IC Flow Platform V1.4 (2024.11.30)

V1.4 is not compatible with previous version due to removed vendor/branch and new format default.yaml

Update history

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Version	Date	Update content
V1.4.3	(2025.11)	Optimize task management mechanism with separated GUI and execution logic. Improve configuration loading speed and page rendering performance Add user operation logging and task submission records, Add configuration update notifications and Support multiple Log configurations for Task Fix several bugs and optimize memory/process management
V1.4.2	(2025.05.25)	Add IN_PROCESS_CHECK to execute check when task running Add filter function Support set $MAX_RUNNING_JOBS Support export IFP data for secondary development
V1.4.1	(2025.02.28)	Add RUN_MODE to switch command for specific task Support Menubar and Toolbar API Add launch parameter -t for title and -r for read_only mode
V1.4	(2024.11.30)	Remove vendor and branch columns More detailed task information interface More clearly method to define task attributes/run order/dependency in default.yaml
V1.3.1	(2024.09.04)	Support edit and export default.yaml / api.yaml from GUI Add syn demo case in user guidance
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-Order interface, if you select Enable user order 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"