Support Note: Synopsys 2025 Annual Bundle Update Release Notes
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Several steps are involved when setting up your own Linux workstation for use with CAD software. CMC Microsystems provides the following advice for our clients’ reference. Check Linux distribution compatibility for your CAD software. Check hardware requirements for your CAD software. Check to see if CADpass client is compatible with your Linux distribution. Check other
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CMC Microsystems’ CAD support staff has been asked to provide a list of CAD programs that we license for our clients using the Apple macOS operating system. As of this date of publication, the following support certain macOS releases: COMSOL Multiphysics Product Suite:https://www.comsol.com/system-requirements National Instruments LabVIEW:https://www.ni.com/en/shop/software-portfolio/platform-roadmap.html Alternatives for Subscribers As part of your subscription, you
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Some subscribers have asked CMC CAD support staff “Which entry in CADpass Client is for academic research use?”. If you encounter the same question, choose the entry Ansys for Academics, as indicated in Figure 1. Figure 1: The Ansys for Academics Entry in CADpass Client Currently, CMC Microsystems carries the software tools in the Ansys
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Support Note: Ansys Academic Research Licence Renewal and Warning Messages Starting about one month before our annual licence file renewal, CMC Microsystems subscribers will see warning messages posted inside Ansys CAD software programs. See Figures 1 and 2 below for examples. These messages refer to the Ansys licence files, which are time-limited leases. They do
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To create shell scripts, job scheduler instructions and other text files, subscribers will have to edit and save files in our VCAD Cloud, our CAD Compute Cluster, and local Linux accounts if using our Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC) disk. To learn more about our STC network, please see our webpage here: STC Server Network Sustainable
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Vendor Support Each CAD vendor from whom we buy licences and receive technical support provides its customers with a list of supported operating systems (OS). Here are lists of supported operating systems from five of our CAD vendors and two OS vendors: Ansys: https://www.ansys.com/it-solutions/platform-support Cadence: https://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/support/computing-platform-support.html Keysight: https://www.keysight.com/us/en/lib/resources/miscellaneous/software-versions-computer-platforms-and-operating-systems-1486421.html Siemens (Mentor Graphics) Calibre: https://calibre.mentorcloudservices.com/docs/Calibre_OS_Roadmap.htm Synopsys: https://www.synopsys.com/support/licensing-installation-computeplatforms/compute-platforms/compute-platforms-roadmap.html
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There are several ways that courses are set up at CMC: Each participant uses a Course Code to login to CADpass client. All the computer usernames must be pre-registered with licensing. STC Manager facilitates access for a group where the software is accessed by getting licenses through CADpass Server, i.e. normally on Linux for Cadence,
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Some subscribers are interested in running large-scale CAD (Computer Aided Design) simulations and have booked time on Digital Research Alliance of Canada (“The Alliance”) nodes in which they install or use existing CAD installations. They want to connect their software and nodes to a CMC licence server and run simulations. To set up a secure
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Table of Contents Launching a CAD Tool in a Linux OS These instructions are for users of our Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC), VCAD Cloud, and subscribers that want to set up Linux CAD software locally and link to our licence servers. For each CAD tool, follow these steps: Source the Environment Shell Script, which is
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Table of Contents This document is a companion document for the Cadence iLS training course Virtuoso® Layout Design Basics (VLDB) vIC 6.1.7. It is meant to be reviewed, along with the training course materials from Cadence, for how to complete the lab materials using the CMC cloud. For information on getting access to Cadence iLS
Note: This procedure is for a computer that is not part of a Domain. If your computer is joined to a Domain, you may have to get your local IT administrator to help you with creating an account. Go to the Start Menu and type in “Users” as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Search users
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Using NoMachine to connect to a Linux compute server is slightly different from connecting to a Linux workstation. Go to https://vcad.cmc.ca, login and create my instance, then connect to your instance. Open Desktop (NoMachine) The first time you login, there is no desktop for you. Click “New desktop” If you reconnect to your own session, you
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Instructions Video This video provides instructions on how to run COSMOL jobs on the cluster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFuDegLOC0&feature=youtu.be Loading COMSOL File Test COMSOL file: Cylinder.mph. Upload your *.mph to your working directory. Create a shell file to enter LSF bsub and the COMSOL batch commands. See appendix for example. Upload shell file to the same working directory
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Here are the instructions that allow you to install the OceanView software required to control the Ocean Optics spectrometer available in the CMC test instrumentation pool. Please remember to de-activate the CMC license once your loan is complete! View the instructions.
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If you open up ANSYS Electronics Desktop and you do not see the option to import HFSS, you may need to change your Preferences.
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In Ansys SpaceClaim, if you get the error “Graphics is not available”. Go to File – SpaceClaim Options Go to Advanced Settings – Graphics and change the Renderer to “Warp” as below.
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First, make sure that you have a CMC account and that you are linked to your supervisor. Check to make sure that you have a registered computer username. See Computer Username Issues. Make sure that you have logged into the AppGate SDP and that you have selected the tool in CADpass Client. See FAQ for CADpass Client.
