added ./scripts folder with misc purposes.
THIS IS WORK IN PROGRESS
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
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+This folder contains miscelleneous useful scripts
+THIS IS STILL WORK IN PROGRESSS - SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME THROUGH ISSUES
diff --git a/scripts/addmpwseal.tcl b/scripts/addmpwseal.tcl
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+drc off
+gds readonly true
+gds read ../gds/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130_lp1.gds
+load openram_tc_1kb.mag
+select top cell
+move origin -1015um -1272.5um
+box position 0 0
+getcell advSeal_6um_gen
+save
+gds write ../gds/openram_tc_1kb.gds
+
diff --git a/scripts/create-project.sh b/scripts/create-project.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+cat <<'EOT' > .gitignore
+.DS_Store
+*.vcd
+*.raw
+*.vvp
+a.out
+EOT
+mkdir scripts ; echo "This folder contains miscelleneous useful scripts" > scripts/README.md
+mkdir def ; echo "This folder contains *.def files related to this project" > def/README.md
+mkdir gds ; echo "This folder contains *.gds files related to this project" > gds/README.md
+mkdir verilog ; echo "This folder contains *.v files related to this project" > verilog/README.md
+mkdir mag ; echo "This folder contains *.mag files related to this project" > mag/README.md
+mkdir lef ; echo "This folder contains *.lef files related to this project" > lef/README.md
+mkdir macros ; echo "This folder contains subcell & macro files related to this project" > macros/README.md
+mkdir doc ; echo "This folder contains documents related to this project" > doc/README.md
+mkdir ngspice ; echo "This folder contains ngspice related files related to this project" > ngspice/README.md
+mkdir openlane ; echo "This folder contains openlane related files related to this project" > openlane/README.md
+mkdir pkg ; echo "This folder contains packaging-related files related to this project" > pkg/README.md
+mkdir test ; echo "This folder contains test-related files related to this project" > test/README.md
+mkdir xspice ; echo "This folder contains xspice files related to this project" > xspice/README.md
+mkdir spi ; echo "This folder contains *.spi files related to this project" > spi/README.md
+mkdir qflow ; echo "This folder contains qflow-related files related to this project" > qflow/README.md
diff --git a/scripts/dot.magicrc b/scripts/dot.magicrc
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+puts stdout "Sourcing design .magicrc for technology sky130A ..."
+
+# Put grid on 0.005 pitch. This is important, as some commands don't
+# rescale the grid automatically (such as lef read?).
+
+set scalefac [tech lambda]
+if {[lindex $scalefac 1] < 2} {
+ scalegrid 1 2
+}
+
+# drc off
+drc euclidean on
+
+# default pdk
+# set SW_PDK_ROOT "/ef/tech/SW.2"
+set PDK "sky130A"
+set SCL_VARIANT "sky130_fd_sc_hd"
+set IO_VARIANT "sky130_fd_io"
+set PDKPATH "$::env(SW_PDK_ROOT)/$PDK"
+
+# loading technology
+tech load "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK.tech"
+
+# load device generator
+source "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK.tcl"
+
+
+# load bind keys (optional)
+source "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK-BindKeys"
+
+# set units to lambda grid
+snap lambda
+
+# add path to reference cells
+set MAGPATH "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$SCL_VARIANT/mag/*.mag"
+
+
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/sky130_fd_pr_base/mag"
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$IO_VARIANT/mag"
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$SCL_VARIANT/mag"
+
+# addpath ${MAGPATH}/s8fmlt
+
+# add path to GDS cells
+
+# add path to IP from catalog. This procedure defined in the PDK script.
+catch {magic::query_mylib_ip}
+# add path to local IP from user design space. Defined in the PDK script.
+catch {magic::query_my_projects}
diff --git a/scripts/drc-mag.sh b/scripts/drc-mag.sh
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+++ b/scripts/drc-mag.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=mag ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+gds polygon subcell true
+gds warning default
+gds read $1.gds
+load $1
+cellname delete \(UNNAMED\)
+writeall force
+select top cell
+expand
+drc on
+drc euclidean on
+drc check
+drc catchup
+drc listall
+drc listall why
+drc count total
+drc count
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/drc-maglef.sh b/scripts/drc-maglef.sh
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+++ b/scripts/drc-maglef.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=maglef ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+gds polygon subcell true
+gds warning default
+gds read $1.gds
+load $1
+cellname delete \(UNNAMED\)
+writeall force
+select top cell
+expand
+drc on
+drc euclidean on
+drc check
+drc catchup
+drc listall
+drc listall why
+drc count total
+drc count
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/drc.sh b/scripts/drc.sh
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+++ b/scripts/drc.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=mag ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+gds polygon subcell true
+gds warning default
+gds read $1.gds
+load $1
+cellname delete \(UNNAMED\)
+writeall force
+select top cell
+expand
+drc on
+drc euclidean on
+drc check
+drc catchup
+drc listall
+drc listall why
+drc count total
+drc count
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/edit.tcl b/scripts/edit.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/edit.tcl
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+drc off
+puts "Small delay..."
+set macro_mags "digital_pll.mag lvlshiftdown.mag striVe2_soc.mag striVe_clkrst.mag striVe_spi.mag"
+
+gds readonly yes
+gds rescale no
+gds read ../gds/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130.gds
+lef read ../lef/sram.abs.lef
+foreach ff $macro_mags { drc off; load $ff -dereference; after 1000; select top cell; property LEFview TRUE }
+load striVe2 -dereference
+select top cell
diff --git a/scripts/ext-gds.sh b/scripts/ext-gds.sh
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+++ b/scripts/ext-gds.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=maglef ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+gds polygon subcell true
+gds warning default
+gds read $1.gds
+load $1.mag
+save $1.mag
+writeall force
+select top cell
+extract style ngspice(si)
+extract
+ext2spice hierarchy on
+ext2spice format ngspice
+ext2spice cthresh infinite
+ext2spice rthresh infinite
+ext2spice renumber offS
+ext2spice scale off
+ext2spice blackbox on
+ext2spice subcircuit top auto
+ext2spice global off
+ext2spice $1.ext
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/ext-mag.sh b/scripts/ext-mag.sh
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+++ b/scripts/ext-mag.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=mag ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+load $1.mag
+save $1.mag
+writeall force
+select top cell
+extract style ngspice(si)
+extract
+ext2spice hierarchy on
+ext2spice format ngspice
+ext2spice cthresh infinite
+ext2spice rthresh infinite
+ext2spice renumber offS
+ext2spice scale off
+ext2spice blackbox on
+ext2spice subcircuit top auto
+ext2spice global off
+ext2spice $1.ext
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/ext.sh b/scripts/ext.sh
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+++ b/scripts/ext.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export MAGTYPE=maglef ;
+export BASE=/home/mk/zooz/ ;
+export PDKPATH=$BASE/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A ;
+
+magic -dnull -noconsole -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc <<EOF
+gds polygon subcell true
+gds warning default
+gds read $1.gds
+load $1.mag
+save $1.mag
+writeall force
+select top cell
+extract style ngspice(si)
+extract
+ext2spice hierarchy on
+ext2spice format ngspice
+ext2spice cthresh infinite
+ext2spice rthresh infinite
+ext2spice renumber off
+ext2spice scale off
+ext2spice blackbox on
+ext2spice subcircuit top auto
+ext2spice global off
+ext2spice $1.ext
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/extract.tcl b/scripts/extract.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/extract.tcl
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+lef read $::env(PDKPATH)/libs.ref/techLEF/scs8hd/scs8hd_tech.lef
+set macro_mags "openram_tc_core.mag"
+
+# lef read ../lef/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130_lp1.lef
+
+foreach ff $macro_mags { drc off; after 500; load $ff -dereference; select top cell; property LEFview TRUE }
+
+load openram_tc_1kb -dereference
+
+select top cell
+extract do local
+extract
+ext2spice lvs
+ext2spice openram_tc_1kb.ext
+feedback save extract.tcl.log
+exit
diff --git a/scripts/lvs.sh b/scripts/lvs.sh
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+++ b/scripts/lvs.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+/ef/apps/bin/netgen -noconsole << EOF
+readnet spice $1.spice
+readnet spice $1.sp
+lvs {$1.spice sram_2_16_sky130} {sram_2_16_sky130.sp sram_2_16_sky130} setup.tcl sram_2_16_sky130.lvs.report
+quit
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/mag2gds.tcl b/scripts/mag2gds.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/mag2gds.tcl
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+# assumes an /ef tree or at least a symlink
+drc off
+gds readonly true
+gds rescale false
+set ::env(MAGTYPE) mag
+
+# gds read <hard macros read as-is.gds>
+gds read ../gds/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130_lp1.gds
+
+load sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130 -dereference
+load openram_tc_core -dereference
+load openram_tc_1kb -dereference
+
+select top cell
+
+cif *hier write disable
+
+gds write openram_tc_1kb.gds
diff --git a/scripts/magic_drc.tcl b/scripts/magic_drc.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/magic_drc.tcl
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+# Copyright 2020 Efabless Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+set ::env(DESIGN_NAME) openram_tc_1kb
+drc off
+lef read ../lef/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130_lp1.lef
+load sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130 -dereference
+load openram_tc_core -dereference
