Product Documentation
Virtuoso Floorplanner User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

promoteCustomPurpose

layoutXL.floorplan promoteCustomPurpose string "purpose"

Description

Specifies a custom purpose for the promoted pin LPP. The pins are promoted to an LPP with the same layer and custom purpose. For example, for a pin clk (inside an instance) on LPP (metal 2 drawing), a custom purpose pin is specified. The promoted pin will be on LPP (metal2 pin).

The default value is nil.

GUI Equivalent

Command:

Floorplan – Pin Tool – Create – Promote Pins

Plan – Pin Planning – Pin Tool – Create – Promote Pins (Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL)

Field:

Pin Layer – Same Layer, Custom Purpose

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL.floorplan" "promoteCustomPurpose")
envSetVal("layoutXL.floorplan" "promoteCustomPurpose" 'string "drawing")

Related Topics

Promoting Pins in the Pin Tool

Promote Pins Form


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