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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. SaberGuide Windows/Pulldown Menus .................................... 1-1

General SaberDesigner Pulldown Menu Operation.................................. 1-1
Tear-Off Menus (Motif Configuration Only) .........................................1-2
Pulldown Menu Names and Contents .......................................................1-3
File Pulldown Menu...............................................................................1-3
Open Design Dialog Box...................................................................1-6
Edit Pulldown Menu ..............................................................................1-6
Alter Design Dialog Box...................................................................1-8
Experiment Dialog Box ....................................................................1-9
Application Preferences (UNIX) .................................................... 1-10
Graph Pulldown Menu ........................................................................1-13
Signal Attributes Menu Option .....................................................1-14
Signal Attributes - View Axis Options .......................................... 1-16
Axis Attributes Menu Option......................................................... 1-18
Members Menu Option...................................................................1-21
Measure Results Menu Option ......................................................1-21
Selected Axes Menu Option ...........................................................1-22
Selected Signals Menu Option .......................................................1-25
Analyses Pulldown Menu ....................................................................1-28
Hierarchical Browsing in Analysis Forms .................................... 1-29
Extract Pulldown Menu.......................................................................1-29
Hierarchical Browsing with the Add Signals to Plotfile Form..... 1-30
Results Pulldown Menu.......................................................................1-30
Hierarchical Browsing in Report Forms........................................1-31
Tools Pulldown Menu...........................................................................1-31
Window Pulldown Menu......................................................................1-33
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Table Of Contents
Help Pulldown Menu ...........................................................................1-33
Chapter 2. SaberGuide Quick Reference .....................................................2-1

SaberGuide Icon Bar ...................................................................................2-1
SaberGuide Mouse Usage ...........................................................................2-3
SaberDesigner Tool Bar Icons ....................................................................2-4
Chapter 3. Text Editors ................................................................................3-1

Editors for Editing MAST Files..................................................................3-1
Client/server model .....................................................................................3-1
Non client/server model ..............................................................................3-2
Unix and Linux systems using X Windows ..........................................3-2
Microsoft Windows.................................................................................3-2
Examples ................................................................................................3-2
Index ......................................................................................................... Index-1
Bookshelf ............................................................................................Bookshelf-1
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chapter 1
SaberGuide Windows/Pulldown Menus
The Pulldown menu bar runs across the top of the SaberDesigner work
surface.
General SaberDesigner Pulldown Menu Operation
To open a pulldown menu, follow these steps:

Highlight the menu name by placing the mouse cursor over the menu
name.
Single click with the left mouse button on the highlighted name to open
the menu.
To activate an item in a pulldown menu, follow these steps:

Highlight the item by placing the mouse cursor over the item.
Single click the left mouse button to activate the item.
A pulldown menu item that contains cascade menus will have an arrow
to the right of the item.
Cascade Menu Arrows
To display the cascade menu, move the cursor over the item with the
arrow (Motif configuration).
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Chapter 1: SaberGuide Windows/Pulldown Menus
To display the cascade menu, move the cursor over the item with the
arrow and single click the left mouse button (Standard UNIX
configuration).
To find out the function of a pulldown menu item, place the mouse
cursor over the item. A short explanation of the item will appear in
the Help field at the bottom of the SaberDesigner work surface.
Tear-Off Menus (Motif Configuration Only)
You have the option of opening a pulldown menu, moving it to some other part
of your screen, and keeping it displayed until you have finished using it.
To tear-off a menu, follow these steps:

Highlight the menu name by placing the mouse cursor over the menu
name.
Press & hold the middle mouse button on the highlighted menu.
Move the displayed pulldown menu to the desired location.
Release the mouse button to place the menu.
To return the tear-off menu to normal control, follow these steps:

Highlight the menu name in the Pulldown menu bar by placing the
mouse cursor over the menu name.
Single click the left mouse button.
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Pulldown Menu Names and Contents
Different menus will be displayed depending on which SaberDesigner

applications you are using.
The following is a list of available menus from the Pulldown menu bar.
File Menu Open existing files, save your work to new files,
create new windows, save configuration settings,
open the print dialog box, and exit your
SaberDesigner application.
Edit Menu Editing operations, customizing the look of the
work surface, and customizing the look and
operation of SaberDesigner windows.
Graph Menu Operations allowing you to navigate and modify
SaberScope windows.
Analyses Menu Simulator design analysis options.
Extract Menu Simulator post-processing data manipulation.
Results Menu Simulator post-processing data display options.
Tools Menu Access to the SaberDesigner Tools available as
icons at the bottom of the screen.
Window Menu Management of multiple windows on the
SaberDesigner work surface.
Help Menu Assistance options on various SaberDesigner
features.
File Pulldown Menu
The File pulldown menu allows you to open existing files, save your work to
new files, create new windows, save configuration settings, open the print
dialog box, and exit your SaberDesigner application.
New Creates a new source file or XY Graph, Smith

Chart, or Polar Chart window.
Open Opens an existing design or symbol using the

Open Files dialog box.

Close Closes the active window on the work surface,

or all windows on the work surface.
Save Saves the active window to the current file path
and name.
The Save Graph dialog box allows you to specify a path and file name. In
addition, a pop-up dialog box prompts you to save the graph file in one
of the following ways:
1. With a copy of the waveforms in the graph.
2. With a reference to the plot file from which the waveforms in the
graph were plotted.
In the first case, all connection to the plot file is lost. In the second case,
the connection to the plot is maintained. Thus, if the graph is reopened
it can be automatically updated due to any Replace or Append plot
actions specified for the plot file in an analysis.
The Save Outline dialog box allows you to specify a path and file name
for an outline. In addition, a Graph Outline pop-up dialog box allows you
to specify several attributes for the saved outline. You can select
whether or not to maintain the connection to the plot file in the same
way as for a graph outline. You control this by checking (or unchecking)
the Dependencies checkbutton on the Graph Outline dialog box.
Export Image Opens an Export Image dialog box which allows

you to export the contents of an editor window
to a file in a variety of graphics formats.
Configuration Saves your work surface configuration. There
are three options.
Save saves your work surface configuration

immediately.
Clear clears any saved configuration you have
made in the current SaberDesigner session.
The next time SaberDesigner is invoked your
configuration will be the default settings.
Save on Exit saves your work surface
configuration upon exiting SaberDesigner.

