when i tried to include the sky130 tech file in ma...
# sky130v
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 9:47 AMwhen i tried to include the sky130 tech file in magic I got most of the layers as locked,what can i do to unlock these layers
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Ahmed Ghazy
01/12/2021, 10:49 AMtech unlock *v
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 11:56 AMyep got it
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Tim Edwards
01/12/2021, 1:57 PM@Varun Majji: What tech file are you using? There are only a few locked layers. Also, I see that you are not using the .magicrc file, so you are not getting the complete PDK when you run magic.
Tim Edwards
01/12/2021, 2:04 PMSorry, I can see from your last screenshot that the version is from open_pdks 1.0.85. But the most recent open_pdks version is 1.0.105 (rev 85 was only a month ago, but there has been a lot of development).
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Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:06 PMi got this tech file from https://github.com/lakshmi-sathi/avsdpll_1v8
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:06 PMok like i used unlock option and now i can use all layers
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Tim Edwards
01/12/2021, 2:07 PMI guess it's fair to keep a "frozen" tech file in a project representing the state it was in when the project was built. However, in general, if you want to use the sky130 PDK, get it from open_pdks, which will install everything, including the device models you want.
Tim Edwards
01/12/2021, 2:09 PMI just don't recall having so many locked layers. But the layer list looks basically correct.
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Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:13 PMyeah when i was trying to do make after configuring
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:13 PMi am getting message no tech file
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:13 PMlike configure was successful
Varun Majji
01/12/2021, 2:58 PMsir i got it,i forgot to specify sky130nm file name
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