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1.2. Software Tools Loading

The EDA platform uses Environment Modules to manage the environment variables of application software.

Basic Module Commands​

  • module avail or module ava: Display all loadable tool modules and their versions.
  • module load [module_name]: Load a specific tool module.
  • module unload [module_name]: Unload a specific tool module.
  • module sw [module_name] [version]: Switch between different versions of a tool.
  • module list: Show currently loaded tool modules.
  • module purge: Unload all loaded tool modules.
  • module dis [module_name]: View the configuration information of a module.

Currently Managed Tools on the EDA Platform​

[simonyjhe@manager01 ~]$ module ava

--------------------------------- /hpc/Edatools/system/modules-5.2/modulefiles/tools/Cadence ----------------------------------

emx/6.2        genus/21.10      ic/618.isr12       jasper/2022.12   quantus/221      spectre/21.10.582   spectre/23.10.242 emx/23.1      ic/618.280         innovus/21.10   pvs/222              spb/221             spectre/21.10.854   xcelium/21.09

--------------------------------- /hpc/Edatools/system/modules-5.2/modulefiles/tools/Synopsys---------------------------------

dc/2022.03   fm/2022.03         icc2/2022.03   prime/2022.03     PyCell/2021.09         starrc/2022.03   vcs/2021.09    verdi/2021.09 fc/2022.03    hspice/2022.06   lc/2022.03       PyCell/2020.03    sram-mc2/2012.02   starrc/2022.12   vcs/2022.06    waveview/2022.06

---------------------------------- /hpc/Edatools/system/modules-5.2/modulefiles/tools/Mentor----------------------------------

calibre/2021.4   calibre/2023.2    modelsim/21.3

----------------------------------- /hpc/Edatools/system/modules-5.2/modulefiles/tools/Misc-----------------------------------

ads/2024      ansysEM/232    fluent/232      icmanage/47827      lic/eda                polyflow/232 ansys/232     comsol/6.1      icem/232         icmanage/48856      lumerical/231     redhawk/2023.1

-------------------------------- /hpc/Edatools/system/modules-5.2/modulefiles/tools/Opensource--------------------------------

anaconda/anaconda3  cuda/cuda-11.7    gcc/gcc-12.2.0    iperf/3.14            pycharm/2023.1    vim/9.0 cuda/cuda-10.2            cuda/cuda-12.0    git/2.9.5              make/4.3             tkdiff/5.6               zsh/5.6.2 cuda/cuda-11.6            gcc/gcc-10.3.0      htop/2.2.0           openmpi/4.1.5    tmux/3.2

Commonly Used Modules:​

Software Modules and Invocation​

ModuleDescriptionInvocation Command
lic/edaSetup of license environment for commercial softwaremodule load lic/eda
ic/618.280Cadence IC618, with ic/618.isr12 being an older version of IC618module load ic/618.280
spectre/23.10.242Cadence Spectre simulatormodule load spectre/23.10.242
dc/2022.03Synopsys Design Compilermodule load dc/2022.03
prime/2022.03Synopsys PrimeTimemodule load prime/2022.03
calibre/2023.2Siemens EDA Calibre (formerly Mentor Graphics Calibre)module load calibre/2023.2
ads/2024Keysight ADSmodule load ads/2024
fluent/232Ansys Fluentmodule load fluent/232
ansysEM/232Ansys HFSS, Ansys EM, etc.module load ansysEM/232
comsol/6.1Comsol Multiphysicsmodule load comsol/6.1
lumerical/231Ansys Lumericalmodule load lumerical/231
anaconda/anaconda3Anaconda3module load anaconda/anaconda3; conda env list

Please note that for each tool module, you may need to select the correct version based on your actual requirements. If you are unsure which version to use, please contact your administrator or refer to the specific needs of your project.