Output Options Opens the Set Output Options dialog box. This
dialog box allows you to set up background
colors and color mode for printed or exported
graphics formats and printer set-ups. You can
also give your colors a color boost.
Print Opens the SaberDesigner Print dialog box. This
menu item allows you to print the entire
contents of a window, including graphics that
may not be in your immediate view.
To print the current design, single

click on the OK button.
Printer This menu item appears in UNIX versions of

SaberScope. It allows you to Create a new
printer configuration, Remove a printer from
the printer list, or change the Properties of your
printers.
Exit Closes SaberDesigner and returns you to your
shell without saving any information.
If you want to save information, you must choose the File > Save item
before exiting.
If you want to save your configuration settings you must choose the File
> Configuration > Save item.
If you want to save your configuration every time you exit
SaberDesigner use the File > Configuration > Save on Exit item, or the
Edit > Application Preference > Save Configuration on Exit > Yes item.
Most Recently Accessed The space at the bottom of the File pulldown
Files menu, above the Exit item, displays the last five
windows that were opened in the SaberGuide
work space.

Open Design Dialog Box
The Open Design dialog box contains the Design Files scrollable list field, Root
Entity field, and Directory field.
Design Files Lists the files, as defined by the .ai_vhddsn file, required to
scrollable simulate the design named in the Root Entity field. The files
list in the list are configured in the order that the simulator reads
them in, from top to bottom.
To reorder files
The up and down arrow buttons move the
highlighted file up and down in the list.
The Add... button allows you to add files to the list.
The Delete button allows you to remove files from the
list.
Root Entity The top-level description of the circuit you are simulating.
field
Directory The directory path to the Root Entity.
field
Save... If you make any changes to the Design Files list, this saves
button the changes to the .ai_vhddsn file.
Load... Loads a design into the Open Design dialog box.
button
Edit Pulldown Menu
The Edit pulldown menu allows you to perform editing operations, customize
the look of the work surface, and customize the look and operation of the
SaberGuide windows.
Undo Reverses your last completed operation. This item

does not operate on general windows or UI
operations. There is one level of undo. If the Undo
menu item is stippled or greyed out, it will not
operate on your last action.
Redo Reverts to the state you were in before you chose
Undo. There is one level of redo.

Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete In SaberGuide the Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete
items operate on one or more database objects.
Therefore, if you have multiple windows open
that contain the same database object,
performing any of these actions will affect every
window that contains that database object
For example, if you have multiple

windows open of a single schematic and
you Delete a wire, that wire will be
deleted in every window.
Cut Removes a selected object and moves it into a
clipboard.
Copy Copies a selected object in the active window into
a clipboard.
Paste Pastes whatever is in the clipboard into the active
window.
Delete Removes the currently selected items from the
window.
Alter Changes temporarily (without deleting) the value
of any element or parameter in the template
describing the current block. This form does not
change the file containing the template
description (or netlist), but it does let you see the
effect of a change before editing the file to make
the change.
Experiment Allows you to execute one or more commands
repeatedly.
Application Preferences Allows you to customize the colors of the work
(UNIX only) surface and to customize the text of the work
surface.
Graph Preferences Allows you to customize the appearance of your
graphs.
Set Default File Type Allows you to select one of the following:
Incremental pl, Text/Excel, VCD, Plotfiles, Pre 5.0
plotfiles.
SaberGuide Preferences Allows you to modify the functionality of the

SaberGuide simulator.

Saber Settings Allows you to modify the functionality of the

Saber simulator.
Update Template Allows you to process templates before
Information attempting to perform a netlist. Processing checks
for errors and updates templates as necessary.
Alter Design Dialog Box
The Alter Design dialog box allows you:
To change a parameter value

You can change the property value of an instance without propagating the
change back into the SaberSketch design by using the Alter Design form.
1. Open the Alter Design form by selecting either Edit > Alter... or the Alter
button in the menu bar.
2. Select the Netlist tab.
3. Select an instance in the Hierarchical Instance List. If there is a + next to
the instance name, double click to display the lower level hierarchy of
this instance. All parameters can be found in the + Parameters category.
4. Highlight the parameter you want to change by clicking on it with the
mouse cursor.
5. Display the Edit Values form by clicking the Edit... button in the Alter
Design form.
6. Change the value in the Value field.
7. Make the changes to the in-memory design by clicking the OK button or
the Apply button. This step does not affect the schematic or the netlist
file.
8. Close the Alter Design form.
Now you are ready to re-run your simulation with the new parameter value.
Optionally, you can use a wildcard expression in the Filter field to return only
matching elements in the Hierarchical Instance List and Instance Arguments
and Parameter Values fields. The Filter dropdown list has the selections
container names and leaf names; in MAST designs, a container name is an
instance and a leaf name is a parameter values or an instance argument.
To display the alter history

