Getting Analog Design Environment to reread model files

[Randy Yates]

Hi,

I have some of my own model libraries setup and I often want to tweak
the parameters when performing simulations. However, from what I can
tell, it appears that the only way to get Cadence to reread the
files is to completely exit (I'm invoking "virtuoso" from the command
line) and then restart everything (library manager, schematic editor,
ADE). What a pain.

Does anyone know of a method to get Cadence/ADE to reread the model
files without leaving the environment?
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I had the same problem.
You just need to go to ADE->Setup->Model Libraries and perform Disable-
Enable for model file.

Regards

 

[Randy Yates]

gaitukevich.s@gmail.com writes:

I had the same problem.
You just need to go to ADE->Setup->Model Libraries and perform Disable-
Enable for model file.

Thanks! That works great! (Sorry for the delay in responding.)
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[Andrew Beckett]

Randy Yates wrote, on 11/26/08 16:42:

gaitukevich.s@gmail.com writes:

I had the same problem.
You just need to go to ADE->Setup->Model Libraries and perform Disable-
Enable for model file.

Thanks! That works great! (Sorry for the delay in responding.)

Also, if you edit the files from the model library form (by hitting the edit
button), I think (if my memory is correct) that it automatically marks the
included file as "dirty" and so forces spectre to re-start.

The other approach is to use:

envSetVal("spectre.envOpts" "controlMode" 'string "batch")

before starting ADE. This means that spectre re-starts for every run, rather
than staying running. The downside is that parametric sweeps and quick
parameter-only changes are slower (the normal "interactive" mode means that it
doesn't need to restart, doesn't need to re-grab the license, and doesn't need
to re-read the netlist/models, and just change the parameter in memory), but
during a model development phase, it might be more convenient?

Regards,

Andrew.