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This support note refers to the Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) module: How to start this module, and where to find help and examples for it. It briefly summarizes the steps to start the module. These steps apply to all the modules in the RET Flow Tool. The release shown in this document is the 2024.3 version.
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Siemens’ Calibre CAD suite incorporates a number of diverse tools for mitigating and predicting manufacturing imperfections generated during the fabrication of optical and electronic components. This overview page is meant to give a brief introduction to the stages through which each design must pass from circuit schematic to finished, physical semiconductor chip, and the roles
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We sometimes receive requests to provide training and examples for the TCAD Sentaurus CAD suite. The table below lists most of the introductory training modules for this suite. They are designed specifically for new users, and provide follow-along examples and exercises. Not all modules are listed here. For the complete list, and to run the tutorials,
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Selecting a Username To obtain a license, you must first register your computer username on the machine you are using. To be accepted as valid, your computer username must: Be unique within the CMC system Not contain a blank space Not be on the following list: admin, administrator, cmcmgr, guest, owner, root, student, super, sysadm, systems, temp, user Registering
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CMC SFTP server is used for file exchange between CMC and users. Server information Host: sftp.cmc.caUsername: Your CMC registered username (your email address)Password: your CMC login password Security: CMC SFTP server has enhanced security policy. You should know your username and password for login. The server will block your IP address if you failed login 5
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For All Operating Systems If CADpass AppGate “Connection Failed” Browse to https://time.is/ to rule out any potential time sync issue on your machine. Your system has to Automatically Sync with the internet to have the correct time zone, date and time. If Asked to Use a Profile Link Triple-click to copy the link
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During March and April 2018, CMC organized several one-day interactive seminars to explore research infrastructure requirements for heterogeneous computing implementations from small, low power sensor nodes, to network edge devices to the cloud. Specific infrastructure topics included needs and specifications for tools and platforms for: Application-Specific Instruction Set Processors (ASIPs) and hardware accelerators Open-source processor
For CMC-provided software that requires Windows desktop OS, Windows 10 is the recommended version. If you are not using Windows 10, then you need to install patches. For all systems: You must have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or newer. For systems older than Windows 10: See Update is available that improves the network performance of Internet
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The following is cobbled together from the release notes of these Siemens’ CAD tools. Note that after Calibre release 2013.3_*, two operating system streams were made available to users. For Red Hat Enterprise 5 users, files with ‘ixl’ in their names are required. For Red Hat Enterprise 6 and SUSE 11 users, files with ‘aoi’
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Below are instructions to convert the dual-boot HP Z400 workstation (shipped in Fall 2012 for use with the Xilinx ML605, Altera DE4-530 and BEE3 FPGA boards) into a Windows 7 only configuration. This provides the benefit of additional hard disk space (2x 1TB drivers), which is currently half-occupied by the Linux partition. Use the following
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Below are some facts/tips to setup and start using the HP Z400 workstations which are being delivered for use with several FPGA development systems (Xilinx ML605, Altera DE4-530, BEEcube BEE3). We will add details as queries arise, but feel free also to comment on this document to ask any specific questions. The workstations are dual
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Table of Contents Introduction CMC cloud design environments are virtual on-demand secure design environments. These environments include CAD tool suites and can host Process Design Kits (PDKs). This document guide you to use CMC cloud where you can perform your research. Accessing CMC cloud Access to CMC cloud is included with many of the CAD Tools available
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If CADpass doesn’t launch, it might be running in the background. Go to your bottom taskbar, by clicking on the triangle in the bottom right corner.
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After installing the new version of CADpass, I no longer have an icon on my desktop or the icon on the desktop doesn’t work. How do I fix that? (To remove a java web start cached apps). 1. Go to the Windows Control Panel – and open the Java Control Panel. 2. Click Settings. 3.
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End user upload and download file instruction Windows user: To connect to SFTP server from a Windows system, the user must use a SFTP client software. i.e. FileZilla, MobaXterm, WinScp, etc. This is free software that you can download from the Internet. Host: sftp://cmc-fab-01.cmc.ca (make sure you copy this url) Username: your CMC registered username Password: your CMC login
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If you get the message the message that “Could not obtain a license for SOLIDWORKS Standard. Licensed number of users already reached” Would you like to see a list of current users? This means that all of our licenses are IN USE. If you click on “Yes”, it will show you some features that are
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Table of Contents Our subscribers are able to use our virtual Linux Cloud (VCAD) accounts hosted here in Kingston, Ontario, if they do not have access to certain CAD tools at their home universities. Figure 1 shows the CMC Microsystems’ Cloud account hardware configuration. These accounts have recently been assigned additional master disk space for
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Description COMSOL Compiler works with Application Builder in COMSOL Multiphysics to compile an application into a standalone executable for Windows, Linux, and macOS. The executable file can then be shared with any user and can run without a license. The process to compile an application is as simple as a click in the Application Builder
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Table of Contents Login Problems Using CADpass The most common reason you may not be able to access your CAD license through CADpass is that the computer username is invalid (all computer usernames need to be unique). When you run CADpass, it will automatically register your name if it is valid and unique. Creating a New
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