Yes, Electric will load LTSpice XVII raw files now. The checkbox "Use newer LTSpice XVII" has to be selected in "Spice/CDL" Preferences. Also, you currently have to build and run the source code from the repository trunk to have this new feature. The repository is at:
http://savannah.gnu.org/svn/?group=electric Sections 1-4 in the Electric manual contain additional information about the Electric source code: https://www.staticfreesoft.com/jmanual/index.html You might not always see attachments in the daily Topic digest emails such that you would need to view the Google Group forum post in a web browser. See if you can see the attachments by going to the following link: https://groups.google.com/g/electricvlsi/c/DrrCDIfaJM0/m/jSpD5u-IBAAJ On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 12:33:18 AM UTC-7 Alexandre Rusev wrote: > > Do you mean that you fixed issue with unicode characters in the new > version LTSpice raw file? > (I don't see attachemnts in you message) > > Attaching to this message the manual on using Eclipse with Electric > sources > Eclipse-GNU-Electric.pdf > > > > <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=1bf1ded989&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r8475255077721513916&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_kizo6mru0> > > > > <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=1bf1ded989&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r8475255077721513916&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_kizo6mru0> > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:30 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [email protected] >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/topics> >> Google >> Groups >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> >> >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> >> >> Topic digest >> View all topics >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/topics> >> >> >> - Netlist (.net) in Electric VLSI >> <#m_1683013839849772157_m_4559548791498062913_group_thread_0> - 2 >> Updates >> >> Netlist (.net) in Electric VLSI >> <http://groups.google.com/group/electricvlsi/t/ebac20c87da24cd?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> >> >> Gavin <[email protected]>: Dec 21 02:27AM -0800 >> >> Developer(s) and Steve, >> >> 1. I'm looking at the Electric Eclipse usage instructions at: >> https://www.staticfreesoft.com/jmanual/mchap01-04-05.html >> >> Do you have steps that you can share on how you create the >> electric-9.08d.jar and electricBinary-9.08d.jar from the current trunk >> source code with Eclipse as I'm not seeing that in the instructions? >> >> 2. Can you test and incorporate the attached RawSpiceOut.java into the >> savannah repository for Electric, if you like how it works for plotting >> LTspice XVII raw data with Write Spice Deck, refer to the attached "Plot >> LTSPICE XVII raw with Electric.pdf"? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Gavin >> >> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:42:05 PM UTC-7 Gavin wrote: >> >> Gavin <[email protected]>: Dec 21 10:22PM -0800 >> >> Steve, >> >> Thanks for this improvement. >> >> You're welcome. Though, there may be a small bug with it that I have been >> unable to determine the exact cause and solution for. Sometimes it has >> crashed on stopProgressDialog() in the Stimuli processInput function of >> RawSpiceOut.java. Sometimes a workaround is to run it multiple times >> until >> the Waveforms window comes up and restarting Eclipse sometimes may have >> helped. I haven't tried making a jar file to see if there is a relation >> to >> use of the Eclipse IDE environment or not. >> >> I'm not really happy that you have to place a dummy file somewhere to >> tell >> Electric what is going on. It should really be a preference. So I changed >> it. >> >> Yeah, I was also thinking about a checkbox in "Spice/CDL" Preferences but >> due to my lack of experience with the Electric code base I wasn't sure >> how >> complex the programming for it would be. So I went with the simple dummy >> file approach looking for advice, but thanks for implementing the >> checkbox. >> >> New code is in the repository. Now, in the "Spice/CDL" Preferences, there >> is a checkbox "Use newer LTSpice XVII" which you must check to make your >> code active. No empty files are necessary. >> >> Thanks for putting the new code in the repository, the new option in >> "Spice/CDL" looks nice: >> >> [image: New_Spice-CDL_window.png] >> >> Also, I have attached the Ant build file that assembles a working version >> of Electric with all the bells and whistles. >> >> Thanks for sending the buildPublicWithExtras.xml file for Ant from the >> packaging folder [ >> http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/electric/trunk/electric/packaging/ ]. >> >> I will read more about Ant in the Electric manual >> >> https://www.staticfreesoft.com/jmanual/mchap01-04-03.html >> >> https://www.staticfreesoft.com/jmanual/mchap01-04-02.html >> >> and on the Internet. >> >> Of note, in the "Building Electric from Source Code with Eclipse.pdf" >> previously sent, I have discovered that it is the installation of Scala >> IDE >> 4.7.x that currently breaks the "New launch configuration" in the Run >> Configuration. So the "Add Scala IDE to Eclipse" section can be skipped. >> >> Gavin >> >> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 3:27:55 AM UTC-7 Gavin wrote: >> >> Back to top <#m_1683013839849772157_m_4559548791498062913_digest_top> >> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this >> group. You can change your settings on the group membership page >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/join> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Electric VLSI Editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/electricvlsi/87b104a5-2296-4ee8-80f0-33958ddeadfen%40googlegroups.com.
