pspice software help

[lixiaoyao]

hello all
Can anyone recommend a beginning book for pspice software, I never
use it before and just get it installed, thanks a lot.
Cheers,
B

 

[Jim Thompson]

hello all
Can anyone recommend a beginning book for pspice software, I never
use it before and just get it installed, thanks a lot.
Cheers,
B

The classic school book is...

"SPICE, A Guide to Circuit Simulation & Analysis Using PSpice"
Paul W. Tuinenga (one of the original creators of PSpice)
Prentice-Hall 1995
ISBN: 0-13-158775-7

This book is out-of-print, but readily available from on-line used
book stores.

If you just installed PSpice I hope you had the good fortune to have
installed PSpice Schematics instead of OrCAD "Crapture".

You can download it from EMA-EDA.com as well as the
Cadence/OrCAd/PSpice sites.

While PSpice Schematics is no longer supported, it's so easy to use
that you can pick up the skills needed in minutes.

With "Crapture".... poor bastard ;-)

...Jim Thompson

 

[lixiaoyao]

The classic school book is...

"SPICE, A Guide to Circuit Simulation & Analysis Using PSpice"
Paul W. Tuinenga (one of the original creators of PSpice)
Prentice-Hall 1995
ISBN: 0-13-158775-7

This book is out-of-print, but readily available from on-line used
book stores.

If you just installed PSpice I hope you had the good fortune to have
installed PSpice Schematics instead of OrCAD "Crapture".

I installed Capture CIS from OrCAD, is it good?

You can download it from EMA-EDA.com as well as the
Cadence/OrCAd/PSpice sites.

Could you please tell me the exactly file which I need to download?

While PSpice Schematics is no longer supported, it's so easy to use
that you can pick up the skills needed in minutes.

With "Crapture".... poor bastard ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Thank you so much for your help.
Cheers,
B

 

[Jim Thompson]

I installed Capture CIS from OrCAD, is it good?
Could you please tell me the exactly file which I need to download?

It's at....

http://www.cadence.com/products/si_pk_bd/downloads/pspice_schematic/index.aspx

Download according to which version you are using.

You must be a registered user!

Thank you so much for your help.
Cheers,
B

You are quite welcome!

...Jim Thompson

 

[qrk]

hello all
Can anyone recommend a beginning book for pspice software, I never
use it before and just get it installed, thanks a lot.
Cheers,
B

If you are new to Spice, you can find tutorials on the web. You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.

Look at the documentation that comes with PSpice. They have many PDF
files which will take you through the basics of using the program. The
users guide will take you through the basics of the program. The
reference guide is an excellent document on PSpice and Spice commands
and devices.

Another program to check out is LTspice. It's free from Linear
Technology. Fully or mostly PSpice compatable syntax and is an
excellent product. Poor documentation, but the LTspice group on Yahoo
provides excellent help.

An answer to your other question: Yes, Spice in general is very
useful. Your simulations are as good as your models which can good to
horrible. You should have a general feel for the result before
simulating.

 

[Jim Thompson]

hello all
Can anyone recommend a beginning book for pspice software, I never
use it before and just get it installed, thanks a lot.
Cheers,
B

If you are new to Spice, you can find tutorials on the web. You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.
[snip]

Mark

Good point! I went for several years with early versions of PSpice
using HAND-DRAWN schematics and typing in my own netlists ;-)

...Jim Thompson

 

[Joerg]

Hello Jim,

hello all
Can anyone recommend a beginning book for pspice software, I never
use it before and just get it installed, thanks a lot.
Cheers,
B

If you are new to Spice, you can find tutorials on the web. You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.

[snip]


Mark

Good point! I went for several years with early versions of PSpice
using HAND-DRAWN schematics and typing in my own netlists ;-)

Same here. Even when I had set up a reliable procedure to draw in OrCad
and export to a PSpice netlist I kept on typing netlists. It was often
faster to do that, especially with rapid changes. Well, I guess there
are similar reasons why I bought a stick-shift car.

 

[Jim Thompson]

Hello Jim,

[snip]

You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.
[snip]

Mark

Good point! I went for several years with early versions of PSpice
using HAND-DRAWN schematics and typing in my own netlists ;-)

Same here. Even when I had set up a reliable procedure to draw in OrCad
and export to a PSpice netlist I kept on typing netlists.

With PSpice Schematics it's trivial to save a version to return to
later. So I haven't done hand netlisting since around 1990.

It was often
faster to do that, especially with rapid changes. Well, I guess there
are similar reasons why I bought a stick-shift car.

Stick-shift vehicles are fun if you're drag-racing, but worthless in
snail-pace freeway traffic.

The Q45 has a manual-shift section in the "PRNDxxx" pattern that
allows clutchless/clickless manual shifting... 5-speeds, claimed for
mountain driving or slippery surfaces... seems perfect for drag-racing
to me ;-)

...Jim Thompson

 

[Joerg]

Hello Jim,

Hello Jim,

Jim Thompson wrote:

[snip]

You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.

