Setup Cadence in VLSI lab:

1) Copy all files in home/class/ee8337ta to ~/ee8337ta. The following command will make directory ee8337ta in your home directory automatically. (At least you should have  .cdsinit, .cdsplotinit, cds.lib files  and models directory in your ee8337ta  directory)

% cp –r  /home/class/ee8337ta   ~/

2)Edit your .cshrc file.  Include the following line in your ~/.cshrc file:

% source ~/ee8337ta/.cshrc_ncsu

3) Now, you are ready to invoke cadence. Make sure you invoke cadence from your cadence directory – ee8337ta:

% cd ~/ee8337ta

% source ~/.cshrc_ncsu

% icfb

In the future you should run your cadence under ee8337ta directory.

4) You should have your CIW (command Interface Window) and your library Manager up.

In Design Framework II, your project consists of a library containing the cells used by your circuit. Your cells can also contain components from other libraries. Each cell can have different views (schematic, symbol, etc), accordingly to their purpose. The library Manager can be used to select cells, copy, delete, rename, etc.