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Appendix C
Eldo Interactive Mode
Eldo interactive mode is a way of invoking Eldo and sending commands to it interactively
instead of sending the commands in the netlist. Some other AMS tools, such as ICanalyst, make
use of Eldo in the interactive mode, although this is transparent to the user. Eldo interactive
mode is not supported by Questa ADMS.
Invoking Eldo Interactive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1457
Reading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1459
Resetting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1461
Change Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1463
Controlling Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1466
Invoking Eldo Interactive Mode
To invoke Eldo interactive mode, from the command line run eldo with the -inter argument:
eldo cir_file_name -inter
where cir_file_name is the name of the .cir control file to be simulated. Default extension is .cir.
When working in Eldo interactive mode, a prompt will appear:
eldo>
Some help information is available, at the eldo> prompt. Type:
help
help
help all
to see the list of available commands
for more information about a particular command
to obtain the complete help listing
When working in Eldo interactive mode, type your command after the eldo> prompt. For
continuation lines, type the backslash character (\) at the end of a line.
Commands can be read from a file specified via either of the following:
• .eil file_name in the input file
• -eil file_name at invocation of Eldo
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