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Question asked by TNAKA on Sep 4, 2006
Latest reply on Oct 5, 2006 by jaymckee

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Hi.

I would like to convert Generic_MDIF or Citifile to ADS Dataset(ds file) without lauching Data File Tool which was called Instruments Server previously.

For netlist translator, "nettrans" command exists,
so we can convert netlist with command base.

Is there any command for translating Generic_MDIF or Citifile to DataSet File ?

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mfredrik Sep 14, 2006 4:53 AM
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I don't know of any commandline method to do this. There might be, but I'm not aware of one..

Anyway, you could automate the translation by doing something like this:
- Create a Discrete MDIF file with a list of all filenames (your MDIF/Citi-files)
- Setup a schematic in ADS with a S2P component which reads the MDIF/Citi-file.
- Add a DataAccess component to the schematic and point it to the Discrete MDIF file with the list of file names
- In S2P component, set the Filename to be file based and point it to the DAC
You can now sweep the index value of the DAC to select different MDIF/CITI-files. If you do a regular parameter sweep then all the data wil go into one large multi-dimensional dataset - which you don't want I assume.

To get one dataset per MDIF/CITI-file you have to do a loop like this with AEL:
- Set the index value of the DAC to pick a file
- Set the dataset name to a unique/matching name
- Simulate
- Increase the index and do this over and over until all files has been simulated
There are some examples in Knowledge Center that should get you started:

Using DataAccessComponent (DAC) and S2PMDIF Component

Swept Optimization/Simulation (AEL script)
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jaymckee Oct 2, 2006 6:15 AM
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Hello tnaka,

In addition to the Data File Tool, ADS 2006A will include two tools that will support bi-directional conversion of ADS Dataset files, Touchstone, Citifile and generic MDIF files. These tools are called ds_export & ds_import and will run from the command line, enabling batch-file operation and automation of the data conversion process. They will also be available for all platforms that ADS 2006A officially supports.

In the few ADS versions preceeding 2006A, these tools have been made available on an as-requested basis. Either of them may or may not be available for certain earlier versions of ADS depending on what has and hasn't been reqested. Any pre-2006A versions of ds_export an ds_import are not qualified or otherwise tested by QA, which means they are officially unsupported. The tools may prove helpful to ADS users, but the unsupported nature of them means the ADS user must use them at their own risk.

Here is the 2004A version of ds_import that will facilitate conversion of GMDIF and Citifile to ADS Dataset file. This executable uses version-specific .DLL files in the ADS 2004A installation, but since it doesn't require a license to run it, you could theoretically perform a minimal installation of ADS 2004A on the Windows PC platform in order to get the necessary .DLL files in order to support datafile conversions.

To use ds_import, copy the ds_import.exe into the C:\ADS2004A\bin directory. At the MS DOS command prompt, set the path variable to include the path to ADS2004A\bin and ADS2004A\bin\win32. Now you should be able to change directory to anywhere on your system and run ds_import.

Regards,

Jay Mc Kee
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TNAKA Oct 2, 2006 3:18 PM
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Hi.

> Hello tnaka,
> In addition to the Data File Tool,
> ADS 2006A will include two tools
> that will support bi-directional conversion of
> ADS Dataset files, Touchstone, Citifile
> and generic MDIF files. These tools are called
> ds_export & ds_import and will run from the
> command line, enabling batch-file operation and
> automation of the data conversion process.
> They will also be available for all platforms
> that ADS 2006A officially supports.

Excellent. Those are just utilities I want.

Are these utilities available for Solaris and Linux although unofficial versions of them
are only for Windows platform ?

You described "for all platfors", but I want to confirm it.
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jaymckee Oct 5, 2006 5:18 AM
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Hi tnaka,

ds_export and ds_import for 2005A (and earlier versions) are not available on Solaris of Linux platforms.

With the release of ADS 2006A, the 2006A-compatible ds_export and ds_import tools will be available and officially supported on all platforms that ADS 2006A officially supports, which includes Solaris and Linux.

If you happen to need 2005A-compatible versions of these tools on HP-UX platform, those are availble. I have put those up as examples in Knowledge Center > Examples > Support Examples > Tools

Best regards,

Jay
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