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Virtuoso Layout Suite SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

vreRunSignalRouter

vreRunSignalRouter(
[ d_cvid ]
[ S_rStyle]
[ S_rName ]
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Runs the signal router for the specified scope using the options specified in the Routing Assistant or set using vreSetOption based on the given routing style and router.

Arguments

d_cvid

Database ID of the cellview on which signal routing is to be run. The database ID can be obtained using the geGetEditCellView SKILL function. The default value is the cellview of the current window.

S_rStyle

Specifies the routing style, which can be either device, stdCell, or chip.

S_rName

Specifies the router name, which can be either gbr, nr, or vcr.

Value Returned

t

Routing was run successfully.

nil

Routing was unsuccessful.

Examples

The following example performs signal routing when options have already been specified in the Routing Assistant UI for standard cell routing style.

cv = geGetEditCellView()
vreRunSignalRouter(cv "stdCell" "nr")

The following example specifies options in batch mode for device-level routing and then performs signal routing.

cv = geGetEditCellView()
handle = vreGetHandle(cv 'device 'gbr)
vreSetOptions(handle '(nil signal_nets "All" route_netsWithin "PR boundary" route_routedLoc "Current cellview"))
vreRunSignalRouter(cv 'device 'gbr) 

Related Topics

Virtuoso Automated Placement and Routing SKILL Functions


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