Requirements

The PET working directory, usually different from the COMPASS working directory, must contain at least the following two files at start-up:

  • .petrc
  • unitName.nle

Running PET on sub-blocks

After having run PET on a unit, we can also evaluate the power dissipated into the blocks composing it. In order to do this, we need an extra file that references a specific block with the instance name in the COMPASS netlist hierarchy. This name can be obtained by inspecting the top-level schematic [nls] in COMPASS Logic Assistant. This reference file must have the same name of the unit as the prefix (i.e. same name as in [nle]) and suffix .inst. Example: unitName.inst.


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