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PSPICE for Windows SPICE - S imulation P rogram with I ntegrated C ircuit E mphasis Developed by EE and Computer Science departments at UC Berkeley Computer-Aided circuit analysis and design tool capable of performing several different types of analysis, including dc, ac, and transient analysis PSPICE is PC-SPICE, or SPICE for the personal computer, is a comprehensive software system sold by Microsim (now a part of OrCAD) which includes several different components A free evaluation copy can be ordered on CD-ROM or downloaded from the following site: http://www.pspice.com/ PSPICE – Windows Version

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PSPICE for Windows

SPICE - Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis

Developed by EE and Computer Science departments at UC Berkeley

Computer-Aided circuit analysis and design tool capable of performing several different types of analysis, including dc, ac, and transient analysis

PSPICE is PC-SPICE, or SPICE for the personal computer, is a comprehensive software system sold by Microsim (now a part of OrCAD) which includes several different components

A free evaluation copy can be ordered on CD-ROM or downloaded from the following site:

http://www.pspice.com/

PSPICE – Windows Version

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Starting PSPICE

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Starting PSPICE

Schematics is a schematic capture tool which allows a user to describe a circuit graphically. In addition, the various analysis options and other tools can be launched from Schematics.

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Several example circuits will be used to demonstrate how to use Schematics and PSICE to analyze circuits.

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Example 1

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New (blank) Schematic diagram

Navigation bars

Menu Bar

Message Area

Tool Bar Parts List

Schematics Window

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Saving Files

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(Draw - Get New Part)

Get Part

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VCVS

CCVS

VCCS

CCCS

Placing Parts

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Double-click the part value to edit

Use CNTRL-R to rotate partsEditing Parts

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Use the wire tool to connect components

Connecting Parts

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DC (Bias point) analysis solves for node voltages and branch currents

DC Sweep will iterate through a range of DC values

Analyzing A Circuit

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Simulate

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Turns on/off current display

The direction of the current will be displayed for the selected element

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Voltage Marker

Current Marker

Voltage and current markers can be used to indicate specific voltages and currents to display, especially when using Probe to run a DC sweep.

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