Data base information for terminals

Hi all,

I am trying to get the pin info for instances that are not in
schematic and have no connectivity. For example, if you take a buffer
that has connectivity and copy it on the layout canvas.

If I select the buffer that has connectivity and type in the CIW:

geGetSelectedSet(geGetEditCellView())~>instTerms~>name;i will get
this...
(("in" "vdd" "sub" "out"))

for the buffer that I copied and have no connectivity I get

geGetSelectedSet(geGetEditCellView())~>instTerms~>name;i will get
this...
(nil)

I want to be able with skill to get the, I guess, lower level pin
names for those instances without connectivity. I would think this
is possible since if I select the buffer with no connectivity and
leHiPropagateNets() it shows the lower level pins.......

Any help would be appreciated,
PolyPusher

 

There is some confusion in your question, but if I guess correctly
what you want the terminals names:

geGetSelectedSet(geGetEditCellView())~>master~>terminals~>name

and not the pins names, which you'd get with:

geGetSelectedSet(geGetEditCellView())->master->terminals~>pins~>name

Yours,

 

Sorry for the confusion, but you did answer my question.
Thank you,
Eric

 

I forgot to explain what the confusion was.

terminals and instTerms are logical objects used to represent the connectivity.

one terminal can be implemeted by several pins (this is the weakconnect
relationship), each pins can be implemeted by several figures (this is the
strong connect relationship). The must connect relationship is represented
by having several terminals flagged as having to be connect at the upper level.

Yours,

 

I see how I confused the conversation. I had spent most of my career
(10 of 12 years) at Intel and there lingo is different, for example a
"Master" for Cadence is a "child" or "leaf" cell for Intel. Weak and
must connect is handled by "ee class", which tells the tool and user
if a net is connected in the "child" or not.

Other funny things....a pin is a terminal on the "edge" of a child, a
port is a terminal not on the "edge".

Anyways, I really appreciate your help.
PolyPusher