Hello all,

recently installed the Cadence 6.xx and I have a BIG issue.  :-/

I'm trying to pass all the work that we have in Cadence5.xx to the 6.xx but it's not easy, reading the Cadence manual and trying it's not working.  :'(

Can anyone have a script or a step by step how to prepare a CDB database to be ready to pass to open access format?

Best Regards,
Ricardo

Now after some "debugging" and "google it" I finally can run the tool to the end and "transform" the CDB database in an Open Access one.
(for me the help doc it wasn't good enough, i.e. to be able to put the tool running you need to launch the cadence in other place and then "create" a cds.lib to each library that we need to translate, on the help doc we can not read this kind of information)
Now the problem is, after running the translator and when I open the layout everything is in "background" layer.
Yesterday I was thinking and I realised that probably the problem is that I need a strim map table.

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Well I downloaded the technology library, in this case TOWER, and "reference" this "new library" on my cds.lib, until here everything is ok.

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The essential reason is, now I'm starting one brand new project and for this one it's not the main issue but the previous one is.
I want to be able to understand this "translator" to be able to "move" the previous CDB project to this Open Access, why?!? I don't know if the designers will want to re-use some of the block's in this new one, and instead of spending time re-doing everything again I will spend some time now understanding and be able to do this translation.

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Probably you are right, the thing is like I said to you I made some "google" regarding this issue and one of the bit's was related to a Strm table and I tried to use it, but like I said it's the same.

Thanks for your time trying to help me "debugging" this issue.

Best Regards

Hi, I'm trying to translate the cdb libraries to oa. I've followed this instructions (http://www.ece.utexas.edu/it/setting-up-the-cadence-environment/#cdb-oa-database...) but I get a lot of warnings and errors:

WARNING (CDBOA-406): Directory <path>/<name> is in a cellview. The directory
and its contents will be copied to the destination database
but will not be translated.

WARNING (CDBOA-413): The OpenAccess cds.lib definition for library "name"
points to CDBA data. The translator will fail if the
library you are translating attempts to reference CDBA data
from OpenAccess. Remove the definition from the OpenAccess
cds.lib file or redefine it so that it points to OpenAccess
data.

WARNING (CDBOA-502): Cannot find technology information for library
<path>/<name>. Translating the library without technology
information.

Generated once. The translator is unable to find any
technology information for the library. There is no
technology library attached and no valid technology file
(tech.db) in the OpenAccess library directory.
Fix the technology references in the CDBA version and run
the translator again or attach appropriate technology
information in the OpenAccess version of the library.

ERROR (CDBOA-612): {Cell | View} <path>/<name> has an illegal CDBA name. Its
contents will be copied to the OpenAccess version of the
library but will not be translated.

Generated 2 times. The translator does not convert cells
or cellviews that have illegal CDBA names. The contents are
copied to the OpenAccess version of the library but are not
translated. This could mean that you end up with CDBA data
in the OpenAccess version of your library. Check the cell
or cellview in question and, if it is required, ensure that
it has a legal CDBA name and then run the translator again.



Can anyone help me, please? Thanks!