1.1.1 Purpose
Bartels User Language introduces almost unlimited features for accessing database contents and activating system functions of the
Bartels AutoEngineer (BAE). With
Bartels User Language the BAE user e.g., is able to
- produce manufacturer-specific CAM Processor outputs
- implement and integrate user-specific menu functions ("macros")
- provide special report functions
- introduce special design rule checkers
- develop automatic library management routines
- implement special automatic part placement and routing features
- provide CAM batch programs
- apply the Neural Rule System throughout the AutoEngineer
- integrate customer-specific relational databases
- provide tools for third party design data input/output
Bartels AutoEngineer provides powerful features for transparently integrating
User Language programs to the BAE menu system. Key bindings can be used to define hotkeys for calling frequently required
User Language programs.
There might be BAE users out there not being very skilled at software development. Our customers are not necessarily expected to spend their time practicing extensive
User Language programming (though they of course can do that). The
User Language concept rather enables Bartels System to implement almost arbitrary advanced and/or additional BAE software features without the need to change the BAE software kernel which would require a time-consuming BAE software release process. Due to this concept, Bartels System is able to offer superior quality in software support, i.e., highest flexibility and shortest response time at the implementation of customer-specific BAE features. As a result, a large number of
User Language programs developed due to user-specific demands are delivered with the BAE software. Since these programs are provided with source code, BAE users easily can adjust them to even more specific requirements. See
chapter 4 of this manual for a list of the
User Language programs provided with the BAE software (including short program descriptions), and for information on how to install these programs for proper use throughout the
Bartels AutoEngineer.
1.1.2 Components
Bartels User Language consists of its language definition, the
Bartels User Language Compiler and the
Bartels User Language Interpreter, respectively.
Definition of the User Language Programming Language
Bartels User Language is a C-based programming language including powerful internal object-oriented programming (OOP) features such as automatic memory management for list processing, string (class) data type, etc.
Bartels User Language provides special variable types for accessing the design database (DDB) of the
Bartels AutoEngineer. A system function library containing standard functions (as known from C) and BAE system functions is included with the
Bartels User Language. See
chapter 2 for a detailed description of the
User Language definition. See
appendix B for a detailed description of the variable types defined for accessing DDB. See
appendix C for a complete description of the functions included with the
User Language system function library.
Bartels User Language Compiler
The
Bartels User Language Compiler (ULC) is used for translating the
Bartels User Language source code files into machine code to be executed by the
Bartels User Language Interpreter. The translation process includes checks on data type compatibility as well as on program executability. The compiler is able to run optimizer passes optionally. Special compiler options can be used to generate linkable
Bartels User Language libraries. The built-in Linker of the
User Language Compiler features both static library linking (at compile time) and preparation of dynamic library linkage (at runtime). See
chapter 3.2 for a complete description of the
User Language Compiler.
Bartels User Language Interpreter
The
Bartels User Language Interpreter is used to execute compiled
User Language programs, i.e., to (dynamically link and) run
User Language machine programs generated by the
User Language Compiler. The
Bartels User Language Interpreter is integrated to the
Schematic Editor, the
Layout Editor, the
Autorouter, the
CAM Processor, the
CAM View module and the
Chip Editor of the
Bartels AutoEngineer. I.e., compiled
User Language programs can be called from any of these
Bartels AutoEngineer modules. The program call facilities include explicit program calls from a special BAE menu function as well as implicit program calls by function key-press or program module startup. See
chapter 3.3 for a complete description of the
Bartels User Language Interpreter.
What is Bartels User Language?
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