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Main GUI
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The Main GUI Provides the User a way to select the design NetLists to Compare
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designs and to see the status and Results of those Operations.
Config File:
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A CONFIG_FILE stores all the Configuration
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Settings (CSETS) so that the user can return to the same mode of operation by selecting the CONFIG_FILE
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Config_File:
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Holds the entry for the current selected Configuration File
Choose Button
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Edit Button
Lets the user View/Edit the contents of the selected configuration File in their selected Text Editor.
Save Changes Button
Saves any changes to the currently selected Configuration File
Select NetLists for Each Design
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Design1 Netlist:
Browse to find and select the Primary Design Netlist (pstxnet.dat). The BOM file (pstxprt.dat) will be automatically chosen from the same directory.
Design1 Netlist is used in both Diff Netlists and Convert Netlist operations
Design2 Netlist:
Browse to find and select the Design netlist (pstxnet.dat). The BOM file (pstxprt.dat) will be automatically chosen from the same directory.
Design2 Netlist is only used in the Diff Netlist operation as the Old BOM/Netlist
Config Options
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NEW NETLIST/BOM/DSN
This entry stores the selected data which serves as the NEW Netlist in the convert, diff, and compare operations.
OLD NETLIST/BOM/DSN
This entry stores the selected data which serves as the OLD Netlist in the convert, diff, and compare operations.
Browse Button:
The browse button pops up File browser It to select the input designs
It allows the user to choose from the following options
fileType | Tool | Description |
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dsn | Orcad Capture | NetBom uses Orcad to convert DSN to allegro pstx***.dat netlist files and then processes the netlist(s) |
.xlsx .xls .csv .txt | BOM | Spreadsheets / text files |
pstxnet.dat pstxprt.dat pstchips.dat | Allegro | Allegro netList/partlist files |
.rpt | Allegro | Cadence Allegro Professional Printed Circuit Board files |
nets.fwd | Mentor | |
file.kyn | Mentor | |
edf | Mentor/Orcad/Altium | EDIF netlists |
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Edit Button:
The Edit button will open the selected netlist file in a text editor
Configure BOM Button:
This button will open up the BOM Header Config in the default web browser, to allow the user to ignore rows, require columns, and modify headers to customize operations in the Select Operations to Run section.
Config Options:
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Search Config Settings
Pops up a GUI that allows searching for a setting, given tags and CSET names.
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View/Set All Config
Pops up a tabbed GUI to view or set all configuration setting (CSETS)
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RINF Netlist Content Controls
RINF_PRINT_COMPONENTS
Short cut to RINF_PRINT_COMPONENTS CSET setting
RINF_PRINT_NETS
ADD_PIN_NAME_IN_RINF
Select Operations
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See: NetBom Configuration Settings For detailed information
Explore Working Directory
Pops up q file explorer tab in the current working directory set for NetBom.
Customize Rules/Settings
Opens up GUI to select available default rules files; then will open up a file explorer tab to determine where the user wants the chosen file to be placed.
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Select Operations to Run
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Re-Read Netlists
If this is checked, netlists will be re-read when performing operations; this means that if the BOM configuration has changed since the last read, it will be refreshed before running the chosen operation.
Select Operations to Run - BOM/NetList Operations
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Convert Netlists:
The Convert button will process the Netlists and build human and machine-readable files from them. It will pop up an HTML browser to let the user view the HTML NetList and BOM reports
Read and Diff Netlist Button:
When 2 Netlists have been selected, the Diff operation will run on both the Netlist and the Associated PartList (BOM FILE)
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Convert NetList Button:
The Design1 Netlist and PartLists are read and a RINF and .CSV version of the Netlist is produced.
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. If the Re-Read Netlists box is checked, it forces NetBom to re-read the input netlists; otherwise, it will not re-read the Netlist data if it has already been read.
Select Operations - EndPoint Verify Operations
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Compare Endpoint Connections
The compare endpoint connections operation allows the user to compare the pins and pin information between a set of endpoint pairs in two different netlists.
EndPoint Verification
The endpoint verification operation lets the user verify endpoint pin information between a set of netlist endpoints and their corresponding pin reports.
Many pin report formats are supported, including many FPGA reports such as Altera, Lattice, Microsemi, Xilinx, and also excel/csv spreadsheet reports.
Create Netlist Data Sheet
This feature provides the user with a quick and simple way to convert a netlist into a human readable, filterable, sortable report.
The information provided in the report is customizable by the user, so netlist properties such as voltage, pin name, IO standard, etc can be toggled on and off based on the user's needs.
Status Window:
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The Status of the selected operation is displayed in this window.
Filter Check Buttons:
Three levels of Filtering can be applied to show verbose DBG messages, Normal Status messages and Warnings
Working with NetBom Configuration Settings
See: Working with Configuration Settings in CadEnhance Tools For detailed information
Link to NET_BOM Configuration Settings (CSET) Report:
Click Here to see a full report detailing all NetBom Configuration Settings:NetBom Configuration Settings Report
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ClearStatus button
can be used to clear the window and the logFile
Open Status File Button
Opens the logFile in the users selected Text editor
The logfile contains all levels of status messages (DBG,STAT and WARN)