PowerDC_DRC_Marking_in_Allegro
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Usage Flow: Step-2
If return “t”, the skill code is loaded successfully.
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Run runPDCBatch in the Skill Development window. The settings form shows. In the setting form, select Allegro Sigrity installation directory, Translator installation directory and PowerDC workspace file. Click OK. The program executes the translation and the simulation in the background. This process may take several mince Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Initial setup
Must be used with PowerDC version 7.1 or above The env file path and extracta.exe path in the Environment setting in SPDLinks must be set properly The PDCX file and the BRD file must be in the same directory Need the skill code “mark_powerdc_drc.cxt” If VRM and Sink are linked manually, they must be linked by pin names
Command > set telskill
Load the skill file
Skill > loadContext “mark_powerdc_drc.cxt” Skill > callInitProc “mark_powerdc_drc”
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If the skill file is not in the same directory as the brd file, the full path name needs to be provided, for example => loadContext “c:/skill_code/mark_powerdc_drc.cxt”
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Usage Flow: Step-3
After the simulation is finished, the PowerDC DRC form shows. Select drc type to mark.
Checking DRC Violations in Allegro with PowerDC
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Overview
SI analysis Layout design
Board translation
PowerDC PDCX
Integrated environment Electrical analysis for DRC Physical correlation
Usage Flow: Step-5
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Use show element command and turn on DRC errors to view the marked drc element Click Exit to stop the program
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Net selection
DRC setup
Design update
This feature is available from PowerDC 7.1 version onwards. The PDCX file contains all the information needed for electrical analysis. This file can be reused for multiple designs that share same components and nets.
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Usage Flow: Step-4
Click here to bring up violation table Select the DRC types and click Mark to the mark DRC on the layout. Right-click for sorting Violation Table
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Usage Flow: Step-1
Skill Development window
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Start Allegro and open the mcm file or brd file Run set telskill command to show Skill Development window
Click here to clear the DRCs that were generated by PowerDC
Select a violation and click Zoom to zoom to the DRC in the layout
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