work as expected...

    Ciao, Sylvio
     
    Sylvio Triebel, Jan 27, 2006
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