1. Open the Alter Design form by selecting either Edit > Alter... or the Alter
button in the menu bar.
2. Select the History tab.
The history of alters performed in the current session will be displayed

in the Alter History Listing window. This is a non-editable window.
Experiment Dialog Box
The Experiment dialog box allows you to execute one or more commands
repeatedly. A design must already be opened in order to execute commands.
Select the commands you want to run from the Analysis, Post
Processing, Loop or Other pulldown menus.
You can invoke the Analysis, Post Processing and Loop menus by placing
the mouse cursor in an empty portion of the scrollable list and holding
down the right mouse button.
Fill out the forms for the different commands.
The commands will be executed when you press the Apply or OK
buttons.
Plotting simulation results in an Experiment using "ScopePlot"
To plot a specified list of signals from a single plotfile, open the ScopePlot form
(by clicking on the ScopePlot button once it is placed in the experiment) and
set "Specify Scope Graph/Outline" to "No". You can then select a plotfile and list
of signals to plot. Setting the plotfile name to "Last" will select the most recent
plotfile created by Saber (e.g. by the preceding analysis item in the
experiment). You can select signals to display either by getting the current
selected schematic signals, by browsing the list of signals in the Saber design,
or by browsing an existing plotfile. It is important to make sure that the
signals which are selected for the specified plotfile name will be available in
the plotfile when the experiment is run. In other words, make sure that the
signal list specified for the analysis that creates the plotfile contains the
signals that you wish to plot.
The second option is to use SaberScope to create the desired graph and import
the data necessary to recreate the graph into the experiment. The data is
transferred through a SaberScope file known as an "outline". An outline
saves all information needed to format signals and measurements in the
current graph including those signals created with the SaberScope calculator.
An outline may be used to create a new graph with a different set of signals,
different plotfiles, and different simulation end time from those which were
used in the original graph.
To use this option in an experiment, set "Specify Scope Graph/Outline to "Yes".
You may then choose a SaberScope outline by selecting "Get From Scope" or
"Get From File" using the down arrow next to the field named "Outline" in the
ScopePlot form. "Get From Scope" will automatically import the data
necessary for recreating the graph which is currently active in SaberScope.
Once again it is important to make sure that the signals and plotfiles will be
available at the time that the ScopePlot is executed in the Experiment. By
default, the signal and plotfile names are set the same as those used in the
original SaberScope graph. You may select different signals or plotfiles by
pressing mouse button one in the "Signals" field in the ScopePlot form.
The "Get From File" option is similar to "Get From Scope", but reads the outline
data from a file instead of directly from SaberScope. To use "Get From File" you
will need to select the item "Save>Outline" from within SaberScope to save an
outline of the graph that you wish to create in the experiment. Then use the
"Get From File" item in the ScopePlot form to read the outline into the
experiment. When using "Get From File" the default signal names are the same
as those in the original graph, and the default plotfile is set to "Last" (which
selects the most recently generated plotfile). Once again you may modify the
plotfiles and or signals by clicking on the signal field in the ScopePlot form.
Application Preferences (UNIX)
The Application Preferences dialog box allows you to customize the colors of the
SaberDesigner work surface, to customize the text of the work surface, change
the date format and to save configuration preferences. The Applications
Preferences dialog box is not available on Windows NT.
To change colors:
Single click on the Foreground, Active Foreground, Background or Active
Background buttons that contain the colored square. A Color Editor
dialog box will be displayed.
To change the style of text:

Click on the ABC 123 button. The Font Selection dialog box will be
displayed.
Other fields are described in the following table:
Date Format Globally changes date displays in

SaberDesigner.
To change the date display, click on the

Edit button. The Edit Text Variables
dialog box will be displayed.

Definition Field Displays the current date display format.
To place an item in the Definition field,

left click on the item.
Predefined Button Opens a list of predefined date displays.
Building Blocks Scrollable Allows you to build your own date display.
List
Save Configuration on Exit Gives you the option of saving whatever your
configuration is when you exit.
Application Preferences - General Operation
To apply a new preference, use the Apply button. The new preference will be
applied to the work surface immediately. This change is good only for your
current session unless you use the Save button.
To save your changes as preference for later SaberDesigner sessions, click on
the Save button. You can now exit, return, and retain your new preferences.
The Defaults button sets your preferences to the original default selections.
The Reset button returns the work surface to the settings in place when the
current session was opened, or when the last settings were applied with the
Apply button.
The Close button closes the dialog box and returns you to the work surface.
Application Colors
Colors can be changed on the Foreground, Active Foreground, Background and
Active Background.
The Foreground consists of the pulldown menu text and the text on buttons
and fields in all of the menus and dialog boxes.
The Active Foreground consists of highlighted pulldown menu text and the
highlighted text on buttons and fields in all of the menus and dialog boxes.
The Background consists of the work surface, and the surface of all menus and
dialog boxes upon which text and buttons are displayed.

The Active Background consists of the highlight surrounding highlighted text.

Active Foreground
(highlighted text) Active Background
(highlighted background)
Background
Foreground
(text)

Graph Pulldown Menu
The Graph pulldown menu allows you to navigate and modify the SaberScope
windows.
Paste Allows you to plot selected signals from the signal list into
the graph region.
Annotate Info Allows you to insert information into the graph window.
Zoom to Fit Displays the entire design.
Zoom In Increases magnification to show increased detail.
Zoom Out Decreases magnification to show less detail but more of
the design.
Signal Attributes Opens the Signal Attributes dialog box.
Axis Attributes Opens the Axis Attributes dialog box.

Toggle Axis Grid Turns the graph grid on and off.
Members Opens the Member Attributes dialog box, if a graph

window containing multiple members is open.
Measure Results Opens the Measure Results dialog box.
Waveform Invokes the Digital Waveforms Compare dialog box,

compare allowing you to perform comparisons between two digital
waveforms.
Signal Search Searches for signals that have been graphed.
Selected Axes Operates on one or more axes that you have selected.
Selected Axes items that are available to alter or
show/hide are Range, Scale, Grids, Sliders, and Lock.
Selected Signals Allows you to adjust display characteristics.
Selected Allows you to modify graphic objects.

Graphics
Font Controls the font selection, style, and size in the current
graph.
Color Map Allows you to change the graph window color scheme.
Legend Allows you to change the position of the legends in the
graph.

