create a cellview of type ocean possible?

Hi,

I am wondering if it is possible to register ocean with a cellview just like
it is possible to register the schematic editor with a schematic and the
symbol editor with a symbol and the 'editor' with a veriloga view.

I would very much like to save some ocean verifications together with the
top level testbench of a DUT. It would be nice if I also could start the
ocean simulation from the context menu just like I would open it for
editing in my text editor. It should not be started automatically like the
compile of a veriloga view when exiting the editor as the script may take
some hours to finish.

As I work in a grid, the start of one ocean process would preferably be sent
to bsub and not lock up the user interface so that I could start many ocean
verifications in parallel.

I would be happy at the beginning if I could create an 'ocean' object type
that opens with my text editor for a starter.

Are these ideas possible at all?

 

This is perfectly feasible.

You'd have to add something to the registry (see
<instdir>/share/cdssetup/registry/data for info - it's covered in the Cadence
Application Infrastructure Guide) to specify the new view type - and what the
co-managed files in the cellView are, etc.

Then you'd use deRegApp() to register an application - with functions
specifying how to open the script, in edit and read modes. I expect you might
well make your application pop up a form, asking you whether you want to
edit/read it, or whether you want to run it.

Sourcelink solution 1836295 gives some pointers for some of this.

To run it, you'd probably use ipcBeginProcess to invoke a child session, so
that you a) can have several running at once, and b) don't block the parent
session - as you've outlined.

Regards,

Andrew.

 

Thanks for the starting points.

I also found some info in:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group...c378fdd5bedbca?q=html&rnum=1#6ec378fdd5bedbca

 

A few questions...

you whether you want to edit/read it, or whether you want to run it.

A form is surely the easiest way to go, but is it possible to customize
the pop-up menu used in the library browser to give the user the option
to read, edit, or load the script?

All IPC examples that I've run into are for Unix child processes. Is
is possible to execute a SKILL function in a child process? Or were
you just suggesting that he start a separate ICFB/Ocean executable
through IPC?

Thanks,

Jason

 

A form is surely the easiest way to go, but is it possible to customize

yes, you have to create a cdsLibManager.il file to define your extensions and load
accompanying skill code. this is explained in the 'Library Manager User Guide'.

stéphane

 

Jason,

Yes. Look at the library manager customisation documentation. It involves
creating a cdsLibMgr.il file to do the customisation of the library manager
menus.

The latter is what I was suggesting.

Regards,

Andrew.