I add one function in '.simrc', but when export out hspice netlist, I get such error:

Hello everyone,

I defined one function in '.simrc', but when I export out hspice netlist, I
get such error:

Running netlist
Begin Incremental Netlisting Aug 12 22:27:10 2007
*Error* eval: undefined function - HNLPrintPnpElement
End netlisting Aug 12 22:27:11 2007
"Netlister: There were errors, no netlist was produced."

Below is my function defination:

procedure( HNLPrintPnpElement()
hnlPrintString("q") hnlPrintString(hnlMapInstName(hnlCurrentInstName))
hnlPrintString(" ") hnlPrintString(hnlMapNetName(hnlNetNameOnTerm("C" 0)))
hnlPrintString(" ") hnlPrintString(hnlMapNetName(hnlNetNameOnTerm("B" 0)))
hnlPrintString(" ") hnlPrintString(hnlMapNetName(hnlNetNameOnTerm("E" 0)))
hnlHspicePrintInstPropVal('("modelType"))
;if( hnlCurrentType == "pnp" then
;hnlPrintString("pnp")

;hnlHspicePrintInstPropEqVal('("area" "m"))
hnlPrintString("\n")
)

What's the question?

B.R.

Joffre

 

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:33:48 +0800, tech11 wrote:

IMHO you cannot define functions in .simrc

you probably want to define them in .cdsinit


rds

 

In openbook 'ossref/chap5.html', I find some info about 'Formatting
Functions for Hierarchical Netlisting' and there're some examples. So it
seems that it's permitted to define functions in .simrc.

 

you could try ading your procedure to "CDS_INST_DIR/tools/dfII/
local/.simrc" and see if that finds it.

CDS_INST_DIR

 

Surely it's found, because when I modify some errors, the program will check
out and prompt me.

 

Is there not a log file in the simulation directory that yields some
related information?

 

The log file is the error info:
Running netlist
Begin Incremental Netlisting Aug 12 22:27:10 2007
*Error* eval: undefined function - HNLPrintPnpElement
End netlisting Aug 12 22:27:11 2007
"Netlister: There were errors, no netlist was produced."

 

after you initialize the simulator you could type "netlist()" in the
CIW to see if that yield more information.
Then if the function is still undefined, you could try a manual load
of .simrc and then try again.

 

The question is resolved. Thanks for all of your help!

Since there're some if command, maybe met some errors and the function codes
mayn't get effect. I put them in one file and load again, I may get the
netlist generation.

B.R.

Joffre