+load openram_tc_1kb -dereference
+
+drc style drc(full)
+drc euclidean on
+
+set fout [open drc.log w]
+set oscale [cif scale out]
+set cell_name $::env(DESIGN_NAME)
+magic::suspendall
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: Loading $cell_name\n"
+flush stdout
+load $cell_name
+select top cell
+drc check
+set drcresult [drc listall why]
+
+
+set count 0
+puts $fout "$cell_name"
+puts $fout "----------------------------------------"
+foreach {errtype coordlist} $drcresult {
+ puts $fout $errtype
+ puts $fout "----------------------------------------"
+ foreach coord $coordlist {
+ set bllx [expr {$oscale * [lindex $coord 0]}]
+ set blly [expr {$oscale * [lindex $coord 1]}]
+ set burx [expr {$oscale * [lindex $coord 2]}]
+ set bury [expr {$oscale * [lindex $coord 3]}]
+ set coords [format " %.3f %.3f %.3f %.3f" $bllx $blly $burx $bury]
+ puts $fout "$coords"
+ set count [expr {$count + 1} ]
+ }
+ puts $fout "----------------------------------------"
+}
+
+puts $fout "\[INFO\]: COUNT: $count"
+puts $fout "\[INFO\]: Should be divided by 3 or 4"
+
+puts $fout ""
+close $fout
+
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: COUNT: $count"
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: Should be divided by 3 or 4"
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: DRC Checking DONE ($::env(DESIGN_NAME).drc)"
+flush stdout
+
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: Saving mag view with DRC errors($::env(DESIGN_NAME).drc.mag)"
+# WARNING: changes the name of the cell; keep as last step
+save $::env(DESIGN_NAME).drc.mag
+puts stdout "\[INFO\]: Saved"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/pfg.sh b/scripts/pfg.sh
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+++ b/scripts/pfg.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export PDKPATH=/home/mk/zooz/pdks/ef-skywater-s8/EFS8A
+export MAGTYPE=mag
+
+padring \
+-L $PDKPATH/libs.ref/lef/s8iom0s8/s8iom0s8.lef \
+-L $PDKPATH/libs.ref/lef/s8iom0s8/power_pads_lib.lef \
+--def padframe.def padframe.cfg
+
+magic -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/EFS8A.magicrc -noc -dnull <<EOF
+def read padframe.def
+save padframe
+select top cell
+lef write padframe.lef
+gds write padframe.gds
+exit
+EOF
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/run_openram_tc_1kb.sh b/scripts/run_openram_tc_1kb.sh
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+++ b/scripts/run_openram_tc_1kb.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Run netgen on striVe (top level)
+#
+
+NETGEN_SETUP=$PDK_ROOT/EFS8A/libs.tech/netgen/EFS8A_setup.tcl
+
+netgen -batch lvs "../spi/openram_tc_1kb.spice openram_tc_1kb" "../verilog/gl/openram_tc_1kb.synthesis.v openram_tc_1kb" ${NETGEN_SETUP} openram_tc_1kb_comp.out -json | tee openram_tc_1kb_comp_lvs.log
diff --git a/scripts/setup.tcl b/scripts/setup.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/setup.tcl
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+# We must flatten these because the ports are disconnected
+flatten class {-circuit1 dummy_cell_6t}
+flatten class {-circuit1 dummy_cell_1rw_1r}
+flatten class {-circuit1 dummy_cell_1w_1r}
+flatten class {-circuit1 bitcell_array_0}
+flatten class {-circuit1 pbitcell_0}
+flatten class {-circuit1 pbitcell_1}
+property {-circuit1 nshort} remove as ad ps pd
+property {-circuit1 pshort} remove as ad ps pd
+property {-circuit2 nshort} remove as ad ps pd
+property {-circuit2 pshort} remove as ad ps pd
+permute transistors
diff --git a/scripts/wrap.tcl b/scripts/wrap.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/wrap.tcl
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+drc off
+gds readonly yes
+gds rescale no
+
+gds read ../macros/sram/riscv-sky130/sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130.gds
+load sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130
+
+select top cell
+property LEFview "TRUE"
+
+save pk_sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130.mag
+
+# exec sed -i -E "/^.*GDS_END.*$/d" sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130_original.mag
diff --git a/scripts/wrap2.tcl b/scripts/wrap2.tcl
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+++ b/scripts/wrap2.tcl
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+drc off
+gds readonly yes
+gds rescale no
+
+lef read ../lef/sram.abs.con.lef
+load sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130
+
+select top cell
+expand
+property LEFview ""
+property LEFsymmetry ""
+property LEFclass ""
+
+box position 5um 5um
+getcell pk_sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130
+
+save sram_1rw1r_32_256_8_sky130.mag
+
+gds write output.gds
+
+save
