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Message started by cheap_salary on Dec 13^th, 2017, 5:20am

Title: Default Prefix of Instance Name in Cadence Virtuoso
Post by cheap_salary on Dec 13^th, 2017, 5:20am

When I place "analogLib/res" in schematic, an instance name begins with "R".
This is true for "analogLib/cap", "analogLib/ind", etc.
Instance of "analogLib/cap" begins with "C".
Instance of "analogLib/ind" begins with "L".

However my custom instance name begins with "I".
I can not find out any related settings for changing default prefix of instance name in "CIW>Tools>CDF>Edit".

How can I set default prefix of instance name in Cadence Virtuoso ?

Title: Re: Default Prefix of Instance Name in Cadence Virtuoso
Post by Andrew Beckett on Dec 21^st, 2017, 7:38am

Dear Mr. Salary,

If you search in cdnshelp for "instNamePrefix" it will explain how to do this. In general, adding a cellView property on the symbol (so open the symbol for edit, and then Edit the cellView properties) - the property should be called "instNamePrefix" and the value (it should be a string) should be the prefix you want.

Regards,

Andrew.

Title: Re: Default Prefix of Instance Name in Cadence Virtuoso
Post by cheap_salary on Dec 24^th, 2017, 7:37am

Andrew Beckett wrote on Dec 21^st, 2017, 7:38am:

In general, adding a cellView property on the symbol
(so open the symbol for edit, and then Edit the cellView properties)
- the property should be called "instNamePrefix"
and the value (it should be a string) should be the prefix you want.

Thanks. This can work.