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Automatic report creation

This example shows how to create reports from a JSON template file.

Keywords: Circuit, report.

Perform imports and define constants

Import the required packages. This example uses data from the example-data repository located in pyaedt\custom_reports.

import os
import tempfile
import time

import ansys.aedt.core
from IPython.display import Image

Define constants.

AEDT_VERSION = "2024.2"
NG_MODE = False  # Open AEDT UI when it is launched.

Create temporary directory

Create a temporary directory where downloaded data or dumped data can be stored. If you’d like to retrieve the project data for subsequent use, the temporary folder name is given by temp_folder.name.

temp_folder = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix=".ansys")

Launch AEDT with Circuit

AEDT is started by instantiating an instance of pyaedt.Circuit.

Application keyword arguments

• The argument non_graphical specifies whether an interactive session is launched or if AEDT is to run in non-graphical mode.

• The Boolean parameter new_desktop specifies if a new instance of AEDT is launched. If it is set to False, the API tries to connect to a running session.

This example extracts an archived project. The full path to the extracted project is accessible from the cir.project_file property.

project_path = ansys.aedt.core.downloads.download_file(
    source="custom_reports/", destination=temp_folder.name
)

circuit = ansys.aedt.core.Circuit(
    project=os.path.join(project_path, "CISPR25_Radiated_Emissions_Example23R1.aedtz"),
    non_graphical=NG_MODE,
    version=AEDT_VERSION,
    new_desktop=True,
)
circuit.analyze()  # Run the circuit analysis.

PyAEDT INFO: Python version 3.10.11 (tags/v3.10.11:7d4cc5a, Apr  5 2023, 00:38:17) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)].
PyAEDT INFO: PyAEDT version 0.16.dev0.
PyAEDT INFO: Initializing new Desktop session.
PyAEDT INFO: Log on console is enabled.
PyAEDT INFO: Log on file C:\Users\ansys\AppData\Local\Temp\pyaedt_ansys_3363c0b7-bc65-4320-bcba-1c96d77978a0.log is enabled.
PyAEDT INFO: Log on AEDT is enabled.
PyAEDT INFO: Debug logger is disabled. PyAEDT methods will not be logged.
PyAEDT INFO: Launching PyAEDT with gRPC plugin.
PyAEDT INFO: New AEDT session is starting on gRPC port 53226.
PyAEDT WARNING: Electronics Desktop license not found on the default license server.
PyAEDT INFO: Electronics Desktop started on gRPC port: 53226 after 1.530106544494629 seconds.
PyAEDT INFO: AEDT installation Path C:\Program Files\AnsysEM\v242\Win64
PyAEDT INFO: Ansoft.ElectronicsDesktop.2024.2 version started with process ID 6844.
PyAEDT INFO: Archive C:\Users\ansys\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpg4fo7lid.ansys\custom_reports/CISPR25_Radiated_Emissions_Example23R1.aedtz has been restored to project Project_P84
PyAEDT INFO: Active Design set to 1;CISPR25_Radiated_Emissions_Circuit
PyAEDT INFO: Active Design set to 1;CISPR25_Radiated_Emissions_Circuit
PyAEDT INFO: Aedt Objects correctly read
PyAEDT INFO: Key Desktop/ActiveDSOConfigurations/Circuit Design correctly changed.
PyAEDT INFO: Solving all design setups.
PyAEDT INFO: Key Desktop/ActiveDSOConfigurations/Circuit Design correctly changed.
PyAEDT INFO: Design setup None solved correctly in 0.0h 0.0m 27.0s

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Create a spectral report

The JSON file is used to customize the report. In a spectral report, you can add limit lines. You can also add notes to a report and modify the axes, grid, and legend. Custom reports can be created in AEDT in non-graphical mode using version 2023 R2 and later.

report1 = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    os.path.join(project_path, "Spectrum_CISPR_Basic.json")
)
out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(
    project_path=circuit.working_directory, plot_name=report1.plot_name
)

PyAEDT INFO: Post class has been initialized! Elapsed time: 0m 2sec
PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_TYG5IP created successfully.

Render the image.

Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report1.plot_name + ".jpg"))

You can customize every aspect of the report. The method crate_report_from_configuration() reads the report configuration from a JSON file and generates the custom report.

report1_full = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    os.path.join(project_path, "Spectrum_CISPR_Custom.json")
)
out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(
    circuit.working_directory, report1_full.plot_name
)
Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report1_full.plot_name + ".jpg"))

PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_H9KL8Q created successfully.

Create a transient report

The JSON configuration file can be read and modified from the API prior to creating the report. The following code modifies the trace rendering prior to creating the report.

props = ansys.aedt.core.general_methods.read_json(
    os.path.join(project_path, "Transient_CISPR_Custom.json")
)

report2 = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    report_settings=props, solution_name="NexximTransient"
)
out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(circuit.working_directory, report2.plot_name)
Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report2.plot_name + ".jpg"))

PyAEDT INFO: Parsing C:/Users/ansys/AppData/Local/Temp/tmpg4fo7lid.ansys/custom_reports/Project_P84.aedt.
PyAEDT INFO: File C:/Users/ansys/AppData/Local/Temp/tmpg4fo7lid.ansys/custom_reports/Project_P84.aedt correctly loaded. Elapsed time: 0m 1sec
PyAEDT INFO: aedt file load time 0.87813401222229
PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_CG4X71 created successfully.

The props dictionary can be used to customize any aspect of an existing report or generate a new report. In this example, the name of the curve is customized.

props["expressions"] = {"V(Battery)": {}, "V(U1_VDD)": {}}
props["plot_name"] = "Battery Voltage"
report3 = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    report_settings=props, solution_name="NexximTransient"
)
out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(circuit.working_directory, report3.plot_name)
Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report3.plot_name + ".jpg"))

PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_BEBSCT created successfully.

Create an eye diagram

You can use the JSON file to create an eye diagram. The following code includes the eye.

report4 = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    os.path.join(project_path, "EyeDiagram_CISPR_Basic.json")
)
out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(circuit.working_directory, report4.plot_name)
Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report4.plot_name + ".jpg"))

PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_7Z46IX created successfully.

report4_full = circuit.post.create_report_from_configuration(
    os.path.join(project_path, "EyeDiagram_CISPR_Custom.json")
)

out = circuit.post.export_report_to_jpg(
    circuit.working_directory, report4_full.plot_name
)
Image(os.path.join(circuit.working_directory, report4_full.plot_name + ".jpg"))

PyAEDT INFO: Report Plot_AJI7W4 created successfully.

Save project and close AEDT

Save the project and close AEDT. The example has finished running. You can retrieve project files from temp_folder.name.

circuit.save_project()
print("Project Saved in {}".format(circuit.project_path))

PyAEDT INFO: Project Project_P84 Saved correctly
Project Saved in C:/Users/ansys/AppData/Local/Temp/tmpg4fo7lid.ansys/custom_reports/

circuit.release_desktop()
time.sleep(3)

PyAEDT INFO: Desktop has been released and closed.

Clean up

The following cell cleans up the temporary directory and removes all project files.

temp_folder.cleanup()

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