Tools we will use &  PATH setting

• verilog - Verilog HDL simulator
  /home/course/comparch/verilog
• ncverilog - verilog HDL simulator
  /home/course/comparch/ncverilog
• simvision - Waveform simulator
  /home/course/comparch/simvision
• icds - cadence shematic design
  /home/course/comparch/icds
  

• In order to run these tools from your machine, you should edit your ".cshrc'' and add the following line:

• To use cadence icds tool you also need to add the following lines into your ~Cadense/cds.lib
  

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INCLUDE /usr/local/cadence/IC5.141/tools.sun4v/dfII/samples/cds.lib
DEFINE sample /usr/local/cadence/IC5.141/tools.sun4v/dfII/samples/cdslib/sample
DEFINE xc4000 /a/nfssv071/usr/local/cadence/cadence5/IC5.141/share/library/xilinx/cds/xc4000
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Notes:
(1) If the Cadense directory does not exist in your home directory, you need to create it.
(2) If the cds.lib file does not exist in your home directory, you need to create it.