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updated / added xschemrc for better useability for non IIC-OSIC-Tools user #33
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…ta-5t ac, noise & tran
…had the ota-5t symbol in it
…age-buffer-ota.yaml
…p are swept: "Timestep too small". Therefore only the corners are swept.
…put files are untouched since the improved OTA does not pass the min. and max. limits for noise and ac
@simi1505 Thanks for this update, I think that indeed this makes the experience smoother. I have not played much with |
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On the weekend, I played with the
xschemrc
files, which are really helpful. If used correctly noXSCHEM_USER_LIBRARY_PATH
in the .designinit is needed anymore. Just navigate in the xschem folder and open xschem and all paths are set automatically. Therefore, this course can be used without IIC-OSIC-Tools even faster.I also added one xschemrc file to the
cace/templates
folder and updated the absolute paths in the template testbenches to relative ones. So, now everyone can open the testbenches, symbols, and schematics with Xschem, and all relevant subcircuits are referenced correctly. No new referencing of the symbols is needed.By the way, this is useful for bigger projects with various IPs. There, the
xschemrc
files are called recursively and every IP is loaded into Xschem with the correct path.Template: https://github.com/efabless/sky130_ef_ip__template
I also found out that the CACE template testbenches noise & tran of the improved-OTA still included the ota-5t. I changed the symbols accordingly. However, the improved-ota has some issues during transient analysis when VDD, VIN and Temperature are sweept. The simulation fails with "Timestep too small". Therefore, for now, only the corners are swept in the tran testbench.
The improved-ota also fails the noise limits. Therefore, for now, I did NOT change the CACE output files (.md and figures). This is something we should have a look at in the future.