1XSCH(1)                    ALLIANCE Reference Manual                   XSCH(1)
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NAME

6       xsch - graphical schematic viewer
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SYNOPSIS

9       xsch  [-l  file_name]  [-xor]  [-install]  [-force]  [-I  input_format]
10       [-slide file_name ...]
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ORIGIN

14       This software belongs to the  ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM
15       team  at LIP6 laboratory of Université Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris,
16       France.
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18       Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/
19       E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr
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DESCRIPTION

22       Xsch is a graphical  schematic  viewer.  All  functionnalities  can  be
23       accessed  through  different  menus.  Xsch works under Motif and X11r6.
24       When entering Xsch, the main window appears and shows 5 different menus
25       on  the  top  bar. These menus can be entered by simply clicking on the
26       mouse left button. Here is the description of these menus.
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29       File      Open : load an existing file. Note that a file with the  same
30                 name  and  the  extention  .xsc can be used to attach special
31                 colors and comments to all displayed objects (see  below  for
32                 details).
33                 Quit : quit xsch.
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36       Edit      Identify : identify a selected object.
37                 Connected : highlight a selected object.
38                 Search : search an object by its name.
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41       View      Zoom  :  perform  zoom  in, zoom out, center, fit, refresh on
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43                 Layer : select types of layers displayed.
44                 Map : show cursor position in the entire figure.
45                 Arrows : show arrows for moving at the grid step.
46                 Grid : Set the X,Y step of the grid if displayed.
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49       Tools     Hierarchy : enable user to browse into the design hierarchy.
50                 Message : display the last error messages
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53       Setup     Save or load a user defined  configuration  of  default  dis‐
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SPECIAL KEYS

58       +/-    Next or previous file in slide mode.
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OPTIONS

62       -l file_name
63              Load the file file_name (with or without extention)
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65       -xor   Two graphic cursor methods can be used, invert or xor.
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67       -force this option force all graphical objects to be displayed.
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70              Switch to a private color map.
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73              Specifies the input format (vst(5), al(5), vbe(5))
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76              Enables slide mode, all specifies files will be displayed one by
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XSC FILE FORMAT

81       # Example of .xsc file
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83       # To attach a particular color and comment to a box :
84       # B:box_name:color:comment
85       # color is an integer from 0 to 32, or -1 for no_color
86       # comment is a string
87       B:my_box:0:this box should be blue
88       B:another_box:-1:this won't change the box color
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90       # To attach a particular color and comment to a net :
91       # N:net_name:color:comment
92       N:my_net:15:this net should be green
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94       # To attach a particular color and comment to a connector :
95       # C:connector_name:color:comment
96       C:my_con:32:this connector should be red
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98       # To attach a particular color and comment to a path :
99       # P:from_name:net_name:to_name:color:comment
100       P:my_con:my_net:my_box:15:this path should be green
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

105       MBK_CATA_LIB
106              indicates the path to the read only libraries to be used.
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109              indicates the path to the read directory for the session.
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112              indicates the file format to be used.
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115              indicates the path to the parameter file used by Xsch.
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119       SEE ALSO
120              mbk(1), MBK_CATA_LIB(1), MBK_WORK_LIB(1), PAT(5), asimut(1)
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127ASIM/LIP6                      September 1, 2000                       XSCH(1)
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