[SOLVED] Ocean scripting: saving outputs of parametric analysis to a file

[Aksh Chordia]

Hi there,
I am new to the forum as well as this field.

I am not able to find a solution to get the outputs for phase noise in an oscillator at different frequencies along with the input parameters.

I am varying 7 parameters with specific values in each run of phase noise for an oscillator circuit using the parametric analysis method.

At each specific set of 7 parameters, I am plotting the phase noise vs frequency graph ranging from 10Hz to 1M Hz.



I want to have the output preferably in .out/csv/.m format (so that I can easily import them to Matlab)

The output contains an array of phase noise values for a particular set of design parameters at a given frequency, all the values of design parameters (in separate rows/columns) used for that particular run. This whole set varies with different frequencies.

My current ocean script looks like this, I am not able to figure out how to achieve the objective.

simulator( 'spectre )

design( "/home/chordia.2/simulation/oscillator/spectre/schematic/netlist/netlist")

resultsDir( "/home/chordia.2/simulation/oscillator/spectre/schematic" )

modelFile(

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_bjt_v121.lib.scs" "tt_bip")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_mimcap_v101.lib.scs" "mimcaps_typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_reg18bpw_v123.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_reg33bpw_v123.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_res_v141.lib.scs" "res_typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_lvt18_v113.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_lvt33_v113.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_reg18_v124.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_reg33_v114.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_zvt18_v121.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_zvt33_v113.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/core_rf_v2d4.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/io_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "tt")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/l_slcr20k_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mimcapm_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/pad_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/rnhr_rf_v2d4.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/rnnpo_rf_v2d4.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/rnppo_rf_v2d4.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/vardiop_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/varmis_18_rf_v2d3.lib.scs" "typ")

'("/home/UMC_PDK/G-9FD-MIXED_MODE_RFCMOS18-1.8V_3.3V-1P6M-MMC_UM180FDKMFC00000OA-FDK-Ver.A02_PB/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_DESIGNKIT/UM180FDKMFC00000OA_A02_PB/UMC_18_CMOS/../Models/Spectre/mm180_diode_v113.mdl.scs" "")

)

analysis('pnoise ?relharmnum "" ?start "10" ?stop "1M"

?p "/net13" ?n "/net4" ?oprobe "" ?noisetype "timeaverage"

?noiseout list("usb") ?noisetypeUI "" ?ppv "" )

analysis('pss ?engine "Harmonic Balance" ?flexbalance "yes" ?oversamplefactor ""

?fund "2.4G" ?harms "5" ?errpreset "conservative" ?tstab "600n"

?oscana t ?p "/net13" ?n "/net4" ?oscic "lin"

?oscmethod "" ?step "" ?write "" ?writefinal ""

?swapfile "" ?checkpss "" ?ppv "" ?backtracking "" )

desVar( "C" 1e-12 )

desVar( "L" 4.35e-9 )

desVar( "NL" 4.56e-06 )

desVar( "NR" 4.56e-06 )

desVar( "NT" 4.56e-06 )

desVar( "PL" 4.56e-06 )

desVar( "PR" 4.56e-06 )

envOption(

'analysisOrder list("pss" "pnoise")

)

temp( 27 )

paramAnalysis("NL" ?values '(4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.839e-06 4.2786e-06 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("NR" ?values '(4.8293e-06 4.8293e-06 4.8293e-06 4.8293e-06 4.8293e-06 4.8293e-06 4.2926e-06 4.8293e-06 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("NT" ?values '(4.8258e-06 4.8258e-06 4.8258e-06 4.8258e-06 4.8258e-06 4.2794e-06 4.8258e-06 4.8258e-06 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("PL" ?values '(4.2742e-06 4.2742e-06 4.2742e-06 4.2742e-06 4.8416e-06 4.2742e-06 4.2742e-06 4.2742e-06 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("PR" ?values '(4.8365e-06 4.8365e-06 4.8365e-06 4.2799e-06 4.8365e-06 4.8365e-06 4.8365e-06 4.8365e-06 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("L" ?values '(4.6432e-09 4.6432e-09 4.1827e-09 4.6432e-09 4.6432e-09 4.6432e-09 4.6432e-09 4.6432e-09 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

paramAnalysis("C" ?values '(9.4464e-13 1.058e-12 9.4464e-13 9.4464e-13 9.4464e-13 9.4464e-13 9.4464e-13 9.4464e-13 ) ?sweepType 'paramset

)))))))

out=outfile("./scripting_test_output.out","w")

paramRun()

phase\ noise = rfOutputNoise("dBc/Hz" ?result "pnoise")

plot( phase\ noise ?expr '( "phase noise" ) )

 

[Dominik Przyborowski]

Try following way:

x=outfile("results" "w")     
a=myFunction()
fprintf(x "comment if needed %L\n" a)
close(x)

 

[Aksh Chordia]

Try following way:

x=outfile("results" "w")   
a=myFunction()
fprintf(x "comment if needed %L\n" a)
close(x)

The issue is I am now able to understand how to access the family of curves [using script]
Here, a set of values for parametric analysis which varies per simulation.

If I get to know how to access them and what are the members, I understand that I can get to print them individually using the fprintf statement
So, the basic question is what would be the myFunction()?

 

[Dominik Przyborowski]

So, the basic question is what would be the myFunction()?

Whatever measurement you want to plot to file.