NAME¶
netgen-lvs - Layout vs Schematic checker
SYNOPSIS¶
netgen-lvs [options] <interpreter commands ...>
DESCRIPTION¶
Netgen (netgen-lvs) is a tool for comparing netlists, a process known as
LVS, which stands for "Layout vs. Schematic". This is an important
step in the integrated circuit design flow, ensuring that the geometry that
has been laid out matches the expected circuit.
In Debian, the name 'netgen-lvs' is used for this software
because the word ’netgen' is reserved by other software. If you would
like to be able to start netgen-lvs simply using 'netgen', prepend
your PATH with:
PATH=/usr/lib/netgen/bin:$PATH
When starting netgen-lvs without any options, a tkcon window with
an interpreter pops up.
OPTIONS¶
- -noc
- Brings up a command line TCL interpreter instead of the tkcon window
- -batch/-bat
- For running batch commands and exiting immediately when done. It
allows getting commands from the command line
- -gui
- Brings up a Python GUI instead of the tkcon interpreter. The GUI is called
'LVS Manager' and provides a perhaps more intuitive interface.
USAGE¶
To run LVS between two SPICE netlists directly from the shell, you can for
instance run:
netgen -batch lvs bufferA.spice bufferB.spice
AUTHOR¶
This manual page was written by Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com>
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
