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Re: gEDA-user: hierarchy and refdes_renum



Hi Anthony,

If I add netname to the offended net, the spnet goes to the next net and 
report next error. Does it mean that all nets should be named?

Thanks,
Alex.

On 06/24/2009 12:19 AM, Anthony Shanks wrote:
> Hi Alex, please download the newest spnet on my site and let me know
> how it goes, it should be a bit more compatible.
>
> Here is whats new:
>
> * Comments in both .spnetlibs and .spentrc (# is the comment character)
> * Won't bail out on empty lines in either file above
> * NMOS_TRANSISTOR and PMOS_TRANSISTOR as 4 terminal mosfets
> * It doesnt matter if a component has brackets or not like in your
> original example. If there is no brackets (therefore no attributes)
> the component is ignored.
> * All power symbols that come with gschem now work properly
>
> Eager to here how this new version works and how compatible it is. In
> the next release (perhaps tomorrow) I will add the support to pull
> librarys already defined in gedarc files. Will also try to add autonet
> naming for unnamed nets.
>
> -Anthony
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Anthony Shanks<yamazakir2@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>    
>> Are titleblocks "legal" (without lack of a better term) without
>> brackets or were they just that way in your schematic for some reason?
>> I thought all components had brackets but maybe only components with
>> attributes have brackets?
>>
>> I took a look at v2i_2v.sym, it doesn't look like it has any schematic
>> file attached to it. Also spnet requires subckts with lower level
>> schematics to have the attribute to device=SUBCKT. There is no
>> standard attribute in the gEDA flow to define a subckt so thats what I
>> choose for spnet. Take a look at my latch example on my website for
>> what the properties of subckts look like.
>>
>> Net stitch failure happens usually when there is a net without a
>> netname attached to one of the nets its connected too. There is no
>> autonet name feature yet but I plan to add it.
>>
>> Also which devices in your schematic don't have refdes?
>>
>> -Anthony
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:59 PM, A.Burinskiy<alexbour@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>      
>>> Hi Anthony,
>>>
>>> The reason for the message
>>>
>>> -E- Fatal Error: Invalid Component attr "C 42200 44200 1 0 0 gnd-1.sym"
>>>
>>> Was that first component, that is title-B block listed in the
>>> test_v2i_2.sch without pair of { } !
>>>
>>> Symbol spice-lib.sym is a special symbol. I did it. I think netlister
>>> should support custom symbols.
>>> v 20090328 2
>>> B 0 400 1900 300 3 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
>>> T 100 300 9 10 0 1 0 0 1
>>> device=library
>>> T 100 500 9 10 1 1 0 0 1
>>> refdes=A?
>>> T 600 500 9 10 1 0 0 0 1
>>> SPICE LIBR
>>> T 500 200 8 10 1 1 0 0 1
>>> file=?
>>> T 100 200 9 10 1 0 0 0 1
>>> File:
>>> T 0 -5 8 10 1 0 0 0 1
>>> corner=TYP
>>>
>>> And  v2i_2v.sym is real subcircuit.
>>>
>>> After artificially adding this braces I've got (please note, that
>>> (42300;44500) corresponds to connection point of gnd symbol pin)
>>>
>>> $ spnet test_v2i.sch
>>>
>>> spNet v0.9.1.2
>>> gEDA/gschem Netlister
>>> Copyright 2009 Anthony Shanks
>>>
>>> -I- Starting Build of Cell: test_v2i
>>> -I- Adding Library: "sym"
>>> -I- Adding Library: "power"
>>> -I- Combining Cells
>>> -W- Device in cell test_v2i does not have a refdes, ignoring.
>>> -W- Device in cell test_v2i does not have a refdes, ignoring.
>>> -E- Net stitch failure in cell test_v2i near point 42300,44500.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/23/2009 10:54 AM, Anthony Shanks wrote:
>>>        
>>>> Hmm, a few things.
>>>>
>>>> Is that ground symbol the default that comes with gschem (device=none,
>>>> netname=0)? Can't look right now, at work.
>>>>
>>>> I also noticed a few things in your schematic that is definitely not
>>>> supported (right now):
>>>>
>>>> C 47000 49500 1 0 0 spice-lib.sym
>>>> C 50000 44900 1 0 0 v2i_2v.sym
>>>>
>>>> What are these? I assume the spice-lib.sym is a subckt netlist but I
>>>> don't know what the other is.
>>>>
>>>> A quick fix in your case with the ground symbol is just to add the
>>>> attribute device=globalnode and net=0.
>>>>
>>>> -Anthony
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM, A.Burinskiy<alexbour@xxxxxxxxx>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> Hi Anthony,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, there is device that is not in the list and this is ground symbol.
