DVM - Design Verification Module

Analysis

The Analysis column in a testplan allows you to specify the type of analysis for the simulator. If an Analysis statement begins with one of the seven directives listed below, then the value of the field is considered an explicit simulator Analysis statement that will be added to the appropriate section of the F11 window for simulation.

.AC
.TRAN
.POP
.OP
.DC
.TF
.NOISE

Multiple-line analyses are supported with a \n to represent a new line. For example, the testplan entry shown below:

analysis: .AC DEC 20 1k 1Meg\n.POP TRIG_GATE={TRIG_GATE} TRIG_COND=0_TO_1 MAX_PERIOD=1u

will be added to the F11 window as follows:

.AC DEC 20 1k 1Meg

.POP TRIG_GATE={TRIG_GATE} TRIG_COND=0_TO_1 MAX_PERIOD=1u

Use the following guidelines in constructing Analysis statements:

If the specified analysis does not start with a recognized simulator analysis directive, it should be paired with an objective statement, and the value for the analysis must be one of the following:

AC
TRAN
POP
Transient
Steady-State
NoSimulation

If the specified analysis is not a recognized simulator Analysis statement and is not paired with an objective statement, no changes will be made to the analysis directives in the F11 window.
If either analysis or objective is set to "NoSimulation," then no simulation will be run. Otherwise, the analysis should match up with the objective entry. The analysis statement can be left blank.