Code for selecting Cellnames and Instance Terms.

All,

I am trying to be able to select objects in schematic from SKILL. I
want to be able to select Instances, Cellnames, Instance Terms, nets
and pins. With the help of Riad and some work on my own I have the
code I need for Instances, nets and pins. The code is below.

I need code for Cellnames and Instance Terms.

Thank you in advance for any help,
Eric

procedure(instSel()
cv=geGetEditCellView()
geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv "I23"))
)
instSel()

;======================procedure to select net "vbias"...replace
"vbias" with variable....
procedure(sigSel()
cv=geGetEditCellView()
vbiasNetId=dbFindNetByName(cv "vbias");gets dataid for Vbias as to get
the and select figs attached.
vbiasFigs=vbiasNetId~>figs
foreach( fig vbiasFigs
geSelectFig(fig)
);foreach
EFVbias="vbias";gets vias connected to vbias
when(cv
foreach( inst cv~>instances
EFInstance=inst~>name
foreach( instTerm inst~>instTerms
Net=instTerm~>net~>name
Term=instTerm~>name
if(Term == "pdd" && Net == EFVbias
then geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv EFInstance))
);if
);foreach
);foreach
);when
);proc
sigSel()

;======================gives top level pin for the schematic

procedure( EFSelectPinFigs()
let( (cv pinName matchPins term)
cv = hiGetCurrentWindow()~>cellView
pinName = "D";variable for pinname------------------<<<<<<<<<<<
geDeselectAll()
foreach( term cv~>terminals
when( (term~>name == pinName)
matchPins = append(matchPins term~>pins)
); when
); foreach
foreach( pin matchPins
when( pin && pin~>fig
geSelectFig(pin~>fig)
); when
); foreach
t
); let
); proc
EFSelectPinFigs()

 

Hi Eric,
Your almost there, if I think I know what you want.
Just a thought, when you create procedures, why not put parameters, so
you won't have to change the code everytime (i.e. instead of a
variable which needs to be called within the code, substitute with a
variable/parameter which is called when running the function)?
e.g. :
------------------------------------------------------------------------
procedure( instSel(CELLNAME)
cv=geGetEditCellView()
geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv CELLNAME))
) ;proc
------------------------------------------------------------------------
So when you want to run, you don't have to type the whole skill code
again, just run by calling the procedure with the parameter.
e.g. : instSel("I23")
instSel("I122")
instSel("MUX2_45") etc.

So for the 2nd code:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
procedure( sigSel(NETNAME)
cv=geGetEditCellView()
vbiasNetId=dbFindNetByName(cv NETNAME)
;gets dataid for Vbias as to get
;the and select figs attached.
vbiasFigs=vbiasNetId~>figs
foreach( fig vbiasFigs
geSelectFig(fig)
);foreach
;;;;;;FVbias=NETNAME ;;;;line for variable not needed now
when(cv
foreach( inst cv~>instances
EFInstance=inst~>name
foreach( instTerm inst~>instTerms
Net=instTerm~>net~>name
Term=instTerm~>name
if(Term == "pdd" && Net == NETNAME
then geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv EFInstance))
);if
);foreach
);foreach
);when
);proc
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now the sigSel() function created will give a list of instances, so to
get the cell names, do:

MatchedInsts = sigSel("net1192") ; or "EFVbias" in your case
MatchedInsts~>name ;gives all cellnames

If you want to select instances by cellname, simply do:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
procedure( SelInst(NAME)
cv = geGetEditCellView()
geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv NAME))
) ;proc
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Or if you want to get the terminal names of the cellname just from
giving the cellname: TermNameSel("NAND2_2")
will give something like:
("B" "Y" "A") (or whatever corresponding terminal name)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
procedure( TermNameSel(NAME)
cv = geGetEditCellView()
dbFindAnyInstByName(cv NAME)~>instTerms~>name
) ;proc
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm not sure about selecting terminals themselves since when I use
geGetSelSet(), the terminals can't be selected (although I can do a
query on them, which I think is strange)

So, for selecting terminals in schematic, I'm not sure how it can be
done.
Perhaps Riad or Andrew can help when the sun comes up on their side of
the planet?

