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The first step is to create a new project with the AMS-HiT-KiT 4.00. Let us consider that this new
project is created in:
~/projects/austriamicrosystems/hit-kit-4.00/freq_synthethizer_oa
Then in the CIW (Command Interpreter Window) i.e., the Cadence main window, select the menu
Tools, option Conversion Tool Box like it is shown in the following figure:
The conversion tool box window will appear. Then press the option CDB to Open Access
Translator.
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The CDB to Open Access translator window will pop-up, where we can see the path to the cds.lib
file of the AMS-HiT-KiT 3.70 version highlighted. The CDB to Open Access translator reads the
cdb.lib file and displays the available libraries for translation. Just select the ones to be translated
and press OK. And voilà, you now have you project translated to Open Access. Just check the CIW
window to see if there were any problems during conversion.
The CIW window says that one or more libraries are locked.
Lets assume that the cell view vco_control of the library ndivider from our previously converted
project has its schematic locked. To unlock it go to following path
~/projects/austriamicrosystems/freq_synthethizer/charge_pump/vco_control/schematic
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