AR# 5047: 4.2i Foundation Simulator - Error: "Simul :MACRO: illegal macro format - line is too long"
AR# 5047
4.2i Foundation Simulator - Error: "Simul :MACRO: illegal macro format - line is too long"
Description
Keywords: Foundation, simul, illegal, macro, format, line too long, script, command
Urgency: Standard
General Description: When I load a Foundation simulation command file, the following error is reported:
"Simul :MACRO: illegal macro format - line is too long Simul :MACRO: Unknown signal or pin name: DDA_OUT - ignored Simul :MACRO: Unknown signal or pin name: DA_OUT1 - ignored"
Solution
In Foundation simulation, a macro is a combination of commands or signals.
One source of this problem has been invalid syntax in the script file in a VECTOR definition.
The error will usually be issued immediately after the problem definition has been read in by the simulator, so you must pay attention to the informational message logged immediately before this error.
To avoid this error message, correct the syntax error. The vector syntax is as follows: