Request SKILL language programming training manual

[chloe]

Hi all,

Does anybody have the SKILL Language programing training manual and lab
materials?
I just the beginner of the SKILL, thus request these materials as the
fundamental of learning.
Hope to heard good news from you all

 

[Bernd Fischer]

I suggest to start with the 'SKILL Language User Guide'
which you can access through the Cadence Design Framework Documentation
with 'cdsdoc'.

http://www.ee.vt.edu/~ha/cadtools/cadence/skill.pdf

Also I think this topic was ask before in this newsgroup,
so do a google on it.

chloe wrote:

Hi all,

Does anybody have the SKILL Language programing training manual and lab
materials?
I just the beginner of the SKILL, thus request these materials as the
fundamental of learning.
Hope to heard good news from you all

 

[JJG]

Bernd Fischer wrote:

I suggest to start with the 'SKILL Language User Guide'
Also I think this topic was asked before in this newsgroup.

Bernd is correct.

SKILL tutorials are almost always given almost for free (I think they
charge your company fifty bucks if I remember correctly) at the Cadence
User Group (not called CDNLive). Here is an example of past SKILL
Tutorials:
http://www.cadenceusers.org/conferences/archives/icu2000/abstracts_tutorials.html
and here is the CDNLive URL that may be helpful:
http://www.cadence.com/cdnlive/na/tutorials.aspx

As Bernd said, this question has often been asked and answered. Search,
for example, for "SKILL Tutorial" in "comp.cad.cadence".

For example, here are some cuts pasted rom that search just now.

jjg

In summary, these are excellent SKILL references for a beginner:
- SKILL Language User Guide
- SKILL Language Reference

Once you write a few programs, branch out to the applications:
- DFII SKILL Functions
- Development SKILL Functions
- User Interface SKILL Functions
- Schematic Composer SKILL Functions
- Layout Virtuoso SKILL Functions
- Techfile & Display Resources SKILL Functions
- Floorplanning SKILL Functions
- Analog Artist SKILL Functions
- Open Simulation System Reference
- IPC SKILL Functions
- SKILL++ Object Oriented Programming
- Cadence Application Infrastructure User Guide
- Component Description Format (CDF) User Guide

All of these are shipped with DFII and are on Sourcelink.
In addition, see these links:
http://www.ee.vt.edu/~ha/cadtools/cadence/skill.html
http://www.ee.vt.edu/~ha/cadtools/cadence/skill.pdf
http://sourcelink.cadence.com/docs/files/Application_Notes/2002prev/Framework_Application_Notes/Software_Customization_-_A_Case_History.pdf

jjg