Match Aspect Allows you to change the dimensions of the graph window.
Ratio
Rename window Allows you to rename the title on the graph.

title
Clear Graph Clears all signals, axes, and legends from the graph.
Signal Attributes Menu Option
Selecting the Graph>Signal Attributes option opens the Signal Attributes dialog
box. This dialog box allows you to select any signal displayed in the graph
window, change the color of the signal, change the style of the line, add a
symbol to the signal, change the symbol width, fill the area under the signal,
manipulate the stack region, change the point of view of the signal, and
change the signal label.
Signal Field Allows you to select a signal displayed in the

graph window to view or modify its attributes.
To display all available signals in the graph

window, single click the left mouse button on
the downward pointing arrow at the right of
the Signal field.
Color Field Allows you to change the color of the selected
signal.
To change colors, single click on any one of

the color buttons.
Style Field Allows you to change the appearance of the

signal line. Several line styles are displayed.
Selecting None causes the signal line to
disappear. If the signal is also represented by
symbols, the symbols will still be displayed.

Symbol Field For analog signals, the Symbol field allows you
to add symbols to display the signal line.
Several symbol styles are displayed. Selecting
None causes the symbols to disappear. If the
signal is also represented by a line, the line
will still be displayed.
Symbol Width Field For analog signals, the Symbol Width field
allows you to change the size of displayed
symbols.
Bar Field For analog signals, the Bar field allows you to
fill in the area under a curve with a pattern.
Several bar patterns are displayed. The
pattern will be in the color of the signal.
Stack Region Field Allows you to move the signal currently

selected in the Signal Attributes dialog box in
and out of different graph regions.
Digital will move the selected analog or

digital signal into a single digital/trace
graph region.
New will move the selected analog or digital
signal into a new analog graph region at the
top of all other analog graph regions in the
graph window.
n (where n is the identifying number of a
graph region) will move the selected analog
or digital signal into the analog graph region
specified by the number n.
Trace Height Field For digital signals, the Trace Height field allows
you to change the height of selected signals.

Bus Field For digital signals, the Bus field changes the
digital information display.
View Field For analog signals, the View fields allows you
to change the display of the selected signal.
The left hand field changes the Y-axis

(vertical axis) plot of the selected signal.
The right hand field changes the X-axis
(horizontal axis) plot of selected signals
based on different X-axis and Y-axis
parameters.
Details on the Vertical Axis Options and
Horizontal Axis Options are provided following
this table, below.
Label Field Allows you to change the name of the signal.
To change the name type the name of the
signal in the Label field.
Click the Apply button to display the new
name in the graph window.
Close Button Closes the dialog box and returns you to the
work surface.
Signal Attributes - View Axis Options
Various options for the Vertical and Horizontal Axis are available by selecting
Graph>Signal Attributes; these options are implemented by setting the View:
fields in the Signal Attributes Dialog Box. Details on these options are provided
below.
Vertical Axis Options
Real(x) uses the real X values of a signal as the Y-axis of the graph
region. For example, if the X-axis is represented in Hertz, the Y-axis
will also be represented in Hertz.
dB(x) uses the decibels of the x value of a signal as the Y-axis .
Real(y) plots the real value of the Y-axis.
dB(y) plots the Y-axis in decibels.
Mag(y) plots the magnitude of the Y-axis value.
Imag(y) plots the Y-axis in imaginary terms.

Phase(y) deg plots the Y-axis values .
Phase(y) rad plots the Y-axis in terms of phase in radian units.
CPhase(y) deg plots the Y-axis in terms of continuous phase, in degree
units.
CPhase(y) rad plots the Y-axis in terms of continuous phase, in radian
units.
Horizontal Axis Options
Real(x) plots the real value of the X-axis.

dB(x) plots the X-axis values in decibels.
Real(y) uses the real Y values of a signal as the X-axis of the graph
region. For example, if the Y-axis is represented in volts, the X-axis will
also be represented in volts.
dB(y) plots the X-axis in Y-axis terms and decibels. For example, if the
Y-axis is represented in volts, the X-axis will be represented in volts
and decibels.
Mag(y) plots the magnitude of the Y-axis value.
Imag(y) plots the X-axis in imaginary Y-axis terms. For example, if the
Y-axis is represented in volts, the X-axis will be represented in
imaginary volts.
Phase(y) deg plots the X-axis in terms of phase, in degree units.
Phase(y) rad plots the X-axis in terms of phase, in radian units.
CPhase(y) deg plots the X-axis in terms of continuous phase, in degree
units.
CPhase(y) rad plots the X-axis in terms of continuous phase, in radian
units.

Axis Attributes Menu Option
This option opens the Axis Attributes dialog box. This dialog box allows you to
select an axis, zoom, pan, change the scale to linear or logarithmic, change
grid increments, toggle the axis grid, and edit the axis label.
Axis Field Allows you to select and update any axis

displayed in the graph window. To display and
select an available axes from the graph window,
click the left mouse button on the down arrow to
the right of the Axis field.
Range Fields These fields allow you to zoom and pan along
the axis associated with the Axis field. The field
of view is displayed in the Zoom From/To field.
The entire possible viewing range is displayed
beneath the Slider bar.
Zoom In Button Allows you to increase magnification to show
increased detail.
Zoom to Fit Button Allows you to display the maximum number

of data points to show the entire range of a
signal.
Zoom Out Button Allows you to decrease magnification to show

less detail, but more of the graphed
information.
Zoom From/To Field Displays the current field of view for the
selected axis and allows you to enter values for
the range you want to display.
To change the field of view, type in the values

in the From/To fields and Single click on the
Apply button.

