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    pi-fp quick installation documentation updated 03/03/2008
    contact: enquiries@anasim.com 
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EXTRACT files from pi-fp-demo.zip to a temporary directory
  
  -> Caution: A file SETUP.EXE will overwrite any other file 
     in the temporary directory. Create C:\pifpinst\ to avoid
     such concerns

  -> Note: A setup.exe file and an AnaSIM_Pi_fp.msi (25MB) file 
     are extracted. If any of these files are missing, the 
     install process may not be completed correctly. 

RUN setup.exe from the above temporary location as ADMINISTRATOR

  -> Respond to installation queries with recommended choices. 
     DO NOT install pi-fp under the 'Program Files' directory in 
     Windows, or any other file name with a SPACE or SPECIAL 
     character unrecognized by low-level code. 

COPY any addendum files extracted into the program directory

  -> Copy or Move INSTALL.TXT and Quick_Start.PDF files into the 
     installation directory chosen. If recommended defaults are 
     used, copy them into C:\AnaSIM\Pi_FP\

  -> DO NOT edit or modify License.Ticket in any manner. Ensure
     that the program will have Write access into the installation
     directory for ALL users who may run the program. 

**------------------------------------------
  RUNNING and WORKING with PI-FP in brief

  This is an abbreviated quick-start list
  A tutorial is in file pi-fp-sim.pdf in the 
  install directory.
**------------------------------------------

INVOKE the program using the desktop shortcut provided

  -> Alternately, go to the installation directory, and invoke 
     PI_FP.EXE 

CREATE a floorplan using the intuitive GUI commands

  -> ADD a chip to define a region provided with differential power
  -> Configure Power GRID dimensions and enter electrical properties
       Input at least 10nF/CM^2 as the default area capacitance to 
       account for parasitics
       USE the intrinsic calculator for GRID inductance. If this 
       value is reduced, ensure that no non-physical behavior such 
       as velocities greater than the theoretical value in the 
       material are approached. 
  -> ADD Current Sources and Capacitances within this region
  -> Define current profiles in text files, (time (A), current (A))
     for each current source
  -> Connect TLINES from inside this CHIP to the outside to emulate 
     BOND wires or external connectivity to a package
  -> Terminate external nodes of TLINES in very large lumped CAP 
     values to emulate stable DC power supplies
  -> Choose a number of plot snapshots, block size (accuracy) and 
     a simulation time duration for the project. 

SAVE the floorplan (in .pfl format) to a directory in the INSTALL 
     directory hierarchy

  -> For example, save to directory C:\AnaSIM\Pi_FP\mychip1\
     This assists in keeping all files relating to a particular
     experiment in one location. 

EXPORT a simulation netlist from the foorplan 

  -> From the File -> Export Netlist option, save (in .pfn form)
     in the same work directory

  -> Inspect the exported netlist using any text viewer

ANALYZE the design 

  -> Invoke the analysis window through Analyze -> Run Analysis

     Alternately, run the analysis from a DOS command line 
     in a project directory using the command:
     "<program path>\poweresl.exe <netlist file>"
     where the default program path is C:\AnaSIM\Pi_FP

  -> Choose the working directory as C:\AnaSIM\Pi_FP\mychip1\
  -> Choose the netlist to be simulated within the directory
  -> Run the analysis (GUI Window may minimize)
  -> SAVE the LOG if necessary when analysis is complete
  -> An unobtrusive, small window will indicate that Analysis
     is Done. The Analysis window will also provide similar 
     indication. 

  -> Note: The Analysis run will not initiate if the netlist 
     contains multiple GRIDS or more than 10 TLINEs. These are 
     some of the limitations of the DEMO version. 

VIEW results from the analysis

  -> Invoke the dynamic Noise Distribution across the area analyzed
     using Plots -> Plot Noise Distribution
  -> Observe dynamic noise variation by choosing the 'Select Time'
     TAB in the dynamic menu to the bottom right, and Click 'PLAY'

     Alternately, run the .GNUPLOT files for dynamic visualization.
 
  -> Or as VIEWs of node and TLINE noise using Plots -> Plot View

  -> Overlay the floorplan upon the noise distribution as needed

  -> Note1: .DAT files are created in the working directory that 
     may be read by any text editor or data visualization program
     such as MATLAB. 

  -> Note2: .GNUPLOT files are created that may be invoked using 
     wgnuplot.exe, a data visualization executable for Windows 
     available under the GNU License freely. 

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