>>>>> Please find diff file and test_v2i.sch attached. That is what I have (Please
>>>>> note, that your search for '=' sign, while there is no any '=' sign in the
>>>>> string...)
>>>>>
>>>>> $ spnet test_v2i.sch
>>>>>
>>>>> spNet v0.9.1.2
>>>>> gEDA/gschem Netlister
>>>>> Copyright 2009 Anthony Shanks
>>>>>
>>>>> -I- Starting Build of Cell: test_v2i
>>>>> -I- Adding Library: "sym"
>>>>> -I- Adding Library: "power"
>>>>> -I- Combining Cells
>>>>>
>>>>> -E- Fatal Error: Invalid Component attr "C 42200 44200 1 0 0 gnd-1.sym".
>>>>>
>>>>> $ more ~/.spnetlibs
>>>>> library: /home/username/tsmc "sym"
>>>>> library: /usr/local/share/gEDA/sym "power"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 06/23/2009 09:39 AM, Anthony Shanks wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>>      Comments are not supported yet, it's on the todo list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      Is the new code working yet? the invalid compoent error will come up
>>>>>>      with there is a symbol in your schematic without a valid device
>>>>>>      attribute. Here is a list of devices that are current supported
>>>>>>      (device=)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      RESISTOR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      CAPACITOR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      INDUCTOR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      NPN_TRANSISTOR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      PNP_TRANSISTOR
>>>>>>      NMOS3T
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      NMOS4T
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      PMOS3T
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      PMOS3T
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      SUBCKT
>>>>>>      VOLTAGE_SOURCE
>>>>>>      CURRENT_SOURCE
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      PIN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      As stated I will add suport for [N|P]MOS_TRANSISTOR in the next
>>>>>>      release as a 4 terminal mosfet device. Besides this, do you have any
>>>>>>      components in your schematic that is not on the above list?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      BTW, thanks for all your help in debugging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      -Anthony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:12 AM, A.Burinskiy<[1]alexbour@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>      wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Hi Anthony,
>>>>>>        Yes, the cause of segfault are empty strings at the end of file. Do
>>>>>>        you
>>>>>>        support comment out in .spnetlibs? I will go ahead and try your new
>>>>>>        code.
>>>>>>        Thanks,
>>>>>>        Alex
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      On 06/23/2009 03:03 AM, Anthony Shanks wrote:
>>>>>>      >      Wow. I guess I have a lot to learn as far as releasing code and
>>>>>>      >      compiling versions go because it works fine on my end with gcc 4.3.
>>>>>>      >      Sorry this is the first time I've released code (this big), please
>>>>>>      >      bare with me.
>>>>>>      >
>>>>>>      >      I tried one lib in spnetlibs with your line exactly and it works
>>>>>>      fine
>>>>>>      >      without a segfault. Can you attach your spnetlibs to ensure I'm 100%
>>>>>>      >      using exactly? One thing I did notice though is that if the file
>>>>>>      >      exists but is empty it does segfault. I just fixed this error and
>>>>>>      >      reuploaded it but I think it may go back to giving you the invalid
>>>>>>      lib
>>>>>>      >      error (you can redownload it from the same link). Are you sure there
>>>>>>      >      are not blank lines or anything in your file?
>>>>>>      >
>>>>>>      >      Also about number 1 and number 2 thoughts. That plan was already in
>>>>>>      >      the works for the official release. Most of the symbols from gschem
>>>>>>      >      work with spnet except the mosfets since geda does not have a 3
>>>>>>      >      terminal symbol. I plan on making [N,P]MOS_TRANSISTOR work for 4
>>>>>>      >      terminal devices. Also I plan for spnet to read the libraries
>>>>>>      already
>>>>>>      >      defined in the gEDA rc files. This will also be done in the next
>>>>>>      >      release. I'll try to get a version that does this by the end of the
>>>>>>      >      week however.
>>>>>>      >
>>>>>>      >      Let me know how it goes after you try the newest update.
>>>>>>      >
>>>>>>      >      -Anthony
>>>>>>      >
>>>>>>      >
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