LATTICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. For Version 4.0 and later XVL Processor Tutorial For Version 4.0 and later

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 2 Objectives By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to perform the following operations from Command Prompt: –Import data through CSV input –Output data through CSV output –Perform interference check with a batch process –Perform difference check with a batch process

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 3 Agenda Importing CSV to XVL File Exporting data Exporting CSV from XVL File Execute Interference Check Execute Difference Check

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 4 Necessary Files In order to execute XVL Processor, you need the following files: –xvlprocessor.exeCommand line application main unit –xvlgenrep.exeEXE to be used by xvlprocessor.exe –XvlPlatformM.dllDLL to be used by xvlprocessor.exe –NBLibrary.dllDLL to be used by xvlprocessor.exe –xerces-c_1_3x8.dllDLL to be used by xvlprocessor.exe –xvl-lock_1_2x8.dllDLL to be used by xvlprocessor.exe –xvl-ulock_1_0x8.dllDLL to be used by xvlprocessor.exe * These files are located in: \Lt_Processor\Bin\

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 5 Common Syntax Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-l host_name port_number] [-u user] [-g user_password] [-p file_password] [-m mode] [-x ex_mode] ParameterDescription -l host_name port_number Specify host name and port number of license server. -u user Specify a user group name. (When XVL file is protected by XVL Signer) -g user_password Specify a user group password. (When XVL file is protected by XVL Signer) -p file_password Specify a file –specific password. (When XVL file is protected by XVL Signer) -m mode Specify the "mode" operation mode. Available values and effects vary according to function. -x ex_mode Specify an extended mode value. Available values and the effects are different for each functions.

Lattice Technology, Inc. CSV Import / Export January 20126

Specified CSV file is imported to XVL file. Parts list. Assembly list Disassembly parts list Disassembly composition list Process list Comment list Dimension list January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 7 Importing CSV to XVL File 1 / 2 CSV XVL file with specified list Import

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 8 Importing CSV to XVL File 2 / 2 Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-m mode] ParameterDescription -x ex_mode 0 XVL Processor will replace all processes with those in input_CSV. 1 XVL Processor will import input_CSV while keeping existing process animations. 2 XVL Processor will trace the processes in the existing process tree to find the same process as the one in input_CSV. -r type Specify a type of the CSV file. "type" can be either of the following values: 1 Parts list 2 Assembly list 4 Disassembly composition list 5 Process list 6 Comment list 7 Dimension list -m mode Specify the following value for the mode: 1 Semicolons are used as delimiters in the input CSV file. input_XVLSpecify an XVL file name to input. input_CSVSpecify a CSV file name to input. output_XVLSpecify an XVL file name to output.

Specified CSV file is imported to XVL file. Parts list. Assembly list Disassembly parts list Disassembly composition list Process list Comment list Dimension list January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 9 Exporting CSV from XVL File 1 / 2 CSV XVL file including list Export

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 10 Exporting CSV from XVL File 2 / 2 Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-m mode] ParameterDescription -x ex_mode 1 export the CSV file in new format which is supported by XVL Processor Ver. 2.2 and later. 2 XVL Processor will not export child process names to the Groups column in the process list (old format). -w type Specify a type of the CSV file. "type" can be either of the following values: 1 Parts list 2 Assembly list 3 Disassembly parts list 4 Disassembly composition list 5 Process list 6 Comment list 7 Dimension list -m mode Specify the mode as the sum of the following values: 1 Semicolons are used as delimiters in the output CSV file. 2 Output file in Microsoft Excel format (*.xls). 4 When process name includes "%n“, it will not be considered as duplicated process name. input_XVLSpecify an XVL file name to input. output_CSV/XLSSpecify a CSV / XLS file name to output.

Lattice Technology, Inc. Interference Check January

Interference check is executed for the specified XVL files. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 12 Execute Interference Check XVL file XVL file with interference check result * Requires Interference Check option.