Slider Bar Allows you to pan along the selected axis.
Press and hold the left mouse button and

move the slider bar right or left. The range
available to be displayed is shown below the
slider bar. The range displayed is dynamically
shown in the From/To field.
Release the mouse button when the
coordinates you want are displayed in the
From/To field.
Scale Field Toggles the selected axis scale. The Linear
button displays the selected axis scale in linear
increments. The Log button displays the
selected axis scale in logarithmic increments.
Increment Field (Grid, Allows you to change the resolution of the axis
Exponent) scale.
If you selected Linear for Scale, you will set the

Grid Increment. If you selected Log for Scale, you
will set Exponent Increment and Grids/Increment.
Grid Increment -- Sets the unit difference

between labeled grids for a linear scale. For
example, inserting 20u for a time scale will
set each grid marking 20usec apart. This
setting is also used by the Nice Ticks option in
the Axes Zoom field of the Graph Preference
dialog box, the XY tab.
Exponent Increment -- Sets the unit difference
between labeled grids for a log scale. For
example, inserting 1 for a frequency scale will
set each grid marking exponentially
apart10, 100, 1000, etc.
Grids/Increment -- Sets the number of
unlabeled subdivisions between grids for a log
scale.
Number of Tick Allows you to change the number of gradations
Subdivisions Field (ticks) between grid increments.
To change the number of gradations, type in

the number of ticks you want displayed and
single click on the Apply button.

Grid Visibility Field Toggles the grid display. The Show button turns
the axis grid in the active graph window on. The
Hide button turns the axis grid off.
Axis Label Field Allows you to change the label of the axis. The
actual units of the scale are not changed.
To change the axis label type the name of the

signal in the Axis Label field.
Click the Apply button to display the new
name in the graph window.
Close Button Exits the dialog box and returns you to the work
surface.

Members Menu Option
The Member Attributes dialog box is for use with multi-member waveforms.
This dialog box allows you to control which members of a waveform you want
to show or hide on the graph, as well as which waveform member labels you
want to hide or show on the graph. The Loop Highlight button has SaberScope
highlight each of the waveform members sequentially.
Measure Results Menu Option
The Measure Results dialog box allows you to select a signal, delete
measurements, hide measurement results, or show all measurement results.
Measurement
Hidden
Measurement
Displayed
Measurement
List
Status List
The Measurement list displays all measurements that are active for a signal.
Measurement values for the selected measurement are displayed in the Status
list.
Status List Displays a list of measurement values

associated with the selected measurement in
the Measurement list. Each value has a visibility
indicator associated with it.

Visibility Indicator A Visibility Indicator shows the display status of

a measurement value.
To change the state of the visibility indicator,

single click the left mouse button.
An all black visibility indicator indicates that
the measurement value is not displayed.
An all green visibility indicator shows that
the measurement value is displayed.
Signal Field Allows you to select any signal displayed in the
graph window.
To display all available signals in the graph

window, single click with the left mouse
button on the downward pointing arrow at the
right of the Signal field.
Delete Measurement Button Permanently deletes the selected measurement.
Delete All Button Permanently deletes all measurements for the

selected signal.
Show All Values Button Displays all values for the selected
measurement.
Hide All Values Button Hides the display of all values for the selected
measurement. Passing the mouse cursor over a
visibility indicator in the Status list will cause a
highlighted measurement value to appear on
the signal.
Close Button Closes the Measure Results dialog box.
Selected Axes Menu Option
Operates on one or more axes that you have selected. Selected Axis items that
are available to alter or show/hide are Range, Scale, Grids, Sliders, and Lock.
To select an axis, place the mouse cursor over the axis grid, the axis name next
to the axis grid or the axis name in the legend, and single click with the left
mouse button.

Range
The following options are available by selecting Graph>Selected Axes>Range:

Zoom to Fit displays the maximum number of data points to show the
entire range of a signal.
Zoom In increases magnification to show increased detail.
Zoom Out decreases magnification to show less detail, but more of the
graphed information.
Pan Right allows you to view parts of the data that are not visible to the
right of the currently displayed graph. This command operates only on
the X-axis.
Pan Left allows you to view parts of the data that are not visible to the
left of the currently displayed graph. This command operates only on
the X-axis.
Pan Up allows you to view parts of the data that are not visible above
the currently displayed graph. This command operates only on the
Y-axis.
Pan Down allows you to view parts of the data that are not visible below
the currently displayed graph. This command operates only on the
Y-axis.
Scale
The following options are available by selecting Graph>Selected Axes>Scale:

Linear sets the selected axis to a Linear scale.
Log sets the selected axis to a Logarithmic scale.
Grids
Show turns the axis grid in the graph regions on.

Hide turns the axis grid in the graph regions off.
Sliders
You have the option of using a slider bar to pan along the X-axis of a graph.
Show turns the slider bar on.
Hide turns the slider bar off.

Lock Menu Item
Accept new signals allows signals to be added to the axis if the signals share
the same units. For example, a signal with an amplitude in microvolts will
share the same scaling as a signal with an amplitude in volts in the same
graph region.
Lock out new signals does not allow signals to be added to the same axis even if
they have the same units. For example, a signal with an amplitude in

microvolts will have a different scale from a signal with an amplitude in volts
in the same graph region.
Selected Signals Menu Option
The Selected Signals feature operates on one or more graphed signals that you
select, allowing you to adjust the display characteristics.
Selected Signals items that are available are Stack Region, Color, Style, Symbol,
Symbol Width, View, Signal Grid Trace Height, Digital Display, Create Bus, and
Delete Signals.
To select a signal, place the mouse cursor over the signal or over the signal
name in the legend, and single click the left mouse button.
Selected Signals>Stack Region Menu Item
Allows you to move selected signals in and out of different graph regions.
Digital/Trace moves selected analog or digital signals into the digital/trace
graph region.
New Analog moves selected analog or digital signals into a new analog graph
region.

