why I can not run assura

I have installed Assura in my Cadence, but when I ran it, for example, the
DRC command, it said"failed to build VDB.cannot submit DRC run". So what
should I do to solve this problem. Hoping you can help me. Thanks!

 

Usually there is a bit more information in the log before that message.
See if you can find it and share with us. Then we might be able to
suggest something.

Ed "Mr. Diva" Kalenda
Cadence Design Systems

This is just me blathering, not the company, since they don't let talk for them.

 

Hi,

ok,there is some information before that. Can you see what's happening
here with Assura? However, the Diva DRC works fine with the divaDRC.rul
file.

Yifei

*WARNING* vdba: vdbInitVDBA called but VDBA already initialized
\o Compiling rules...
\o
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(nwc_over_nw
nw_not_dt 38.12 16 edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 983. pdiff_in_nw_dg = geomButtOrOver(pdiff_in_nw dg)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'nwc_szit_38' found in geomAndNot().
\o 983. err268 = geomAndNot(pdiff_in_nw nwc_szit_38)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(sxcont sx_no_block
38.12 16 edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 985. err268 = geomAndNot(pdiff_in_nw nwc_szit_38)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'sxc_szit_38' found in geomAndNot().
\o 985. err268b = geomAndNot(njct sxc_szit_38)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(nwc_over_nw
nw_not_dt 14.0 16 edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 987. err268b = geomAndNot(njct sxc_szit_38)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'nwc_szit_14' found in geomAndNot().
\o 987. errdg268a = geomAndNot(pdiff_in_nw_dg nwc_szit_14)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(sxcont sx_no_block
14.0 16 edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 989. errdg268a = geomAndNot(pdiff_in_nw_dg nwc_szit_14)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'sxc_szit_14' found in geomAndNot().
\o 989. errdg268b = geomAndNot(njct_dg sxc_szit_14)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(bbcont bb_not_nw
38.12 16 edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 991. errdg268b = geomAndNot(njct_dg sxc_szit_14)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'bbc_szit_38' found in geomAndNot().
\o 991. errbb268 = geomAndNot(pdiff_in_bb bbc_szit_38)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(twell_con pi 15 16
edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 3192. drc(sxcont nw_pi (sep < 0.12) "GRTW266a: RX(over BP) to (NW
touching PI) spac...
\o error: Illegal input layer 'twc_szit_15' found in geomAndNot().
\o 3192. errtw268b = geomAndNot(rx_nplusjct_pi twc_szit_15)
\o error: Invalid number of arguments in geomSizeInTub(twell_con pi 10 16
edge) Expecting 4 or 5 args only..
\o 3195. rx_nplus_dg_pi = geomAnd(rx_nplusjct_pi dg)
\o error: Illegal input layer 'twc_szit_10' found in geomAndNot().
\o 3195. errtw268c = geomAndNot(rx_nplus_dg_pi twc_szit_10)
\o Errors exist in the rules file
'/cad/cds/IBM_PDK/bicmos8hp/V1.0.0.1/cdslib/bicmos8hp/divaDRC.rul'.
\w *WARNING* Failed to build VDB. Cannot submit DRC Run.
\w
\p >
\a hiDBoxOK(vuiDBox)
\r t
\o Assura DRC: State loaded "Last"

 

Diva and Assura are NOT completely input-deck compatible, that
is your main problem.

So you can run Assura just fine, but you don't have an Assura
deck to run it on.

If your PDK provider does not have Assura support for bicmos8hp,
It's worth trying divaToAssura on the divaDRC.rul. You should
expect to spend time debugging and/or enhancing the output.

-Jay-