Spectre: Verilog-A Sweep Problem

[dshoter13]

Hi.
I have a verilog-A block in Spectre, and I want to perform a sweep in one of the variables of the block. Let's say that the variable name is X. When I choose the sweep option inside the analyses, I select "Component Parameter", and them give the name of my parameter.. I declared X as parameter.. But I'm getting the following error: "Real Value expected for parameter 'X'".

Any one knows how I can do this sweep?

Thank for your time.

With best regards.

 

[dick_freebird]

First, be sure this variable doesn't cause you trouble in a
non-swept (single OP) simulation. If it does then look to
variable declaration, may have to make it global / exported
or something?

Also try assigning a default value within the initial declaration
if it appears that the variable being uninitialized might be
the complaint.

I'm pretty sure I have passed variables into veriloga blocks
in the past. So I don't think variables-passing is inherently
broken. But you might need to loop (parametric analysis)
rather than sweep a variable that's down in a veriloga block,
Spectre may not "own" that level of variable to be able to
sweep (rather than step, by passing value) it (?). Give a
parametric analysis loop a try and see whether it works.

 

[dshoter13]

First, be sure this variable doesn't cause you trouble in a
non-swept (single OP) simulation. If it does then look to
variable declaration, may have to make it global / exported
or something?

Also try assigning a default value within the initial declaration
if it appears that the variable being uninitialized might be
the complaint.

I'm pretty sure I have passed variables into veriloga blocks
in the past. So I don't think variables-passing is inherently
broken. But you might need to loop (parametric analysis)
rather than sweep a variable that's down in a veriloga block,
Spectre may not "own" that level of variable to be able to
sweep (rather than step, by passing value) it (?). Give a
parametric analysis loop a try and see whether it works.

I'm going to try that. I'm going to change the variable type also. I always initialize the variable.

Thanks for your time.

With best regards.