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Cadence Setup Guide: ECE 410: Document Contents

This document provides instructions for initially setting up Cadence and the steps required each time it is launched. The initial setup involves downloading Xming and PuTTY, configuring PuTTY for X11 forwarding, copying configuration files to the home directory, creating a Cadence subdirectory, and sourcing environment scripts. Each subsequent time only requires logging into PuTTY, changing to the Cadence directory, and sourcing the environment before launching Cadence. Additional resources are available on the class website for troubleshooting and more details on Cadence tools.

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Cadence Setup Guide: ECE 410: Document Contents

This document provides instructions for initially setting up Cadence and the steps required each time it is launched. The initial setup involves downloading Xming and PuTTY, configuring PuTTY for X11 forwarding, copying configuration files to the home directory, creating a Cadence subdirectory, and sourcing environment scripts. Each subsequent time only requires logging into PuTTY, changing to the Cadence directory, and sourcing the environment before launching Cadence. Additional resources are available on the class website for troubleshooting and more details on Cadence tools.

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Cadence Setup Guide: ECE 410

(ver. Spring 2008 for use with PCs)


Document Contents
Introduction
How to Setup Cadence for the First Time
What to Do Each Time You Run Cadence
Additional Resources

Introduction
This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your ECE 410 class directory to use
the Cadence design tools. It also shows the steps you will have to complete each time you want to
run Cadence after the initial setup. Cadence runs on the UNIX platform but we will be running it
from PCs using a UNIX terminal program within Windows.

How to Setup Cadence for the First Time


Setup of Xming and PuTTy

Xming software is a graphic server that runs on the PC to supply remote login to the Xwindow
system. PuTTy software is used to setup a link between a remote Xwindow server (in UNIX or
Linux) and the client PC. For programs that need a graphics interface, Xming will help display this
interface at client side.

Initial PuTTy setup


1. From a Windows PC, launch PuTTy at Start => All Programs =>PuTTY => PuTTY.
2. In the pop-up window, under Host Name key in a DECS server name. Use the server
mouse as shown below. Alternatively, you may use the icfbprime server or switch to it
if the server is slow. Under Connection type, select SSH.

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3. In the Category list (on the left), select Connection => SSH => X11. In the panel that opens, check
Enable X11 forwarding.
4. In the Category list, select Session to return to the first control panel. Under Saved Sessions key in
key in a session name so you can save this configuration to be reloaded in the future. You can
choose any name youd like, such as ECE410. The example below uses the session name
mason_course. Click Save. Your session name should now appear in the Saved Sessions list.

Step 3 Step 4

Launch & Setup Xming


1. Launch the Xming server at Start => All Programs =>Xming => XLaunch.
2. In the window that pops up, select Multiple windows.

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3. Click Next on each window pops up until the last window where you click on Finish to start the
Xming server. Once Xming is running, an icon will appear in the tray at the bottom right corner of
the screen.

Launch & Setup Cadence


Return to PuTTy. Select the session name you saved and click on Load to reload the
previously saved configuration.
Click Open at the bottom of the window to connect to a server.
In the pop-up terminal window, enter your engineering account ID and password to login to
the selected UNIX server.

Once you login, you will be in a command prompt window where you can enter UNIX
commands to complete tasks such as copy files, change directories, etc. Initially you will be
in your home directory. To setup Cadence, you need to copy some files to your home
directory and then create a working directory within your ECE410 class directory.
Copy the .cdsinit and .cdsenv setup files into your home directory by typing the following
command lines at the terminal prompt:
cp/egr/courses/personal/ece410/resources/.cdsinit~
cp/egr/courses/personal/ece410/resources/.cdsenv~
where the double low lines () represent spaces. Do not forget the dot before the
filenames.
These files will set up the Cadence simulation environment to use the spectre simulator
and AMI06 transistor models by default. Copying these files to your home directory will
apply these settings to all sessions of Cadence that run from your engineering account
(including any other class that you might use Cadence for). If this will cause a problem
for you, contact a TA for an alternative.
Change to your ECE 410 directory by typing the following in the command prompt
cd/egr/courses/personal/ece410/<username>
Create a directory called cadence by typing
mkdircadence
This will create a subdirectory where you should keep all of your Cadence files. You
should always launch Cadence from within this directory. This will allow you to create
different directories within your class directory, e.g., to save reports, without interfering
with your Cadence CAD files.

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Go to the directory cadence by typing
cdcadence
Type
source$SOFT/cadence (case sensitive)
This command sets up your directory to work with Cadence, installing some necessary
files (libraries) and linking to appropriate network files.

Type
icfb&
The & is not required but will allow you to continue using the command prompt
window while Cadence is running. You should always launch Cadence tools from your
cadence subdirectory.

The icfb command will invoke the Cadence session. Two windows will open. The small window
is known as the Command Interpreter Window (CIW) and will be present throughout your
session. The other window is known as the Library Manager and it keeps track of all design files
you create.

In the Library Manager window you should see the following four libraries. If you do not, please
consult a TA as soon as possible.
NCSU_Analog_Parts, NCSU_Digital_Parts, cdsDefTechLib, basic

Exiting Cadence
This completes the initial setup for Cadence. If you plan to continue using Cadence (e.g., to do an
assignment) skip this step. To exit Cadence, in the Command Interpreter Window (CIW) select
File => Exit

What to Do Each Time You Run Cadence


After the initial setup, each time you run Cadence you need to first complete the following steps:

Launch Xming server at Start => All Programs =>Xming => Xming.
Launch Putty at Start => All Programs =>PuTTY => PuTTY.
Login to the UNIX system from Putty.
Change to your ECE 410 directory by typing the following in the command prompt
cd /egr/courses/personal/ece410/<username>/cadence
Type source $SOFT/cadence (case sensitive)
Type icfb& to launch the Cadence tool.

Additional Resources
The class website has several helpful documents/links. See UNIX Tips for information on
modifying your UNIX login to simplify running the Cadence software. See the Troubleshooting
Guide for many answers to common problems. Detailed information for specific tools can be found
in the linked Cadence Manuals. If you are not experienced with UNIX, the link to the DECS UNIX
help page contains descriptions of basic UNIX commands.

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