****************************************************************************** ********************* IBIS GOLDEN PARSER BUG REPORT FORM********************* ****************************************************************************** INSTRUCTIONS To report a bug in the IBIS golden parser. Please fill out the top part of the following form and send the complete form to ibischk-bug@vhdl.org. A list of reported bugs will be maintained on vhdl.org. ****************************************************************************** PARSER VERSION NUMBER: 3.2.5 PLATFORM (SPARC, HP700, PC, etc.): PC OS AND VERSION: NT 4.0 SP 5 REPORTED BY: Michael Cohen, IBM DATE: 07/20/2000 DESCRIPTION OF BUG: Parser does not interpret the EBD specification correctly regarding "POWER" and "GND" nets. The specification states: "Any pin associated with a signal name that begins with "GND" or "POWER" will be interpreted as connecting to the boards ground or power plane." As shown with the inserted EBD file, the IBIS Parser generates the following errors: ERROR - Pin 'A1' was not referenced on any Electrical Path ERROR - Pin 'A5' was not referenced on any Electrical Path Notice that the "A2" and "A4" pins do not generate the same errors. INSERT IBIS FILE DEMONSTRATING THE BUG: [IBIS Ver] 3.2 [File name] test.ebd [File Rev] 1.0 [Date] 07/20/2000 | [Notes] | Quick test case to show parser error with regards to POWER* and GND* | pins. | [Disclaimer] | This model is based on nothing. | It has not been correlated to any physical part. | | [Begin Board Description] Test Board Rev1.0 [Manufacturer] IBM [Number Of Pins] 5 | [Pin List] signal_name A1 POWER_LEVEL1 A2 POWER A3 REAL_NET A4 GND A5 GND_LEVEL2 | | [Path Description] REAL_NET Pin A3 Len = 0 L=1.0nH C=0.25pF / Len = 1.000 L= 10.00nH C=4.000pF R=1.100/ Node u1.A3 | | [Reference Designator Map] | | Ref Des File Name Component Name u1 test.ibs TEST | | [End Board Description] [End] ****************************************************************************** ******************** BELOW FOR ADMINISTRATION AND TRACKING ******************* ****************************************************************************** BUG NUMBER: 45 SEVERITY: [FATAL, SEVERE, MODERATE, ANNOYING, ENHANCEMENT] MODERATE PRIORITY: [HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW] HIGH STATUS: [OPEN, CLOSED, WILL NOT FIX, NOT A BUG] CLOSED FIXED VERSION: Version 3.2.6 FIXED DATE: January 2, 2001 NOTES ON BUG FIX: Classified at the July 21, 2000 Meeting and planned to be fixed. ****************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************