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| =====Cadence Setup for ECE 310/311: Microelectronics ===== | =====Cadence Setup for ECE 310/311: Microelectronics ===== | ||
| - | Login to the ENGR server **ece310.engr.uidaho.edu** using X2Go Client. | + | Login to the ENGR server **ece310.engr.uidaho.edu** using the X2Go Client. |
| Linux and Mac users can use ssh instead of the X2Go client. They can do this with | Linux and Mac users can use ssh instead of the X2Go client. They can do this with | ||
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| - | ==== Setting up AMS035 Kit ==== | + | ===== Setting up AMS035 Kit ===== |
| Run cadsetup ams035 and setuppdk ams035 to set up your environment and work directory respectively. | Run cadsetup ams035 and setuppdk ams035 to set up your environment and work directory respectively. | ||
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| ==== Starting Cadence ==== | ==== Starting Cadence ==== | ||
| - | Run cadsetup and virtuoso to start Cadence. | + | 1) Run cadsetup and virtuoso to start Cadence in a command line terminal. |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| cadsetup | cadsetup | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | Select the C35B4C0 process when prompted. | + | 2) Select the C35B4C0 process when prompted. |
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| Remember that the CIW (common interpreted window) and Library Manager will open up. | Remember that the CIW (common interpreted window) and Library Manager will open up. | ||
| - | Watch the [[http://lumerink.com/courses/ECE310/s18/Cadence2018.htm|video tutorials]] for more details. | + | <note tip>You may watch the [[http://lumerink.com/courses/ECE310/s18/Cadence2018.htm|video tutorials]] for more details. </note> |
| - | <note important>When simulations fail, it's probably a mistake in your schematic or ADE setup, so try and debug on your own before asking for help.</note> | + | ====== Cadence Simulation Examples ====== |
| + | Simulation models are located in the following directory on the ece310.engr.uidaho.edu server. | ||
| - | ===== Simulation Examples ===== | + | <code>/home/alve8438/ece310_examples/ECE310_Examples </code> |
| - | Simulation models are located in the following directory on the ece310.engr.uidaho.edu server. | + | You can see my example schematics based on the textbook by adding the following lines to the **cds.lib** file in your home directory. The directions for doing so are losted below: |
| - | <code> </code> | + | 1) Locate your cds.lib in your profile (use the list command "ls") |
| - | You can see my example schematics based on the textbook by adding the following lines to the **cds.lib** file in your home directory. | + | 2) Open the cds.lib with a file editor. Click on this [[https://www.howtoforge.com/faq/how-to-edit-files-on-the-command-line|Link]] if you don't know how to do it. You can use vi or gedit editors. |
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| + | 3) Add the following line to your cds.lib: | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | /home/alve8438/ece310_examples ece310_examples | + | DEFINE ECE310_examples /home/alve8438/ece310_examples/ECE310_Examples |
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | 4) Save your cds.lib | ||
| ===== Tutorials ===== | ===== Tutorials ===== | ||
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| Video tutorials are available [[http://lumerink.com/courses/ECE310/s18/Cadence2018.htm|here]] | Video tutorials are available [[http://lumerink.com/courses/ECE310/s18/Cadence2018.htm|here]] | ||
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| + | <note important>When simulations fail, it's probably a mistake in your schematic or ADE setup, so try and debug on your own before asking for help.</note> | ||
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