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Run Command Dictionary
suspend or terminate the simulation by using the Set Interrupt Handling command
and the Control-C keys.
During a random and deterministic ATPG run, the Run command displays
statistics. The statistics consist of the number of test cycles, the number of
detected faults and other faults the tool places into a fault class, the test coverage,
and the ATPG effectiveness.
By default, FlexTest outputs information for any change to the status of the fault
list. This increases the storage requirement for every ATPG run. To reduce the
information being displayed or written out to a logfile, you can specify the
periodicity of the information reported after issuing the Run command by using
the -Message switch.
If a run analysis fails, you can either 1) use the Analyze ATPG Constraints
command to learn which ATPG constraints have caused the problem, or 2) issue
the Run command again using the -Noanalyze switch to skip the analysis and
proceed with normal test generation, or 3) increase the abort limit and reissue the
Run command again to see if the run succeeds.
Arguments
•-Begin begin_number (FlexTest Only)
An optional switch and integer pair that specifies the number of the FlexTest
cycle at which you want the command to begin running a simulation or ATPG
process. The default cycle number is 0.
•-End end_number (FlexTest Only)
An optional switch and integer pair that specifies the number of the FlexTest
cycle at which you want the command to stop running the process. The default
cycle number is the last cycle of the test pattern set.
•-Record cycles (FlexTest Only)
An optional switch and integer pair that specifies the number of last test cycles
for which you want to save (record) internal values. You can display the
internal values by using the Report Gates command. You can use this
argument for backward tracing internal values to a problem source.