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Name

graal - symbolic layout editor

Synopsis

graal

Origin

This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD system from the CAO-VLSI team at ASIM/LIP6/UPMC laboratory.
LIP6/ASIM
University P. et M. Curie 4, place Jussieu 75252 PARIS Cedex 05 FRANCE
Fax : {33/0} 1.44.27.62.86
E-mail support : alliance-support@asim.lip6.fr

Description

Graal is a hierarchical symbolic layout editor. All functionnalities can be accessed through different menus. Among them exists a design rule checker performing verifications inside a user defined window. Graal works under Motif and X11r5. When entering Graal, the main window appears and shows 7 different menus on the top bar.These menus can be entered by simply clicking on the mouse left button. Here is the description of these menus.

File
New : clean the entire window and save the current cell. Open : load an already existing cell. Save : save the current cell. Save as : rename and save the current cell. Quit : quit graal.
Edit
Undo : undo the previous action. Copy : copy a selected object. Move : move a selected object. Delete : delete a selected object. Stretch : strech a selected object (transistor or segment length). Modify : modify the caracteristics of an object (name, width, etc...). Identify : identify a selected object. Search : search an object according to its type.
Window
This menu allows user to perform the same actions than the previous menu Edit, not on an object but on a group of objects belonging to a defined window.The two opposite corner of the window are set by clicking on the mouse left button.
Create
Instance : add a new instance in the current cell. Abutmentbox : define the abutment box of the current cell. Segment : add segments. Via : add vias or contacts. Connector : add connectors. Transistor : add transistors. Reference : add references.
View
Zoom : perform zoom in, zoom out, center, fit, refresh on figure. Layer : select types of layers displayed. Map : show cursor position in the entire figure. Arrows : show arrows for moving at the grid step. Grid : Set the X,Y step of the grid if displayed.
Tools
Equi : highlight all objects electrically connected to a given object. Flat : not available. Peek : virtual hierarchy flattening (display all visible objects inside a given window). Druc : call the design rule checker in a given window.
Setup
Save or load a user defined configuration of default displayed menus.

Environment Variables

MBK_CATA_LIB
indicates the path to the read only libraries to be used.

MBK_WORK_LIB
indicates the path to the read/write directory for the session.
MBK_IN_PH
indicates the file format to be used for the leaf cells.
MBK_OUT_PH
indicates the file format to be used for the generated figures.

GRAAL_TECHNO_NAME (optionnal)
indicates the path to the techno name file used by Graal.

RDS_TECHNO_NAME (optionnal)
indicates the path to the RDS configuration file used by Graal.

See Also

mbk(1) , MBK_CATA_LIB(1) , MBK_IN_PH(1) , MBK_OUT_PH(1) , RDS_TECHNO_NAME(1)

Bug Report

This tool is under development at the ASIM/LIP6/UPMC laboratory, cao-vlsi research team.
We need your feedbak to improve documentation and tools. If you find bugs, please fill-in the form at http://asim.lip6.fr/alliance/support/bug-report/ Thanks for doing this.

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