Best Regards,
I-FAB

 

Hi Guys,

Sun is shining high over the country down here in Swindon (UK). Yeah,
Britain is not all clouds and fog
A quick lines as example for the instTerm joby. I'll be back later on
(after work hours) for more details if needed:
;
procedure( EFSelectInstTerms()
let( (cv instTermFig)
cv = hiGetCurrentWindow()~>cellView
geDeselectAll()
foreach( inst cv~>instances
foreach(instTerm inst~>instTerms
instTermFig=car(instTerm~>term~>pins~>fig)
when(instTermFig
geSelectObject(instTermFig list(list(inst 0 0 0)))
)
)
); foreach
t
); let
); proc
;

Cheers,
Riad.

 

I-F AB wrote, on 04/28/09 04:30:

I'm not sure what selecting "Cellnames" means, but as for instTerms, I think you
mean selection of the pins on a specific instance (instTerms are logical
objects, and as such can't be selected). To select these you need to use
functions such as geSelectObject() and geGetObjectSelectedSet() which allow you
to select/list the selected figures from down the hierarchy - for example, the
pin figure on a specific instance.

procedure(ABselectInstancePins(instName @optional termName
(cv geGetEditCellView()))
let((inst pinFigs)
inst=dbFindAnyInstByName(cv instName)
when(inst
; Find the list of pin figures which either match the specified
; terminal name, or give all terminals if termName not specified
pinFigs=foreach(mapcan term
setof(term inst~>master~>terminals !termName || term~>name==termName)
term~>pins)~>fig
; note I didn't do anything for iterated instances - it just selects
; the pin for the first iterated instance.
foreach(pinFig pinFigs
geSelectObject(pinFig list(list(inst 0 0 0)))
) ; foreach
) ; when
) ; let
) ; procedure

So for example:

ABselectInstancePins("I1")

will select all pins on instance I1. Or:

ABselectInstancePins("I1" "B")

will select all pins B on instance I1.

Regards,

Andrew.

 

All,

I appreciate all the examples and feedback to improve. The posts
here gives me what I needed for selecting instTerms.

By cellnames I mean, for example
("I12.bcp35_delay20.I - p2")
This string is instance I12, Cellname bcp35_delay20, the instTerm is
connected to net p2. For each part of the string I want to be able
to select any part of the string from user input from a form.

I now have everything, but cellname. Perhaps a better way of
thinking of cellname is the cell that the instance is calling.

Learning SKILL still has me a bit Gobsmacked!

Thank you all for your input so far!
Eric

 

All,

I appreciate all the feedback and code efforts. I know have all the
code I need to select by Instances, Cellnames, instTerms, net and
pins.

I was able to get Cellnames on my own. I find all the instances that
use a given cell and select the Instances.

procedure(EFCellNameSelect(EFCellVar)
let((EFInstance EFCellname Term Net)
cv=geGetEditCellView()
EFNet_list=nil
when(cv
foreach( inst cv~>instances
EFInstance=inst~>name
EFCellname=inst~>master~>cellName
if(EFCellVar==EFCellname
then geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv EFInstance))
);if
);foreach
);when
t
);let
);procedure

I appreciate all your help!!
Eric

 

Hey Just wanted to add the following peice of code:

;If you want to select instances by cellname
procedure(instSel(instname);please do note that instname should be in
double quotes
cv=geGetEditCellView()
geDeselectAll()
geSelectFig(dbFindAnyInstByName(cv instname))
);proc

One comment is that you have to use "geDeselectAll() " to deselect all
the figures else I was surprised to see that multiple instances are
highlighted even though you tried to select only one instance....
Regards,
Lokesh rajendran.

 

geSelectFig adds one figure to the selected set. It does not replace the select set.

Regards,

Andrew.