PowerMesh

tagger5896

Hi Matthias,

Thought I would share my latest trip down the rabbit hole with Ruby,
prototype power mesh, still needs work too assign the VDD/VSS and correct via placements.
This is base on your Si4all - Dummy PDK
Feel free to comment add suggestions.
Figured out the backticks

#Tracy Groller
#Power Mesh
#Date 2/13/21
#Expermintal Best
def power_mesh
  include RBA
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  app = Application.instance
  # Get a handle on the main window and the current view
  mw = app.main_window
  lv = mw.current_view

  if lv == nil
    raise "No view selected. Choose File > New layout, and run this again."
  end

  # Get a handle on the layout
  ly = lv.active_cellview.layout
  dbu = ly.dbu
  cell = lv.active_cellview.cell
  #Define Layer
  layer_number = 5
  datatype = 0
  layer_info = LayerInfo.new(layer_number,datatype)
  layer_index = ly.layer(layer_info)

  # Define the coordinates
  space = 150
  wdt = 50

  pt1 = 0    #x1
  pt2 = 0    #y2
  pt3 = 5000 #x2
  pt4 = 0    #y2

  #steps in the X
  for i in 0..25
      pts = [RBA::Point.new(pt1/dbu,pt2/dbu),RBA::Point.new(pt3/dbu,pt4/dbu)]
      layer_info = LayerInfo.new(9,0)
      layer_index = ly.layer(layer_info)
      path = Path.new(pts,wdt/dbu)
      cell.shapes(layer_index).insert(path)
      pt2 += space #step Y
      pt4 += space #step Y
  end
  #step in Y  define some math
  len = pt3/space

  pt1 = 0 
  pt2 = 0 - wdt + 2.5   
  pt3 = 0     
  pt4 = pt4 - space + 2.5

  for i in 0..len
      pts = [RBA::Point.new(pt1/dbu,pt2/dbu),RBA::Point.new(pt3/dbu,pt4/dbu)]
      layer_info = LayerInfo.new(11,0)
      layer_index = ly.layer(layer_info)
      path = Path.new(pts,wdt/dbu)
      cell.shapes(layer_index).insert(path)
      pt1 += space #step Y
      pt3 += space #step Y
  end

  lv.add_missing_layers

end


def overlap_intersect 
  app = Application.instance
  mw = app.main_window
  lv = mw.current_view

  if lv == nil
    raise "Overlaps InterSect: No view selected"
  end

  # start transaction for "undo"
  lv.transaction( "Overlaps InterSect" )

  begin

    # because objects might be referenced multiple times (thru different hierarchy paths)
    # we must first copy and then delete them
    ly = lv.active_cellview.layout
    input_polygons = []
    layer_number = 10
    datatype = 0
    layer_info = LayerInfo.new(layer_number,datatype)
    layer_index = ly.layer(layer_info)
    output_layer = layer_index

    lv.each_object_selected do |sel|
      shape = sel.shape
      if shape.is_path? || shape.is_box? || shape.is_polygon?

        # Save "area type" shapes in the selection to polygons and delete them
        input_polygons.push(RBA::Polygon::from_dpoly(shape.polygon.transformed_cplx(sel.trans)))
        cv = lv.cellview(sel.cv_index)
        source = cv.layout.cell(sel.cell_index)
        #source.shapes(sel.layer).erase(shape)
        # Remember the input layer for the output
        output_layer ||= sel.layer

      end
    end

    if input_polygons.size > 0

      # perform the "overlaps to void" operation
      # first step: detect overlaps
      ep = RBA::EdgeProcessor::new
      overlaps = ep.merge_to_polygon(input_polygons, 1, false, false)

      # second step: remove the overlaps from original
      result = ep.boolean_to_polygon(input_polygons, overlaps, RBA::EdgeProcessor::mode_and, true, false)

      # write the result to the output
      output_cv = lv.cellview(lv.active_cellview_index)
      target = output_cv.cell.shapes(output_layer)
      result.each { |p| target.insert(p) }

    end
  ensure

    # always execute that code:
    # commit transaction
    lv.commit
    # clear selection and cancel all other edit operations, so 
    # nothing refers to shapes that might have been deleted.
    lv.cancel

  end
end


def resize_layer
#Resize Layer
# Enter your Ruby code here
include RBA

app = RBA::Application.instance
mw = app.main_window
view = mw.current_view
cv = view.cellview(view.active_cellview_index)
ly = view.active_cellview.layout
cl = view.active_cellview.cell
dbu = ly.dbu

layer_info = LayerInfo.new(5,0)
layer_index = ly.layer(layer_info)
width = 25000
height = 25000
cl.each_shape(layer_index) do |shape|
    if shape.is_polygon?
        #Convert polygon to Box
        box =  shape.bbox
        puts("Processing ...")
       # puts box.center
       # puts box.width
       # puts box.height
       # puts box.p1
       # puts box.p2
       # Get Box lx,ly,ux,uy
       # puts box
         lx = box.left
         ly = box.bottom
         ux = box.right
         uy = box.top

         mid = box.left + box.width/2
         tid = box.top  - box.width/2

         box.left   = mid - width/2
         box.right  = mid + width/2

         box.top    = tid + width/2
         box.bottom = tid - width/2
         shape.box = box
      end
   end
end


##########################################################
#Create Power Mesh
power_mesh
#Select All
mw.menu.action("edit_menu.select_menu.select_all").trigger
#edit_menu.select_menu.select_all
#Get Overlap InterSect
overlap_intersect
mw.menu.action("edit_menu.select_menu.unselect_all").trigger
#Resize InterSect
resize_layer
##########################################################

Matthias

Very good

Much better with the backticks.

