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Re: Using a SPICE subcircuit in Spectre
Reply #15 - Apr 05th, 2011, 8:28am
 
apprentice,

there should be an include statement for abc_model.scs in the input.scs.

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Reply #16 - Apr 5th, 2011, 8:47am
 
Should I manually edit the input.scs to have the include statement?

I guess I missed one of the steps so that the include statement isn't able to be in the input.scs automatically.
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Reply #17 - Apr 5th, 2011, 11:19am
 
apprentice wrote on Apr 5th, 2011, 8:47am:
Should I manually edit the input.scs to have the include statement?
That should not be necessary. The netlister should automatically include all model files via include statement.

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Reply #18 - Apr 13th, 2011, 10:04pm
 
I repeated the simulation and checked the input.scs which has the include statement.

include "/home/.../abc_model.scs"

However, I still find the same error.

Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
   ERROR (SFE-23): "input.scs" 13: I1 is an instance of an undefined model abc_model.

anything to try?

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Reply #19 - Apr 14th, 2011, 3:51am
 
apprentice,

If you have a SPICE subcircuit, you need lang=spice somewhere at the beginning of your subcircuit. However, your netlist extract does not show this.

Is the include statement before or after the use of abc_model? Is the path correct?

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Reply #20 - Apr 14th, 2011, 9:03am
 
B O E,

The first line of abc_model.scs is below.  
      simulator lang=spectre insensitive=yes

Path is correct.

don't quite understand the quoted question. A few lines of the input.scs are below.
"Is the include statement before or after the use of abc_model?"

input.scs
 // Generated for: spectre
// Generated on: Apr  4 22:06:27 2011
// Design library name: abc
// Design cell name: tb_abc
// Design view name: schematic
simulator lang=spectre
global 0
include "/home/../abc_model.scs
...


one question on CDF parameter
  name:  (shall it be exactly same as subckt name defined in netlist?)
In my case, the name should be "abc_model" instead of "model".



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Re: Using a SPICE subcircuit in Spectre
Reply #21 - Apr 14th, 2011, 12:20pm
 
apprentice,

I define all subcircuits before I use it. So, you should have the include statement first, and only later use the abc_model (i.e. create instances of it).

The line (reply #14)
I1 (in_p in_n out) abc_model
should use abc_model if it is known to the simulator.

I assume the parameter model should create an instance parameter "model (Model name)" that should be used for netlisting if you set all other parameters correctly.

This is a thread on how to use a SPICE model, so I am surprised that you have lang=spectre.

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[Added:] NB: There are some differences in syntax between SPICE and Spectre, so it is important to define the language properly.
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Re: Using a SPICE subcircuit in Spectre
Reply #22 - Apr 14th, 2011, 12:41pm
 
apprentice,

You seem to have a problem in the netlist. So please post your latest version so we can have a look at it

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