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Oran C

10/06/2021, 1:56 AM
Noob question here: Im lost with all the different tools and acronyms, My friend Kaitlyn, has written some veralog code that implements a simple led driver, What is the
compiler toolchain
software called? is it
openlane
? Does anyone have
links
to
how to start guides
with this compiler tool chain? any support would be greatly apricated! best, -oran
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Mitch Bailey

10/06/2021, 3:05 AM
@Oran C Welcome! I'd start from here https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane The link you referenced should be generally correct, but the repo is outdated, I believe.
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Oran C

10/06/2021, 10:19 PM
thanks! Do i need to install the pdk inorder to compile my veralgo code?
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Mitch Bailey

10/06/2021, 11:38 PM
The PDK includes the verilog definitions for the standard cells, so yes, you probably should install it.