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Using RF Design Environment Examples

Application examples for RF Design Environment are organized into two categories: Wireless and Wireline. These examples demonstrate how RF Design Environment can be used to solve real-life problems.

Loading Examples

Use the following steps to load an RFDE example. You need to load an example before you can open it.

1. Choose Tools > RFDE Example > Load Example in the Cadence Command Interpreter Window (CIW) to display the Load Example form.
2. Select the desired example from the list and click OK to load the example as follows.
   • Make a copy of the example directory and place it in ~/rfdeExamples.
   • Set write permissions for the copy.
   • Update the includePaths in the copy to point to the copy.
   • Append the necessary DEFINE lines to the ./cds.lib file.
   • Display a warning in the CIW if an existing DEFINE uses a different path.

Loading Options

Use the following options to customize the loading of an RFDE example.

Copy all example files to directory: ~/rfdeExamples	Enables you to copy all example files to ~/rfdeExamples. This is the default method of loading a library.
Copy simulation files to directory: ~/simulation	Enables you to copy the simulation files to the specified directory. The directory name is read from your CDS environment.
Copy .artist_states to directory: ~/.artist_states	Enables you to copy the artist_state files to the specified directory. The directory name is read from your environment.
Overwrite existing directories	Enables you to overwrite existing directories. If this options is not selected, the system will not copy files to a directory that already exists.

Opening Examples

Use the following steps to open an RFDE example that you have loaded.

1. Choose Tools > RFDE Example > Open Example in the Cadence Command Interpreter Window (CIW) to display the Open Example form.
2. Select the desired example from the list and click OK to open:
   • A schematic for this cell in read-only mode.
   • A simulation window for this schematic.
   • The simulation set-up in the simulation window.
     If the simulation window for this schematic is already open, its set-up information is overwritten.
   • The data display for this cell.

Unloading Examples

Use the following steps to unload an RFDE example that you have loaded.

1. Choose Tools > RFDE Example > Unload Example in the Cadence Command Interpreter Window (CIW) to display the Unload Example form.
2. Select the desired example from the list and click OK to unload the example.
   • If there are any windows open that use the example's library, you are notified and the unload operation is terminated.
   • The main library used by the example is removed from the library list. Note that this step modifies the cds.lib file.
   • The local copy of the example is deleted if you selected the Delete local copies of example files (if any) option.