AR# 4892: Foundation Simulator: Cannot Find Free Formula Stimulator when running command (script) file
AR# 4892
Foundation Simulator: Cannot Find Free Formula Stimulator when running command (script) file
Description
Keywords: free formula stimulator, f1.x, script editor, command file, ald_wfm
Urgency: standard
General Description:
When using the ALD_WFM command in simulation script file, you may see the following error: Cannot find free formula stimulator
This error is indicating that all of the 16 Aldec Formulas have been used. When using the ALD_WFM command, the simulator is creating custom Formulas which you may also enter via the Stimulator Selection dialog. There is only space for 16 of these formulas. Each time a new formula is specified via an ALD_WFM command in the script file, one of these 16 formulas is used. When all 16 spaces are filled, you will get the error indicated above.
To view the Formulas in the Stimulator Selection dialog, select Signal -> Add Stimulators from the Simulator window. (You must have at least one signal added to the Waveform Viewer to be able to bring up the Stimulator Selection window). In the Stimulator Selection dialog, hit the Formula... button. You will now see all of the used formulas shown in the Set Formulas window, and you should see that all 16 are being used. There are a couple alternatives of workarounds at this point.
解决方案
1
If you see some Formulas listed in the Set Formulas window which you know aren't being used anymore, you may delete these to free up some spots for new formulas. Simply select the desired formula, and hit Delete.
2
If you must use more than 16 formulas, you can change some of them from using the ALD_WFM command in the Script File to use the WFM command. These 2 commands perform the same type of functionality, but the format you use is slightly different.
NOTE: In all formats, time is expressed in 100 ps units, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
For example: ald_wfm my_sig L100H100L100H100 would become: wfm my_sig @0=0 100ns=1 100ns=0 100ns=1
For more examples and documentation on using this WFM command, please refer to the Foundation online Help: Help -> Foundation Help Contents Hit the Help Topics button, and in the Find tab, type WFM. Locate the Help topic on this command.
or, Type the word WFM in the Script Editor, and then double-click on it to highlight it. Hit the F1 key to invoke the context sensitive help on this command keyword.