promoteOddEvenChoice

layoutXL.floorplan promoteOddEvenChoice cyclic { "Odd" | "Even" }

Description

Specifies whether odd or even bus pins must be promoted. When a bus is selected for promotion, by default, all its constituent bus pins are promoted. Use this environment variable to restrict promotion to specific bus pins. The default value is Odd.

This setting is valid only when promotePinNetChoice is set to Pin or Instance. This setting is applicable only when promoteSelectiveBusBits is set to t.

GUI Equivalent

Command:

Floorplan – Pin Tool – Create – Promote Pins

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

Field:

Selective Bus Bits

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL.floorplan" "promoteOddEvenChoice")

envSetVal("layoutXL.floorplan" "promoteOddEvenChoice" 'cyclic "Even")

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