Analog n (where n is the identifying number of a graph) moves selected analog

or digital signals into the analog graph region specified by the number n.
Selected Signals>Color Menu Item
Allows you to choose one of the available signal colors.
Selected Signals>Style Menu Item
Displays several line styles. Selecting None causes the signal line to disappear.
If the signal is also represented by symbols, the symbols will still be displayed.
Selected Signals>Symbol Menu Item
Displays several symbol styles. Selecting None causes the symbols to

disappear. If the signal is also represented by a line, the line will still be
displayed.

Selected Signals>Symbol Width Menu Item
Allows you to change the size of displayed symbols.
Selected Signals>View Menu Item
Allows you to change the display of selected signals

Horizontal Value changes the X-axis (horizontal axis) plot of selected signals
based on different X-axis and Y-axis parameters.
Vertical Value changes the Y-axis (vertical axis) plot of selected graph regions.
AC signals will have the option to change the display to a Nyquist plot, Bode
dB plot (the vertical scale is represented in decibels), Bode Ph (phase) plot (the
vertical scale is represented in degrees), or a Nichols plot.
Monotonic Plot allows you to switch to plot of selected signals between
monotonic mode and normal mode.
Selected Signals>Trace Height Menu Item
Valid for digital or analog signals displayed in the Digital/Trace graph region.
The Trace Height menu allows you to change the height of selected signals.
Selected Signals>Digital Display Menu Item
Allows you to display logical information in numerical forms such as binary,

octal, decimal, hex, double, and stepped.

Digital signals combined into a bus can be displayed as a doubled waveform,
or as an analog stepped waveform.
Selected Signals>Delete Signals Menu Item
Deletes the signal or signals that are selected in the graph window. If the
deleted signal is the only signal in the graph region, the whole graph region is
deleted.
Analyses Pulldown Menu
The Analyses pulldown window contains:
Operating Point DC Operating Point, DC Transfer, Edit Initial

Point.
Time Domain Transient, Operating Point/Transient.
Frequency Small Signal AC, Distortion, Noise, Two-Port.
Linear Systems Analysis Pole-Zero, Linear Time Response, Frequency
Response, Estimate System Time Parameters,
Estimate System Frequency Parameters.
Parametric Vary, Sensitivity.
Statistical Monte Carlo, Statistical Summary, Histogram.
Stress Stress Analysis.
Fourier Fourier, FFT, IFFT.
Batch Measure The measure command in Saber provides a
means to extract performance characteristics
such as the duty cycle, the 3 dB frequency, or the
rise time from a waveform.
Interrupt Pauses the simulator.

Continue Restarts the simulator for Transient, Operating

Point/Transient, Vary, Monte Carlo analyses from
the last data point calculated before the Interrupt
command was issued to the simulator.
Hierarchical Browsing in Analysis Forms
In general, when an analysis dialog box has fields requiring you to specify
sources, signals, parameters, or arguments, you can select Browse Design from
the dropdown list next to that field in order to open a dialog box allowing you
to browse the design hierarchically for what the field requires.
If there is a + next to the instance name, double click to display the
lower level hierarchy of this instance.
If the dialog box used for browsing has two panels, you can move
highlighted items to and from the Selected Items list by clicking the
arrow buttons.
Placing items in the Selected Items list is not necessary; Selected Items
is only used to make it easy for you to keep track of which items you
have selected.
Optionally, you can use a wildcard expression in the Filter field to return
only matching elements in the list fields. The Filter dropdown list has
the selections container names and leaf names; in MAST designs, a
container name is an instance and a leaf name is a parameter value or
an instance argument.
Extract Pulldown Menu
The Extract pulldown window contains:
Add Signals to Plotfile Extracts specified signals and their values from a
Data File and generates a plot file that can be
viewed in the SaberScope Waveform Analyzer.
Get Initial Point Extract an initial point file from the data file
specified by the Input Data File field.
Transform Plotfile Reads the contents of a plot file, specified by the
Input Plot File field and stores a subset of its
contents in another plot file specified by the
Output Plot File field.

Limit Poles and Zeros Filters the number of poles and zeros by reading
the plot file, specifying ranges for values of poles
and zeros, and storing results in a new plot file.
Hierarchical Browsing with the Add Signals to Plotfile Form
You can select Browse Design from the dropdown list next to the Signal List
field in order to open a dialog box allowing you to browse the design
hierarchically for instances and nodes.
You can move highlighted items to and from the Design Instance/Node
List list by clicking the arrow buttons.
have selected.
Results Pulldown Menu
The Results pulldown window contains:
View Plotfiles in Scope Opens SaberScope.

Operating Point Report Display the initial point values on the nodes of
the current design.
Initial Point Report Reports initial point data of transistor circuits.
The command creates a two part report of the
initial point data in a form similar to HSPICE.
The first part includes the values of all selected
nets. The second part includes information about
selected instances.
Plotfile Report The Plot File Report displays the values of all
signals specified in the named input file.
Stress Report Generates a formatted Stress Report from an
input file from a a previous stress analysis run.

Sensitivity Report Generates a Sensitivity Report from an input file

created by a sensitivity analysis run.
Small-Signal Report Calculates and displays the specified small signal
parameters based on an initial point.
Pole-Zero Report Generates an ASCII report on a pole-zero
analysis.
Plotfile Summary Summarizes the contents of a plot file, either
on-screen or in a file.
Hierarchical Browsing in Report Forms
In general, when report form dialog box has fields requiring you to specify
sources, signals, parameters, or arguments, you can select Browse Design from
the dropdown list next to that field in order to open a dialog box allowing you
to browse the design hierarchically for what the field requires.
If the dialog box used for browsing has two panels, you can move
highlighted items to and from the Selected Items list by clicking the
arrow buttons.
have selected.
Tools Pulldown Menu
The Tools pulldown window contains:
Command Line Opens the Command Line tool. This tool allows
you to enter Aim commands, write scripts, and
save them into files. You can also view the
SaberDesigner Log.