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 13 Interference Check - Syntax Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-c clearance] [-a activate] [-t targrt_CSV] [-f [output_CSV]] ParameterDescription -i checkSpecify the type of interference check. -c clearance Specify the threshold of the Clearance check. When 2, 3 or 6 is specified for –i option, this value must be specified. -a activate Specify activate/deactivate mode of reading input_XVL. If not specified, executes as if 0 is specified. 0 All parts are read activated. 1 Parts are read activated or deactivated according to the activity state stored in the file. Deactivated parts are ignored in interference check. -t targrt_CSVSpecify file name of the Interference Check Target Settings file. -f [output_CSV]Specify to write interference check result CSV. Specify an XVL file name to input. (V-XVL only) Specify an XVL file name to output. (V-XVL only)

Use the –i option to specify the type of interference check. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 14 Specifying Check Type Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-c clearance] ParameterDescription -i check Specify the type of interference check. The "check" part can be any of the following values: 0 Check only Interference 1 Check Interference and Contact 2 Check Interference and Clearance 3 Check Interference, Contact and Clearance 5 Check only Contact 6 Check only Clearance * When 2, 3 or 6 is specified for –i option, -c option must be specified.

You can specify the interference check targets in a CSV file. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 15 Specifying Check Targets Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe –i –t target_mode, target-1, target-2, Check Target Settings File Check method and target parts are specified. Output *For more detail about the check target settings file, please see “XVL Processor Settings File Manual”.

Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe –i 64/65 You can execute multiple interference checks for an XVL file. Lattice Technology, Inc. 16 Execute Multiple Interference Checks January 2012 Check result A Check result B Check result C -i 2 -c 1 -t target_1.csv -i 2 -c 1 -t target_2.csv -i 2 -c 1 -t target_3.csv Parameter file *For more detail about the parameter file, please see “XVL Processor Settings File Manual”. Parameter file is a text file that includes parameters for each check.

Lattice Technology, Inc. Difference Check January

Difference check is executed for the specified XVL files. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 18 Execute Difference Check XVL file Difference check result * Requires Difference Detection option. Color map model

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 19 Difference Check - Syntax Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [-a active] ParameterDescription -d mode Specify the type of difference detection. The "mode“ can be any of the following values: 0 Generates difference detection result list. 1 Generates difference color map model of input_XVL_2 based on input_XVL_1. 2 Generates difference color map models of both input_XVL_1 and input_XVL_2 overlaid. distSpecify the longest distance for difference detection by entering a real number. -a activate Specify activate/deactivate mode of reading input_XVL_1 or input_XVL_2. 0 All parts are read activated. 1 Parts are read activated or deactivated according to the activity state stored in the file. Deactivated parts are ignored in interference check. limit1 limit2Specify lower threshold of distance between the shapes to generate color map polygons. precSpecify the sampling precision in deference detection. tol_rateSpecify the ratio of the threshold of difference to the error tolerance of the model. input_XVL_1Specify the name of the first target XVL file. (V-XVL only) input_XVL_2Specify the name of the second target XVL file. (V-XVL only) output_XVLSpecify the XVL file name to output (V-XVL only).

Specify “0” for the –d option to Generate difference detection result. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 20 Generating Difference Detection Result Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [prec] ParameterDescription -d modeSpecify “0” to generate difference detection list. distSpecify the longest distance for difference detection by entering a real number. precSpecify the sampling precision in deference detection. input_XVL_1Specify the name of the first target XVL file. (V-XVL only) input_XVL_2Specify the name of the second target XVL file. (V-XVL only) output_XVLSpecify the XVL file name to output (V-XVL only).

Specify “1” or “2” for the –d option to Generate difference detection result. January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 21 Generating Difference Color Map Model Basic Format: xvlprocessor.exe [prec] [tol_rate] ParameterDescription -d mode 1 Generates difference color map model of input_XVL_2 based on input_XVL_1. 2 Generates difference color map models of both input_XVL_1 and input_XVL_2 overlaid. distSpecify the longest distance for difference detection by entering a real number. limit1 limit2 Specify lower threshold of distance between the shapes to generate color map polygons. precspecify the maximum length of color map polygon's edges. tol_rateSpecify the ratio of the threshold of difference to the error tolerance of the model. input_XVL_1Specify the name of the first target XVL file. (V-XVL only) input_XVL_2Specify the name of the second target XVL file. (V-XVL only) output_XVLSpecify the XVL file name to output (V-XVL only).

January 2012 Lattice Technology, Inc. 22 Questions? E. T F W.