Mentor v8.6_4 manual Set Capture Limit, ∙ testcyclelimit -Maximum -Exact

Command Dictionary Set Capture Limit

Set Capture Limit

Tools Supported: FlexTest

Scope: All modes

Usage

SET CApture Limit OFf {test_cycle_limit [-Maximum -Exact]}

Description

Specifies the number of test cycles between two consecutive scan operations.

The Set Capture Limit command allows you to limit the number of test cycles that FlexTest captures between two consecutive scan operations for internal ATPG patterns; the command does not affect external patterns. You may need to use this command with hardware testers that limit the number of test cycles between two consecutive scan operations. FlexTest classifies any undetected faults due to the capture limit as atpg_untestable (AU) faults.

You can use the Report Environment command to display the current capture limit.

Arguments

∙OFf

A literal specifying that there is no limit to the number of test cycles that FlexTest allows between two consecutive scan operations. This is the default behavior of FlexTest upon invocation.

∙test_cycle_limit -Maximum -Exact

A positive integer and optional switch pair that specifies either the maximum or the exact number of test cycles that FlexTest allows between two consecutive scan operations. The switch choices are as follows:

-Maximum — An optional switch that specifies for FlexTest to interpret the test_cycle_limit argument value as the maximum number of capture test cycles. FlexTest will not allow any more than the specified number of capture test cycles between two consecutive scan operations. This is the test_cycle_limit argument default.

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