[snip]


Mark

Good point! I went for several years with early versions of PSpice
using HAND-DRAWN schematics and typing in my own netlists ;-)

Same here. Even when I had set up a reliable procedure to draw in OrCad
and export to a PSpice netlist I kept on typing netlists.

With PSpice Schematics it's trivial to save a version to return to
later. So I haven't done hand netlisting since around 1990.

It was often
faster to do that, especially with rapid changes. Well, I guess there
are similar reasons why I bought a stick-shift car.

Stick-shift vehicles are fun if you're drag-racing, but worthless in
snail-pace freeway traffic.

Nah. They are also more fuel-efficient. Yesterday's trip to and from a
client was a nightmare. A slow crawl almost all the way. I could leave
it in 2nd most of the time :-(

The Q45 has a manual-shift section in the "PRNDxxx" pattern that
allows clutchless/clickless manual shifting... 5-speeds, claimed for
mountain driving or slippery surfaces... seems perfect for drag-racing
to me ;-)

Not being able to completely bypass the clutch/slippage in the automatic
transmission can cost you tens of milliseconds versus the competition.
Also, the flames coming off the exhaust could be less impressive for the
spectators

 

[Jim Thompson]

Hello Jim,

Hello Jim,

Jim Thompson wrote:



[snip]

You can
run a hand generated netlist in PSpice which will get you familiar
with Spice syntax. Highly recommended to learn the traditional way
before using schematic capture front-ends which make it easy to hide
what is happening.

[snip]


Mark

Good point! I went for several years with early versions of PSpice
using HAND-DRAWN schematics and typing in my own netlists ;-)

Same here. Even when I had set up a reliable procedure to draw in OrCad
and export to a PSpice netlist I kept on typing netlists.

With PSpice Schematics it's trivial to save a version to return to
later. So I haven't done hand netlisting since around 1990.

It was often
faster to do that, especially with rapid changes. Well, I guess there
are similar reasons why I bought a stick-shift car.

Stick-shift vehicles are fun if you're drag-racing, but worthless in
snail-pace freeway traffic.

Nah. They are also more fuel-efficient.

Nonsense. Modern day automatic transmissions don't use the always-on
"slush coupler" of years gone bye.

Yesterday's trip to and from a
client was a nightmare. A slow crawl almost all the way. I could leave
it in 2nd most of the time :-(



Not being able to completely bypass the clutch/slippage in the automatic
transmission can cost you tens of milliseconds versus the competition.
Also, the flames coming off the exhaust could be less impressive for the
spectators

Want to drag ? I'll beat you ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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Unfortunately they're now in the majority :-(

 

[Joerg]

Hello Jim,

Nonsense. Modern day automatic transmissions don't use the always-on
"slush coupler" of years gone bye.

Can't be nonsense. Whenever I looked at fuel efficiency claims (yes,
even by the mfgs) there was a marked drop for the automatic version.

Does your car crawl when you release the brake? If so that means it is
already burning more fuel per minute than mine while waiting at a
traffic light. The only way to get around this is to shift to N where
most modern cars reduce the idle throttle level so the RPM stays the
same as if it was in D. Older ones didn't even do that.

Want to drag ? I'll beat you ;-)

Not with my car. Not enough horses there. But we have a neighbor who
would take you up on that if enough $$ is bet. He is a professional drag
racer. 40ft aluminum toy hauler and the whole works.

 

[Jim Thompson]

Hello Jim,


Can't be nonsense. Whenever I looked at fuel efficiency claims (yes,
even by the mfgs) there was a marked drop for the automatic version.

Does your car crawl when you release the brake? If so that means it is
already burning more fuel per minute than mine while waiting at a
traffic light. The only way to get around this is to shift to N where
most modern cars reduce the idle throttle level so the RPM stays the
same as if it was in D. Older ones didn't even do that.


Not with my car. Not enough horses there. But we have a neighbor who
would take you up on that if enough $$ is bet. He is a professional drag
racer. 40ft aluminum toy hauler and the whole works.

If my youngest son was still alive(*), he'd take anyone on... with his
1500HP Mustang ;-)

(*) Died at age 33 from colon cancer, not from driving :-(

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Democrat is what we call our ignorant citizens
Unfortunately they're now in the majority :-(

 

[Joel Kolstad]

If my youngest son was still alive(*), he'd take anyone on... with his
1500HP Mustang ;-)

I bet he'd still want something other than a free beer as the prize... those
1500HP engines have a significant cost per mile to run!

 

[Jim Thompson]

I bet he'd still want something other than a free beer as the prize... those
1500HP engines have a significant cost per mile to run!

Certainly ;-)

We lucked out with that engine. It never got installed in the Mustang
before my son's death. Settling the estate, the machine shop that
built it to my son's specifications graciously took it back and
refunded the money.

...Jim Thompson

 

[Robert]

Certainly ;-)

We lucked out with that engine. It never got installed in the Mustang
before my son's death. Settling the estate, the machine shop that
built it to my son's specifications graciously took it back and
refunded the money.

...Jim Thompson

It might have been worth more when they took it back (being unused) than
when they sold it to him.

Robert