IC Flow Platform V1.3 (2024.07.15)

Update history

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Version	Date	Update content
V1.3	(2024.07.15)	Brand new user configuration interface and API function to support customized daily work scenarios
V1.2	(2023.12.31)	Support more complex logic control and centrally manage user settings
V1.1.1	(2023.08.31)	Optimize menu bar functions and interface operations
V1.1	(2023.07.14)	Fix some operation bugs and optimize CONFIG TAB operation mode
V1.0	(2023.02.02)	Open source and the first official version is released

Introduction

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0. What is IFP?

IFP (ic flow platform) is an integrated circuit design flow platform, mainly used for IC process specification management and data flow control.

1. Python dependency

Need python3.8.8, Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh is better. Install python library dependency with command

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Install

Copy install package into install directory. Execute below command under install directory.

python3 install.py

3. Administrator configs default settings for user

• ${IFP_INSTALL_PATH}/config/config.py : default system configuration
• ${IFP_INSTALL_PATH}/config/default.yaml : default flow/task and corresponding action attribute (Main flow, can be distinguished by project and user group)
• ${IFP_INSTALL_PATH}/config/api.yaml : default API setting (Customized functions to support daily work and can be distinguished by project and user group too)
• ${IFP_INSTALL_PATH}/config/env.* : default user environment setting

4. Demo case

IFP will enter demo mode when you set ${IFP_DEMO_MODE}=TRUE, such as (bash env):

export IFP_DEMO_MODE=TRUE

5. Run IFP

• Step 1 : Create working path and enter into the directory
• Step 2 : Execute ${IFP_INSTALL_PATH}/bin/ifp to run IFP with GUI mode
• Step 3 : Enter Project_name and User_group in CONFIG-Setting interface to match admin's default flow setting and API setting

• Step 4 : Create your tasks in CONFIG-Task interface and adjust task detailed settings

• Step 5 : Adjust task actuating logic in CONFIG-Dependency interface, if you select Enable user dependency interface

• Step 6 : Adjust IFP internal variables in CONFIG-Variable interface, if you select Enable user variable interface

• Step 7 : Enable/Disable API functions in CONFIG-API interface, if you select Enable user API interface

• Step 8 : Execute actions and monitor the progress in MAIN interface

More details please see "docs/IFP_user_manual.pdf" and "docs/IFP_admin_manual.pdf"