Re: Regarding tcl/tk scripting

Below command will select all the cells starting with name BUF. Instead of BUF* you can give any cell name. dbSelectObj [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.name BUF*].name

Re: To find number of cells which are unplaced after placement?

The dbGet command can used interactively to explore the design. Below are some useful single line dbGet scripts: 1. To get a list of unplaced instances in the design: dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.pStatus unplaced].name 2. To list all the placed instances in the design: dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.pStatus placed].name 3. To list all the fixed instances in the design: dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.pStatus fixed].name 4. To see what metal layers your block's IO pins are on: dbGet top.terms.pins.allShapes.layer.name 5. To get a list of NONDEFAULT rules in the design: dbGet head.rules.name 6. To get NDR applied on a specified net: dbGet [dbGet -p top.nets.name netName].rule.name 7. To get the placement status of an instance: dbGet [dbGetInstByName instName].pStatus 8. To get the points of a rectangular routing blockage: dbGet top.fplan.rBlkgs.shapes.rect 9. To get the points of a rectilinear routing blockage: dbGet top.fplan.rBlkgs.shapes.poly 10. To get a list of all cell types used in the design: dbGet -u top.insts.cell.name

(The "-u" filters out duplicate objects.) 11. To get the size of block placement halos: dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].pHaloTop dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].pHaloBot dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].pHaloLeft dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].pHaloRight 12. To get the size and top/bottom layers of block routing halos: dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].rHaloSideSize dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].rHaloBotLayer.name dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass block*].rHaloTopLayer.name 13. To make sure all your tiehi/lo connections have tie cells (and are not connected to a rail instead): dbGet top.insts.instTerms.isTieHi 1 dbGet top.insts.instTerms.isTieLo 1 (Should return "0x0" if all connections have tie cells. If "1"s are returned, use the following to find the terms that still need a tie cell:) dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.instTerms.isTieHi 1].name dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.instTerms.isTieLo 1].name 14. To get all insTerm names which are tied to tieLo cells: dbGet [dbGet -p [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.subClass coreTieLo].instTerms.net.allTerms.isInput 1].name 15. To change the routing status of a net (for example, from FIXED to ROUTED): dbSet [dbGet -p top.nets.name netName].wires.status routed 16. To get the status of your design: dbGet top.statusIoPlaced dbGet top.statusPlaced dbGet top.statusClockSynthesized dbGet top.statusRouted dbGet top.statusRCExtracted dbGet top.statusPowerAnalyzed 17. To find out which layers are used in a net: dbGet [dbGet -p top.nets.name netName].wires.layer.name 18. To find all the instances of a certain cell type: dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.name cellName].name 19. To get the size of a cell in the library, but not necessarily in the current design: dbGet [dbGetCellByName cellName].size

20. To get nets that are marked in the db as clock net: dbGet [dbGet -p top.nets.isClock 1].name 21. To set all instances with a particular pattern in its name to fixed status: dbSet [dbGet p top.insts.name *clk*].pStatus fixed 22. To get database units: dbGet head.dbUnits 23. To get manufacturing grid: dbGet head.mfgGrid 24. To get physical only cells like filler cell, end cap cell etc: dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.isPhysOnly 1].name 25. To filter all the PG pins with direction bidi of a specific instance: dbGet [dbGet -p [dbGet -p top.insts.name instName].pgCellTerms.inOutDir bidi].name 26. To get class and subClass of a cell: dbGet [dbGetCellByName cellName].baseClass dbGet [dbGetCellByName cellName].subClass 27. To find out the instname/cellname of the driver driving a specific net. set netName <netName> set inst [dbGet [dbGet -p [dbGet -p top.nets.name $netName].allTerms.isOutput 1].inst] Puts "Net: $netName, driving inst name: [dbGet $inst.name], driving cell name: [dbGet $inst.cell.name]" 28. To list all layers for the pin of a cell: dbGet [dbGet -p selected.cell.terms.name pinName].pins.allShapes.layer.extName 29. Report points of polyon that forms the die area: dbShape -output polygon [dbGet top.fPlan.boxes] 30. To query the max_cap for a list of cells set cellPtrList [dbGet -p head.allCells.name BUF*] foreach cellPtr $cellPtrList {puts "[dbGet $cellPtr.name] [dbFTermMaxCap [dbGet -p $cellPtr.terms.name <termName>] 1]"} 31. To find all instances with a specify property name "myProp" (string property type) and value "xyzzy" set inst_ptrs [dbGet -p top.insts.props {.name == "myProp" && .value == "xyzzy"] Puts "Instances with property myProp and value xyzzy: [dbGet $inst_ptrs.name]"