SoC Encounter Floorplan

[ch1pz]

encounter floorplan

Hi,

I have been working with Encounter now for just over a week and have learned the basics from importing a design to the final routing.

I was interested in making more abstract shapes though, rather than the normal square or rectangle. I wanted to try making an "L" shape floorplan within encounter but I am not sure how you would do this.

Do I need to assign my ports within the I/O assignment file to create this "L" shape thus forcing the floorplan to follow suit?

Any help regarding this type of issue would be very appreciated!

Thanks for your time.

 

[satyakumar]

encounter floorplan tutorial

Hi,
In encounter before placement we will do generally floor plan, the floorplan option is specified in encounter. floorplan->specify floorplan. in this u have to specify co-ordinates of the cell, u can play around with in floorplan options.

 

[gliss]

soc encounter gui tutorial

What version of SoC are you using?
One of the icons in the Encounter floorplan view toolbar is a tool to modify a block. If you click that icon, then click one of the corners of a block and drag your mouse in towards the center of the block it will create an "L" shape. I'll post the exact icon that I'm talking abotu on Monday. I don't have access to it when I'm not at work.

 

[crazy_man]

soc encounter floorplan

In the floorplan view of Encounter, there is a "create rectilinear" attribute. U can click on this, and create rectilinear structures

 

[ship_baba]

soc encounter rectilinear floorplan

check this

 

[p_shinde]

rectilinear floorplan in def file

ya as said u need to use creatre rectilinear and then use IO pin assignment as u like...

 

[urslen]

encounter pin assignment tutorial

one doubt about this discussion. Whether you are talking about creating a rectilinear floorplan or creating any rectilinear object inside the floorplan?

If you are asking about how to create a rectilinear object inside the floorplan, then you can go through the dtml tutorial placed in the gift directory in your tool installation dir.

If you want a rectilinear floorplan, then I think you have to play with DEF. There is no option (visible to me) from the gui to specify any rectilinear floorplan. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[p_shinde]

rectilinear floorplan encounter

yes there is a option, select proper view (floorplan view) and then u will get one tab for create rectilinear or something like that.........

this u can use for creating rectilinear floorplan or to create rectilinear region/fence inside ur floorplan too...

playing with def ...then u need to know exact co-ordinates ...easiest way is to use create rectilinear utility....


hope this helps
Prasad