FAQ#
This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about SiliconCompiler. Feel free to suggest new entries!
How do I…#
… set up a new tool?
See Tools
… set up a new flow?
See Flows
… set up a new pdk?
See PDKs
… set up a new library?
See Libraries
… set up a new target?
See Targets
… create a chip object?
import siliconcompiler chip = siliconcompiler.Chip('<design>')
… run a compilation?
chip.run()
… display my layout?
chip.show()
… display a previous run from the command line?
sc-show -design <name>
… change the logger level?
chip = siliconcompiler.Chip('<design>', loglevel=<INFO|DEBUG|WARNING|ERROR>) chip.set('option', 'loglevel', <level>)
… check my setup before running?
chip.check_manifest()
… relax the parse constraints on import?
chip.set('option', 'relax', True)
… change the build directory?
chip.set('option', 'builddir', <dirpath>)
… use the setup json file from a previous run?
chip.read_manifest(<filepath>)
… drive custom TCL code into the a target EDA flow?
chip.set('tool', <tool>, 'task', <task>, 'prescript', <file>, step=<step>, index=<index>) chip.set('tool', <tool>, 'task', <task>, 'postscript', <file>, step=<step>, index=<index>)
… control the thread parallelism for a tool?
chip.set('tool', <tool>, 'task', <task>, 'threads', <n>, step=<step>, index=<index>)
… resume a previous run?
chip.set('option', 'resume', True)
… print the description of a parameter?
print(chip.help(keypath))