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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
2
3 <glossary>
4
5 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiVector</index></article><def>
6 <glossary width='small'>
7 <row><article><f>_</f></article><def>Default, vectors are of the shape <f>foo_1</f> in output spice files</def></row>
8 <row><article><f>[]</f></article><def>Vectors are of the shape <f>foo[1]</f> in output spice files</def></row>
9 <row><article><f>()</f></article><def>Vectors are of the shape <f>foo(1)</f> in output spice files</def></row>
10 <row><article><f>&lt;&gt;</f></article><def>Vectors are of the shape <f>foo&lt;1&gt;</f> in output spice files</def></row>
11 </glossary>
12 </def></row>
13
14
15 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiDriveDefaultUnits</index></article><def>
16 <glossary width='small'>
17 <row><article><f>&lt;string&gt;</f></article><def>
18 Its behavior is to indicate the parameter units to be used when instantiating a transistor.
19 For instance, <f>avtSpiDriveDefaultUnits = W:1e-6;L:1</f> will set the spice driver to drive parameter W value
20 in micron and parameter L in meter.</def></row>
21 </glossary>
22 </def></row>
23
24 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiUseUnits</index></article><def>
25 <glossary width='small'>
26 <row><article><f>yes</f></article><def>
27 Allows the use of units in driven spice files. This is the default.
28 </def></row>
29 <row><article><f>no</f></article><def> </def></row>
30 </glossary>
31 </def></row>
32
33 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiDriveParasitics</index></article><def>
34 <glossary width='small'>
35 <row><article><f>yes</f></article><def>A SPEF file will be generated while parsing a SPICE file.
36 The loaded file will be stripped of all resistors and capacitors. The SPEF file can be used as a parasitic cache
37 file.</def></row>
38 <row><article><f>no</f></article><def> </def></row>
39 </glossary>
40 </def></row>
41
42 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiDriveTrsInstanceParams</index></article><def>
43 <glossary width='small'>
44 <row><article><f>no</f></article><def>Specifics instances parameters for the models of transistors
45 will not be driven.</def></row>
46 <row><article><f>yes</f></article><def> </def></row>
47 </glossary>
48 </def></row>
49
50 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiDriveCapaMini</index></article><def>
51 <glossary width='small'>
52 <row><article><f>&lt;float&gt;</f></article><def>When driving a Spice netlist, doesn't drive capacitances
53 below <f>float</f> (in Pico-farads). Default is 10-6 pF.</def></row>
54 </glossary>
55 </def></row>
56
57 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiDriveResiMini</index></article><def>
58 <glossary width='small'>
59 <row><article><f>&lt;float&gt;</f></article><def>When driving a Spice netlist, fix minimum value
60 for resistances to <f>float</f> (in Ohms). Default is 10e-3 Ohms.</def></row>
61 </glossary>
62 </def></row>
63
64 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiRCMemoryLimit</index></article><def>
65 <glossary width='small'>
66 <row><article><f>&lt;int&gt;</f></article><def>Amount of memory in MB allowed to creating a .SPEF
67 file from a spice file. This option influences <f>avtSpiDriveParasitics</f> speed. The default value is 100.</def></row>
68 </glossary>
69 </def></row>
70
71
72 <row type="split"><article><index>avtSpiFlags</index></article><def>This configuration is used to control the behavior of the spice parser/driver. The values (flags) are added separated with commas.
73 <glossary width='small2'>
74 <row><article><f>DriveInstanceParameters</f></article><def>Enables the drive of the instances with
75 all their parameters</def></row>
76 <row><article><f>IgnoreGlobalParameters</f></article><def>Works with <f>DriveInstanceParameters</f>
77 and removes all the global parameters from the instance parameters to drive. Useful
78 when the netlist has been flattened and the parameters inherited by the leaf instances.</def></row>
79 <row><article><f>KeepBBOXContent</f></article><def>Will keep the content of the figures set
80 as blackboxes whereas by default only the interfaces are kept.</def></row>
81 <row><article><f>TransfertTopLevelVcards</f></article><def>Will transfert voltage sources connected to instances, who are defined
82 out of a subckt in the spice file, in their corresponding circuit subckt so the Vcards can be taken into account when working on one
83 of this instance circuit.
84 This option is enabled by default. It can be unset by adding '!' in front of the option: '!TransfertTopLevelVcards'.
85 </def></row>
86 </glossary>
87 </def></row>
88
89
90 </glossary>
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