Drawing Tool Opens the SaberDesigner AimDraw tool. This

tool allows you to create general graphic objects
and text in SaberDesigner windows.
Signal Manager Opens the Signal Manager. This tool allows you
to open plotfiles, filter out unwanted signals,
place signals into a graph window, and place
signals into the Calculator.
Measurement Open the Measurement tool. This tool allows you
to perform measurement operations on displayed
waveforms in the graph window. The results of
the measurements are displayed in the graph
along with the waveform.
Calculator Open the calculator. This tool allows you to
perform operations on AIM language expressions
and waveforms as well as on numbers. The
calculator can be programmed to perform custom
operations or a series of operations.
Macro Recorder Opens the SaberDesigner Macro Recorder tool.
This tool records a series of actions, allows you to
edit these actions, and plays them back as a
script.
RF Tool Opens the RF Tool. This tool allows you to
perform measurements and calculations specific
to RF analysis
MATLAB Command Line Opens an AIM window allowing you to issue
commands to MATLAB from within Saber.
Report Opens the Report tool. This tool allows you to edit
Saber simulator files or any ASCII text. It is also
linked to the Saber simulator so that new reports
can be generated and displayed in the report
window.
Testify Opens the Testify Test Manager tool.

Window Pulldown Menu
The Windows pulldown menu allows management of multiple windows on the

work surface.
All of the windows on the work surface are listed at the bottom of the Windows
pulldown menu.
To open an iconized window or to bring a window to the front of a stack of

windows
Single click the left mouse button on the window name in the list.
Other functions are described in the following table:
Cascade Places windows so that they are on top of each

other diagonally from the upper left hand
corner of the work surface to the lower right
hand corner of the work surface.
Tile Places windows so they have no overlap.
Arrange Icons Neatly arranges multiple icons across the
bottom of the work surface.
Help Pulldown Menu
The Help pulldown menu offers assistance on various SaberDesigner features.

Help on SaberGuide opens the doumentation describing this application.
Help on Scope opens the doumentation describing this application.
About Online Documentation displays the online documentation version and

copyright.
About SaberScope displays the SaberScope version and copyright.
About SaberGuide displays the SaberGuide version and copyright.


chapter 2
SaberGuide Quick Reference
SaberGuide Icon Bar
The following lists all SaberGuide Icon Bar icons and describes where to find
information on their functions.
Open File
Open a file.
Operating Point
Open the Operating Point Analysis form. This form allows you to
calculate the operating point of the system.
Frequency Response
Open the Small-Signal Frequency Analysis form. This form allows you to
perform a small-signal AC analysis of a system to find the AC response.
DC Transfer
Open the DC Transfer Analysis form. this form allows you to perform an
Operating Point analysis to calculate the operating point at each point in
a user defined sweep.

Chapter 2: SaberGuide Quick Reference
Transient Analysis
Open the Time-Domain Transient Analysis form. This form allows you to
perform a transient analysis of the design to find the time domain
response.
Pole Zero Analysis

Open the Pole Zero Analysis form. This form allows you to determine the
poles and/or zeros of a system.
Vary
Open the Parameter Sweep form. this form allows you to sweep part
parameter values over a user-specified range and execute one or more
analyses at each swept value.
Monte Carlo
Open the Monte Carlo Analysis form. This form allows you to execute a
set of Saber commands in a statistical environment, which has the effect
of performing a series of Monte Carlo runs on the commands.
Sensitivity
Open the Sensitivity Analysis form. This form allows you to set the
parameters and perturbation for a sensitivity analysis, and choose the
type of analysis to be performed.
List/Alter
Open the List/Alter Design form. This form allows you to change
temporarily (but not delete) the value of any element or parameter in the
template describing the current block.

SaberGuide Mouse Usage
Experiment
Open the Experiments dialog box. This dialog box allows you to execute
one or more commands repeatedly.
Last Plot File

Load the plot file from the most recent analysis into SaberScope.
Interrupt Simulation
Temporarily halt the current simulation.
SaberGuide Transcript
Open the SaberGuide transcript window.
Busy Indicator
Rotates when the Saber simulator is working.
SaberGuide Mouse Usage
Unix systems use a three button mouse.

In Windows NT, you may use a two-button mouse, a three-button mouse, or a
two-button mouse configured to emulate a three-button mouse.

If you use a two-button mouse, you can access the functionality provided by a
third mouse button by holding down the right mouse button and selecting the
function from the popup menu that appears.
Mouse Buttons Function

Left button single click Select an object
Left Button click, drag and release Select text
Left button double click Open files and directories
Middle mouse button single click Paste an object
Middle mouse button press and hold and Pan across a window
drag
SaberDesigner Tool Bar Icons
The following table lists all SaberDesigner Tool Bar icons and describes where
to find information on their functions
Tool Icon Function

Command Line Tool Open the Command Line tool. This tool allows you to
enter Aim commands, write scripts, and save them
into files. You can also view a log of AIM commands as
executed by the SaberDesigner application.
AimDraw Tool Open the SaberDesigner AimDraw tool. This tool
allows you to create symbols in SaberSketch, as well
as general graphic objects and text in SaberDesigner
windows.
Signal Manager Open the SaberScope Signal Manager. This tool
allows you to browse plot files and display them as
graphs. (SaberScope).
Measurement Tool Open the SaberScope Measurement tool. This tool

performs measurement operations that are used to
display one or more performance measures for a
waveform. For details, refer to the index entry
Measurement Tool in the online documentation.
(SaberScope)

