Working with DSPF Files: Rules for Adding Prefixes to Instance Names

The netlister determines the naming prefix for instances using the namePrefix property set in the Simulation Information section of the Edit CDF form.

The namePrefix for instances is decided as follows:

• If the namePrefix is not found in the CDF Simulation Information section, the netlister prints X as the namePrefix.
• If the namePrefix is the same as the first character of the device name, the netlister does not add a prefix to the instance name in the netlist.

If none of these conditions are met, the netlister adds the prefix namePrefix in the output of the instance. You can modify the prefixes that are chosen by either using the dspfNamePrefixSimInfo environment variable or the useSelfCDFInPostLayoutNetlist environment variable.

Examples

• When the namePrefix and the first character of the device name are the same
  The mimcap device is netlisted in the DSPF as C0, when the simulator used is auCdl.

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