Logic Design for Array-Based Circuits

by Donnamaie E. White

Copyright © 1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2016 Donnamaie E. White, WhitePubs Enterprises, Inc.

 

Design Submission

Last Edit MArch 18, 2002


AMCC Simulation Forms - Vocabulary

The simulation submission forms require at least one functional simulation run at worst-case maximum. The items requested are:

File # Item number, 1,2,3...

AMCCSIMFMT OUTPUT FILENAME
The user-defined name assigned to the formatted simulation output file (the vectors being submitted). The input to AMCCSIMFMT is from a VALID tabular trace output, MENTOR LIST, DAZIX VLAIF output file, etc.

MIN
Check if this is a MINIMUM simulation. This assumes a MIN timing library and FNTMIN.ews or the equivalent annotation file.

MAX
Check if this is a maximum simulation. This assumes a maximum for the product_grade timing library and FNTMIL.ews, FNTCOM.ews or the equivalent Q20000 or Q24000 annotation delay file (COM5MAXmax - fntc5mx.ews, MIL5MAXmax - fntm5mx.ews).

SIMULATION CONTROL FILENAME
The file required by the EWS to input stimulus, etc. that was used to perform the submitted simulation. It is called the SOM_MCF.SING file on DAZIX, the transcript file on MENTOR, the directives file on VALID, etc.

SIMULATION INPUT FILENAME
Any other required input file. Called the remote data VLAIF file on DAZIX, the stimulus input file on VALID. Mentor may have a data file called from the force file. The existance of this file depends on the method used to create the stimuli.

SIMULATION COMMAND FILENAME
The transcript or log of operations or submit process, i.e., what it would take for AMCC to duplicate the simulation.

AMCCVRC REPORT FILENAME
Always rename AMCCVRC.LST to a user-defined name since more than one is to be submitted. List the one that goes with the netlist and AMCCSIMFMT output file. AMCCVRC is not required for minimum simulations, for sampled at-speed simulations, or for print-on-change simulations.

AMCCVRC SIGNAL ANALYSIS FILENAME
The clock race-condition test requires a signal analysis file to specify clock-data relationships. A user-defined name.

SIMULATION DESCRIPTION FILE
The text file, may be a commented copy of the AMCCSIMFMT output file, which describes the testing being performed.


 

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