# essim system bring-up script (anonymised sample). # # Layout: one VPX 3U backplane carrying four payload cards (three of the # same kind, one specialised) and three peripheral cards wired non-VPX. new # ---------------------------------------------------------------- variables set netlist_dir /path/to/netlists set peripheral1_nets $netlist_dir/peripheral1.qcv set backplane_nets $netlist_dir/backplane.NET set payload4_nets $netlist_dir/payload4.qcv set payload_nets $netlist_dir/payload.qcv set peripheral2_nets $netlist_dir/peripheral2.qcv set peripheral3_nets $netlist_dir/peripheral3.qcv # ---------------------------------------------------------------- modules load payload1 $payload_nets mentor duplicate payload1 payload2 duplicate payload1 payload3 load peripheral1 $peripheral1_nets mentor load backplane $backplane_nets altium load payload4 $payload4_nets mentor load peripheral2 $peripheral2_nets mentor load peripheral3 $peripheral3_nets mentor # ---------------------------------------------------------------- VPX tags # Backplane payload-side connectors, one slot per (Jx0,Jx1,Jx2): # J2x → payload1, J3x → payload2, J4x → payload3, J5x → payload4. set-type backplane J20 vpx-3u-bkp-p0 set-type backplane J21 vpx-3u-bkp-p1 set-type backplane J22 vpx-3u-bkp-p2 set-type backplane J30 vpx-3u-bkp-p0 set-type backplane J31 vpx-3u-bkp-p1 set-type backplane J32 vpx-3u-bkp-p2 set-type backplane J40 vpx-3u-bkp-p0 set-type backplane J41 vpx-3u-bkp-p1 set-type backplane J42 vpx-3u-bkp-p2 set-type backplane J50 vpx-3u-bkp-p0 set-type backplane J51 vpx-3u-bkp-p1 set-type backplane J52 vpx-3u-bkp-p2 # Payload connectors on each plug-in card. set-type payload1 P0 vpx-3u-payload-p0 set-type payload1 P1 vpx-3u-payload-p1 set-type payload1 P2 vpx-3u-payload-p2 set-type payload2 P0 vpx-3u-payload-p0 set-type payload2 P1 vpx-3u-payload-p1 set-type payload2 P2 vpx-3u-payload-p2 set-type payload3 P0 vpx-3u-payload-p0 set-type payload3 P1 vpx-3u-payload-p1 set-type payload3 P2 vpx-3u-payload-p2 set-type payload4 P0 vpx-3u-payload-p0 set-type payload4 P1 vpx-3u-payload-p1 set-type payload4 P2 vpx-3u-payload-p2 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- VPX wiring # Each connect dispatches via the registered vpx-3u transform. connect backplane J20 payload1 P0 connect backplane J21 payload1 P1 connect backplane J22 payload1 P2 connect backplane J30 payload2 P0 connect backplane J31 payload2 P1 connect backplane J32 payload2 P2 connect backplane J40 payload3 P0 connect backplane J41 payload3 P1 connect backplane J42 payload3 P2 connect backplane J50 payload4 P0 connect backplane J51 payload4 P1 connect backplane J52 payload4 P2 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- non-VPX # Both ends untagged → IdentityTransform (matches by canonical pin name, # so e.g. A1 ↔ A001 is paired thanks to canonical_pin_name). connect peripheral2 P3 peripheral3 P6 connect backplane J1 peripheral3 P1 # peripheral1 ↔ backplane connect backplane P100 peripheral1 J100 connect backplane P101 peripheral1 J101 connect backplane P102 peripheral1 J102 # peripheral1 ↔ peripheral2 connect peripheral1 J0 peripheral2 P0 connect peripheral1 J1 peripheral2 P1 connect peripheral1 J2 peripheral2 P2