SaberDesigner Tool Bar Icons
Tool Icon Function

Calculator Open the SaberScope Calculator. This tool allows you
to perform mathematical and logical operations on
Aim language expressions and waveforms as well as
on numbers. (SaberScope)
Macro Recorder Open the SaberDesigner Macro Recorder tool. This
tool records a series of actions, allows you to edit
these actions, and plays them back as a script.
RF Tool Open the RF Tool. This tool allows you to perform

special measurements and calculations when running
RF analysis.
MATLAB Tool Open the MATLAB tool. This tool is an interface
between SaberDesigner applications and MATLAB
applications. (SaberScope).
Report Tool Open the SaberGuide Report tool. This tool allows
you to edit Saber simulator files or any ASCII text. It
is also linked to the Saber simulator so that new
reports can be generated and displayed in the report
window. (SaberGuide).
Testify Open the Testify Test Manager tool.


chapter 3
Text Editors
Editors for Editing MAST Files
You can select one of three editors to edit MAST files:

Report Tool (the default)
GNU emacs
User defined (you must specify how to invoke the editor).
You can invoke the editor by double clicking on an error message reported by
the Saber simulator when reading the design; such errors must have a line
number. The file containing the error will be loaded in the selected editor and,
if possible, the cursor is positioned on the line containing the error. If you
select Report Tool as your editor, it will highlight MAST keywords, types,
comments, and function calls to predefined functions with different colors. You
can disable highlighting in the Preferences tab.
The built-in invocation commands for emacs works with GNU emacs.
Specification of a user editor depends on whether the editor to be configured
has a client/server model (such as emacs) or not.
Client/server model
Enter the client and server invocation commands in the corresponding lines of
the Preferences form. If the client can start the server, ensure that the server
will come up in server mode by placing the appropriate command in the server
configuration file (e.g., for emacs, place the command
(gnuserv-start)
in your ~/.emacs file). Invoke the client in no-wait mode if available. If the
server must be started separately, ensure that it is started in server mode by
specifying this on its command line.

Chapter 3: Text Editors
Non client/server model
Enter the invocation command for the editor in the client line of the
Preferences form and leave the server line empty.
On all command lines you can use the following placeholders:
%f to specify where the file name must appear
%l to specify a line number where to position the cursor
If the editor you are starting is a graphical application, you can specify its
invocation command directly in the corresponding line. Otherwise, you must
start a window and invoke the editor in that window.
Unix and Linux systems using X Windows
xterm -e your_command
Microsoft Windows
cmd /c your_command
Examples
vi editor (non-graphical, no client/server model)
Unix/Linux: xterm -e vi -c %l %f
MS Windows: cmd /c vi -c %l %f
textedit (graphical, no client/server model, Sun Solaris, no line no)
textedit %f
notepad (graphical, no client/server model, MS Windows, no line no):
notepad %f

Index
A Results Menu Option 1-21

Members Menu Option 1-21
Analyses menu 1-28 Mouse Usage
Axis Attributes Menu Option 1-18 SaberGuide 2-3
E O
Edit menu 1-6 Open Design Dialog Box 1-6
Experiment
plotting simulation results using
P
"ScopePlot" 1-9
Experiment dialog box 1-9 pulldown menu
Extract menu 1-29 contents 1-3
general operation 1-1
F
R
File menu 1-3
Range 1-23
G Results menu 1-30
Graph menu 1-13
S
Grids 1-23
Scale 1-23
H Selected Axes Menu Option 1-22
Selected Signals
Help menu 1-33 Color Menu Item 1-26
Horizontal Axis Options 1-17 Delete Signals Menu Item 1-28
Digital Display Menu Item 1-27
I Menu Option 1-25
Stack Region Menu Item 1-25
Icon Bar
Style Menu Item 1-26
SaberGuide 2-1
Symbol Menu Item 1-26
Symbol Width Menu Item 1-27
L Trace Height Menu Item 1-27
Lock Menu Item 1-24 View Menu Item 1-27
Signal Attributes
Menu Option 1-14
M
View Axis Options 1-16
Measure Sliders 1-23
Saber Simulator Guide Reference Manual (Sept. 2004) Index-1

Index
T
Tool Bar Icons
SaberDesigner 2-4
Tools menu 1-31
V
Vertical Axis Options 1-16
W
Window menu 1-33
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General SaberDesigner Pulldown Menu Operation

To open a pulldown menu, follow these steps:

To activate an item in a pulldown menu, follow these steps:

Cascade Menu Arrows

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Tear-Off Menus (Motif Configuration Only)

To tear-off a menu, follow these steps:

To return the tear-off menu to normal control, follow these steps:

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Pulldown Menu Names and Contents

Different menus will be displayed depending on which SaberDesigner

File Pulldown Menu

New Creates a new source file or XY Graph, Smith

Open Opens an existing design or symbol using the

Saber Simulator Guide Reference Manual (Sept. 2004) 1-3

Close Closes the active window on the work surface,

Export Image Opens an Export Image dialog box which allows

Save saves your work surface configuration

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To print the current design, single

Printer This menu item appears in UNIX versions of

Saber Simulator Guide Reference Manual (Sept. 2004) 1-5

Open Design Dialog Box

Edit Pulldown Menu

Undo Reverses your last completed operation. This item

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For example, if you have multiple

SaberGuide Preferences Allows you to modify the functionality of the

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Saber Settings Allows you to modify the functionality of the

Alter Design Dialog Box

The Alter Design dialog box allows you:

To change a parameter value

To display the alter history

The history of alters performed in the current session will be displayed

Experiment Dialog Box

Plotting simulation results in an Experiment using "ScopePlot"

Application Preferences (UNIX)

To change the style of text:

Date Format Globally changes date displays in

To change the date display, click on the

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Definition Field Displays the current date display format.

To place an item in the Definition field,

Predefined Button Opens a list of predefined date displays.

Application Preferences - General Operation

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The Active Background consists of the highlight surrounding highlighted text.

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Graph Pulldown Menu

Axis Attributes Opens the Axis Attributes dialog box.

Members Opens the Member Attributes dialog box, if a graph

Waveform Invokes the Digital Waveforms Compare dialog box,