Product Documentation

Command-Line IP Selector (CLIPS) User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, June 2023

Contents

1

Introduction to Command-Line IP Selector (CLIPS)

Licensing Requirements

Modes for Launching CLIPS

CLIPS Command-line Arguments

Saving a CLIPS Setup

Loading a CLIPS Setup

2

Working with CLIPS

xrun Files Management

Virtuoso Directories Management

Searching a Library

Hierarchy Management

Hierarchy Controls

Overriding Instance Bindings

Associating an Instance with an ADE State

Associating an Instance with a maestro Cellview

Adding a Model File

Group Management

Creating a Group

Applying Settings to Specific Groups

Creating a Netlist for Config or Schematic Views

Viewing the Netlist Output

Contents of the CLIPSOUTPUT Directory

Differences Between CLIPS and Unified Netlisting (UNL)

A

CLIPS Environment Variables

CLIPS_CDS_BROWSE_MODEL

CLIPS_HIDE_CELLS

CLIPS_INST_CNFG

CLIPS_MODELFILE

CLIPS_NETLISTING_TIMEOUT

CLIPS_VIRTUOSO_BOURNE_SHELL

CLIPS_VIRTUOSO_TIMEOUT

B

CLIPS Assistants

Settings and Options Assistant

Settings Groups

Settings (<Group-Name>)

Source Assistant

Use Existing xrun Files

SPICE Source Files

Virtuoso Directories

⠀ X