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Load Netlist

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• Menulocation: Utilities/Netlist Tools/Load Netlist

• Description:

  A netlist for the current cell is loaded. Supported formats are: Alliance, Qucs, Spice, PADSpcb, Eagle

Save Netlist

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• Menulocation: Utilities/Netlist Tools/Save Netlist

• Description:

  The netlist for the current cell is saved.

Add Netlist Library

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• Menulocation: Utilities/Netlist Tools/Add Library

• Description:

  A netlist library as added. Supported formats are: Alliance, LayoutEditor Library (extension '.lel').
  
  Netlist libraries are required to provide a link between a device in the netlist and a physical layout of that device. The LayoutEditor Library Format is a simple text file. Lines starting with a '#' are comments. The library is splitted in up to five sections ('cell','macro','package','parts','ignore'). Each sections starts with the section name in braces ('[..]').
  
  Here is an example for a library:
  
  

  # LayoutEditor Library file
  # Section cell: all matching elements are linked to an existing cell
  [cell]
  # format:
  # device-type			layout-file 		cellname 	pins
  MOPEN				microwavelib.gds	MOPEN		pin1
  'MSTEP W1="2 mm" W2="0.244 mm"' microwavelib.gds 	MSTEP2000_244 	pin1 pin2
  'MTEE  W1="0.244 mm"'  		microwavelib.gds 	MTEE244 	pin1 pin2 pin3
  # If a device has parameters or the device name has spaces, put the decive name in 
  # single or double quotes.
  # Additionals parameters are ignored. 
  # So in this example MOPEN will match for any parameter.
  
  
  # Section macro: a macro is call, which generates the required cell.
  [macro]
  # format:
  # device-type			macro-file		pins
  MLIN				microstrip.layout	pin1 pin2
  # The macro must set the new cell to the currentCell to be recognized.
  # Some #DEFINES are made in the macros:
  # NETLIST_PARAMETER, NETLIST_DEVICENAME, NETLIST_PIN1_NAME
  
  # Section package: all matching elements are linked to an cell,
  # pins in the linked cell are renamed, devicename and type is set,
  # Netlist must contain the pinnames.
  # Matches to all devices containing the package-type
  [package]
  # format:
  # package-type 		layout-file 	cellname 	number pins
  SO28W			SO28W.gds	SO28W		28
  
  
  # Section parts: all matching elements are linked to an cell. 
  # cellname, pin name, pin number and devicename is set.
  # Matches to all devices containing the part-type
  [parts]
  # part-type 		layout-file 	cellname 	pin name,pin number ...
  LT1028			DIP8.gds	DIP8		in+ 3 in- 2 V+ 7 V- 4 out 6
  
  #Section ignore: all matching elements are removed from the netlist
  [ignore]
  SUBST
  Pac
  Eqn
  

Remove Netlist Library

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• Description:

  The selected library is removed from the libraray list.

Rebuild Library/Netlist

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• Description:

  The netlist is rebuild with the current libraries.

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