HIT-Kit v3.72: Cadence Composer Start
Before Starting Composer
... you should verify the following:
- That the environment variable $AMS_DIR is set to the directory
where the HIT-Kit is installed
- setenv AMS_DIR <Full path to HIT-Kit root Directory>
- That the environment variable $CDSDIR is set to the directory where
your Cadence Software is installed
- setenv CDSDIR <Full path to Cadence installation>
- That the directory $AMS_DIR/artist/bin is on your search path
- set path = (${AMS_DIR}/artist/bin ${AMS_DIR}/Flexlm/v9.5/<os_version>
$path)
Note:
- os_version is Solaris_7_8_9 for Solaris7/8/9, HPUX11 for HP-UX, Linux_RH7 for Red Hat Linux 7.3 and Linux_RHEL3 for Red Hat Linux EL 3.0, respectively.
- amslmd requires FlexLM 9.5. Therefore use lmgrd and lmutil included in the HIT-Kit. Using the Cadence license management tools might fail for the HIT-Kit licensing system.
- Set environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE:
- setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE <absolute path to license file
amslmd.lic>
or if LM_LICENSE_FILE is already set:
setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE ${LM_LICENSE_FILE}:<absolute path to license file amslmd.lic>
- If you use Analog Artist set the environment variable:
- setenv CDS_Netlisting_Mode Analog
- For using AMS_Designer set the following environment variable:
- setenv CDS_BIND_TMP_DD true
Starting Composer
To ensure correct operation of the HIT-Kit within the Cadence environment the Composer software should be invoked using the script ams_cds which is fully described in the next section - HIT-Kit Startup Script.







