Hints for Using the Silvaco TCAD Software for EE637 and EE734

Electrical Engineering
EE637
EE734
Introduction to Silvaco TCAD

Deleting a plot in TonyPlot
Editing Commands in a simulation deck in DeckBuild using the Graphical User Interface
Help with Athena process commands and variables
Overlaying plots in TonyPlot
Printing a TonyPlot window

Deleting a plot in TonyPlot

First select the plot (click on it so that its border is highlighted), then use the right mouse button to select View ® Delete Selected from the menu.

Editing Commands in a simulation deck in DeckBuild using the graphical user interface

To edit an existing line using the GUI, first select the entire line, then select Commands ® Parse Deck to open the window for that line with the existing parameters.

Help with Athena process commands and variables

The following describes two options for gettin limited help with Athena process commands and variables. The help available includes definitions or variables useable with the commands and in many cases gives the units of the variables. The advantage of using the DeckBuild option is that this give you use of the scrollbars in the lower window.

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With-in DeckBuild

With the upper window clear type the following. After clicking on run help will be displayed in the lower window.

The [ ] indicates that listing a command name is optional. If no command name is given a list of commands for which help is available will result. To get help on a specific command replace command with the name of the command desired.

From a terminal prompt

Enter athena at the terminal prompt. After a brief pause Athena will start and an Athena> prompt will appear.

At the Athena> prompt type

The [ ] indicates that listing a command name is optional. If no command name is given a list of commands for which help is available will result. To get help on a specific command replace command with the name of the command desired.

To exit Athena type quit at the prompt.

Overlaying plots in TonyPlot

This can be useful for comparing some types of results of different simulations. These instructions assume you have DeckBuild running and want to overly the structure files from three simulations.

First clear the upper DeckBuild window (see the File menu).

Then type in the following and run it (use your filenames in place of file#).

If you are overlaying structure files from a simulation and the different materials are colored in you will not be able to see the overlays, so you will probably want to use Plot ® Display to turn off the fill colors.

Printing a TonyPlot window.

Use the right mouse button to select Print ® Printers from the menu. Use Queue to select a printer in the room you are at. Click on Update to confirm your selected printer. Click the Print button to send the job to the printer. Note: If you exit TonyPlot and restart it later you will have to repeat the definition of which printer to use.