Cadence Project Design Management(III): Project Setup Example

Cadence 有内部的项目管理和版本管理工具，即TDM，在设计的时候用上TDM工具可以方便的进行项目管理和电路/版图版本管理，最明显的好处就是可以通过版本管理追溯以前的修改，可以防止手贱改错了电路而又不知道如何恢复原状的问题。
以下是结合Cadence Project Design Management帮助文档摘录的TDM简易设置使用方法，分四个部分呈上，第三部分通过一个例子设置了一个简易可用的TDM环境，供大家参考。

Project Setup Example

Flow Chart of Setting Design Management Environment

This chart shows a typical flow for setting up and working in a TDM environment.

The Relationship Between Site, Project and Workare is as below Chart:

Accessing the Tools

To configure your environment so you can access the software, follow these steps:

1. Use a text editor to add the following line to your .cshrc file:
   set path=(cdsinstallpath/tools/bin $path)
2. Source your .cshrc file by typing the following:
   source ~/.cshrc
3. Test the path by typing the following command in the UNIX window:
   tdmdbinfo

When the path is correct, the software returns the following message:

Team Design Manager data base info:
You must be in a Team Design Manager workarea to get
data base version information with this command.
The software version is x.x.xx.

Creating & Reference a Site Directory

To create a site directory, follow these steps:

1. Create a site directory by typing the following:
   mkdir /net/machine/.../site_dir
2. Change directories (cd) to the new site directory:
   cd /net/machine/.../site_dir
3. Type the following command:
   tdmsitesetup
   The software creates a directory called TeamRoot in the current site directory:
   /net/machine/.../site_dir/TeamRoot
4. Use a text editor to add the following information to your .cshrc file:
   setenv TWROOT /net/machine/.../site_dir/TeamRoot

Creating a Project

To create a Base Team Design Management project, follow these steps:

1. Type the following command in the site directory you created:
   tdmmkproject -project mytest –location /net/machine/.../site_dir -basic
   The -basic option specifies a Base Team Design Management project.
   The software creates the following:
   – A Team Design Management project in your site directory. The project contains a directory called mytest.Fprj.
   – A directory called projects.Cata in $HOME. The projects.Cata directory contains a link to mytest.Fprj in your site directory.
2. To confirmthe creation of the Base Team Design Management project, type the following command:
   ls /net/machine/.../site_dir
   The software displays the contents of your site directory, which in this example includes the TeamRoot and mytest.Fprj directories.

Creating a Workarea

To create a workarea, follow these steps:

1. Change directories (cd) to the project directory:
   cd /net/machine/.../site_dir/mytest.Fprj
2. Type the following command:
   tdmmkworkarea -workarea myworkarea
   The software creates the following:
   – A directory called myworkarea.Work in the following location:
   /net/machine/…/site_dir/mytest.Fprj/workAreas.Folder
   – A link to myworkarea.Work in your $HOME/workAreas.Cata directory

Importing Unmanaged Libraries

To bring unmanaged libraries or design files into your workarea, follow these steps:

1. Change directories (cd) to your workarea by typing
   cd $HOME/workAreas.Cata/myworkarea.Work
   2.Type the following command:
   tdmimportcdslib -library /net/machine/.../path/myLib
   The tdmimportcdslib command does the following:
   – Copies myLib into your workarea
   – Checks in the design data
   – Defines myLib in the cds.lib file in your workarea
   – Automatically checks in the data to the project data repository
   – Sends you e-mail confirming the files created in myLib

Adding Reference Libraries

To reference existing libraries from other projects or from locations that are not part of a team design manager project, follow these steps:

1. Change directories (cd) to the workarea by typing
   cd $HOME/workAreas.Cata/myworkarea.Work
2. Type the following command:
   tdmlinkreflib -name refLib -librarypath /cdsinstallpath/path
   where refLib is the reference library and /cdsinstallpath/path is the full path to the reference library. Do not include the name of the reference library in the path.
   The software does the following:
   – Creates a link to the reference library
   – Sends an e-mail confirming the link to the reference library

Setting Up Multiple-User Projects

Anyone who is in the Project should Create his own Workarea and work in his own workarea:

1. Change directories (cd) to the project directory:
   cd /net/machine/.../site_dir/mytest.Fprj
2. Type the following command:
   tdmmkworkarea -workarea myworkarea
3. Updating your Workarea using the following command:
   tdmupdate

Adding Updated Library to your cds.lib