7.3 BICSET (IC Design)

Name

bicset - Bartels AutoEngineer IC Design Setup Utility

Synopsis

bicset setupfile

Description

The bicset utility program is used for the definition and/or configuration of Bartels AutoEngineer IC Design system parameters such as standard cell dimensions for automatic placement, layer assignments and layer menu definitions, DRC parameters, etc. bicset accepts the setup file name setupfile as argument (this file must have the extension .def, however, this file name extension should be omitted in the command line). bicset translates the setup file and stores the defined setup parameters to a file named bsetup.dat in the current directory. These parameters are loaded and/or activated from the bsetup.dat file in the BAE programs directory when starting any of the program modules of the Bartels AutoEngineer IC Design system.

Input File Format

Start Data, End Data, Comments

The setup file format must start with the keyword SETUP and must end with the keyword END.. Commentary text can be placed between /* and */.

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Examples

The Bartels AutoEngineer IC Design system comes with the following setup file (icset.def; see BAE programs directory):

SETUP

/* Bartels AutoEngineer IC Design Setup */

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END.

You can adapt the settings in icset.def to your specific requirements and use the bicset utility program to compile and activate these settings:

>  bicset icset 

Files

bsetup.dat -- Setup parameter file (in BAE programs directory)
icset.def -- Setup file template

See also

BAE Shell, Chip Editor, Cell Placer, Cell Router.

Diagnosis

The error messages issued by bicset are intended to be self-explanatory.