But there is an excess one in the line after "include RBA"

Matthias

tagger5896

Ahhh , just now saw that thanks

tagger5896

Matthias,

Update to process the vias this needs too be cleaned up with respect to the Global definitions and other things as well
Still Learning ... Baby Steps.
As its works like I want, there is probably a better way

Just a thought for all of you out there
If you want to be a EDA programmer, you should be willing to be the dumbest person in
the room and embarrass yourself as a noob.
And you know what, that’s how we improve ourselves.
I don’t want to be the smartest person in a room.
That’s the wrong room for me. I want to be surrounded only by smarter people.

include RBA

$app   = RBA::Application.instance
$mw   = $app.main_window
$view  = $mw.current_view
$cv      = $view.cellview($view.active_cellview_index) 
$cl       = $view.active_cellview.cell
$cv      = RBA::CellView::active
$lay     = $view.active_cellview.layout
$cell    = $cv.cell
$dbu    = $lay.dbu 
$layer_info = LayerInfo.new(10,0)
$layer_index = $lay.layer($layer_info)

#Build Corrdinate Array Class
def set(var)
  x = 0
  eval('x=var;')
end

class Coordinate
      attr_reader :x1, :y1, :x2, :y2

  def to_s
        "(#{x1},#{y1},#{x2},#{y2})"
  end

  def initialize(x1,y1,x2,y2)
        @x1 = x1
        @y1 = y1
        @x2 = x2
        @y2 = y2
  end

  def <=>(other)
       [x1, y1] <=> [other.x1, other.y1]
  end

end

def process_vias

    if $view == nil
        raise "Process Vias: No view selected"
    end

    $view.transaction( "Process Vias" )

    layer_info = LayerInfo.new(10,0)
    layer_index = $lay.layer(layer_info)
    coords = Array.new

    $cell.each_shape(layer_index) do |shape|
        if shape.is_box?
            #Convert polygon to Box
            box =  shape.box
            coords.push(box)
        end #end do
        end 

    $cord = Array.new
    #Convert RBA:Box class to array
      coords.each { |i|
              lx  =  i.left
              ly  =  i.bottom
              ux =  i.right
              uy =  i.top  
              $cord <<  Coordinate.new(lx,ly,ux,uy)
      }
     $srt = $cord.sort!
     $len = $srt.length()
     $e =Array.new
     $o =Array.new
     $a   =*(0..$len)
     $e  << $a.values_at(* $a.each_index.select {|i| i.even?})
     $o  << $a.values_at(* $a.each_index.select {|i| i.odd?})
    #Flatten array to get Odd/Even Values
     $fe  = $e.flatten
     $fo =  $o.flatten
    #New Array to Store Odd/Even
     $ee =Array.new
     $oo =Array.new
    # puts Slice into 13xN array based on number of rows
     $fe.each_slice(13) { |row| $ee << row.map{|e| e}}
     $fo.each_slice(13) { |row| $oo << row.map{|e| e}}

end     


##############################################
# Process Even Vias
#Global  $ee
##############################################
def even_vias     
    if $view == nil
        raise "Process Vias: No view selected"
    end
    # start transaction for "undo"
    $view.transaction( "Process Vias" )

cnt =  $ee.length()
x = 0
$ee.each do |via|
   if x.even?
        puts via.join(",")
        #set length to minus 1 to avoid nil
        #Gotta be a better way
        (0..$ee[x].length-1).each  do |en|
        xn = $ee[x][en]
        $x = $srt[xn]   
        $x1 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@x1
        $y1 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@y1
        $x2 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@x2
        $y2 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@y2
        box = RBA::Box::new($x1,$y1 ,$x2 , $y2)
        shapes = $cell.shapes($layer_index)
        shapes.each_overlapping(box) do |s|
        puts  s
          shapes.erase(s)
                end    
          end
      end
      x += 1
  end
 ensure
    $view.commit
    $view.cancel
end
##############################################
# Process  Odd Vias
#Global  $oo
##############################################
def odd_vias     
    if $view == nil
        raise "Process Vias: No view selected"
    end
    # start transaction for "undo"
    $view.transaction( "Process Vias" )

cnt =  $ee.length()
x = 0
$oo.each do |via|
   if x.odd?
        puts via.join(",")
        #set length to minus 1 to avoid nil
        #Gotta be a better way
        (0..$oo[x].length-1).each  do |en|
        xn = $oo[x][en]
        $x = $srt[xn]   
        $x1 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@x1
        $y1 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@y1
        $x2 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@x2
        $y2 =  $x.instance_variable_get :@y2
        box = RBA::Box::new($x1,$y1 ,$x2 , $y2)
        shapes = $cell.shapes($layer_index)
        shapes.each_overlapping(box) do |s|
        puts  s
           shapes.erase(s)
                end    
          end
      end
      x += 1
  end
 ensure
    $view.commit
    $view.cancel
end
##########################################################
#Process Vias Even/Odd Supplies VDD/VSS or what ever supply
process_vias
even_vias
odd_vias
##########################################################

Matthias

@tagger5896 I agree with your approach. But then, who are the people then who play the smarter ones?

In general, EDA programming isn't much different from many other fields of programming. It's just that EDA tool coding usually isn't taken to a level where skill makes a difference. EDA users are often content with small scripted solutions that make their life easier. But this thinking bears risks. I've seen projects growing from tiny scripts to monsters beyond maintenance. Real software engineers will try to avoid this at every cost - the keywords being refactoring, architecture and design, continuous integration, test driven development style and so on. EDA programmers often seem to consider this overhead, but it's really worth thinking about a test strategy for example right from the beginning. With this in mind EDA programming should be quite similar to other fields of domain specific coding.

And maybe with this standard in mind, popular EDA tools might finally offer coding platforms which are better than last millenium style.

Matthias

tagger5896

Matthias,

I agree ..