Re: [Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software
Hi Howard. I am looking for software (preferably Linux, open source) to model electronic circuitry. My primary interest is educational. I want to use the software to design and investigate circuits to better understand how they work. I may do a little design, as well. Does anyone have suggestions? Yes. How about ng-spice (Next Generation SPICE)? http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/ It's still a work-in-progress, but I've been able to get some meaningful simulations out of it under Linux. I have also found the following guides: http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/electricCircuits/Ref/REF_7.html http://newton.ex.ac.uk/teaching/CDHW/Electronics2/userguide/sec4.html very useful in running SPICE and in creating SPICE circuit files. 73, de John, KD2BD = Visit John on the Web at: http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software
On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 09:44:50AM -0800, Howard W. Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] appears to have written: I am looking for software (preferably Linux, open source) to model electronic circuitry. My primary interest is educational. I want to use the software to design and investigate circuits to better understand how they work. I may do a little design, as well. Does anyone have suggestions? Probably your most accessible open source/linux code will be SPICE3. You might be able to find an RPM or apt-get-able binary somewhere, or you can pull the sources down from Berserkely. http://infopad.eecs.berkeley.edu/~icdesign/SPICE/ ftp://ic.eecs.berkeley.edu/pub/Spice3/ On FreeBSD you can get this going just by cd /usr/ports/cad/spice; make install, but that probably won't help you. For schematic capture you might want to look at gEDA (gschem, gnetlist and other tools): http://www.geda.seul.org I've used gschem and gnetlist a little. They're not as easy to use as some of the commercial tools, but you can do quite a lot with them. There's another circuit simulator out there for linux and other platforms, but it's not yet open sourced and available only by special licensing. Hope to be able to say something different in a few months. -- Tom RussoKM5VY SAR502 DM64ux http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ Tijeras, NM QRPL#1592 K2#398 SOC#236 AHTB#1 http://www.qsl.net/~km5vy/ Abandon the search for Truth. Settle for a good fantasy. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software
I am looking for software (preferably Linux, open source) to model electronic circuitry. My primary interest is educational. I want to use the software to design and investigate circuits to better understand how they work. I may do a little design, as well. Does anyone have suggestions? HOWARD W. ASHCRAFT, Jr. Direct Dial: (415) 995-5073 [EMAIL PROTECTED] HANSON 333 Market Street, 23rd Floor BRIDGETTSan Francisco, CA 94105-2173 MARCUS Direct: (415) 995-5073 VLAHOS Main: (415) 777-3200 RUDY, LLP Fax: (415) 541-9366 This communication, including any attachments, is confidential and is protected by privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete all copies, electronic or other, you may have. The foregoing applies even if this notice is embedded in a message that is forwarded or attached. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software
Hi Howard, A very good circuit simulation program is Top Spice which you can get at: http://www.penzar.com/ The free demo version (no time limit) is quite useful. I use it all the time. The program is user friendly and the online help that comes with it is good. There are a lot of circuit models with it and you can get more from various semiconductor manufacturers. 73/ Bob - W5BIG - Original Message - From: Howard W. Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software I am looking for software (preferably Linux, open source) to model electronic circuitry. My primary interest is educational. I want to use the software to design and investigate circuits to better understand how they work. I may do a little design, as well. Does anyone have suggestions? HOWARD W. ASHCRAFT, Jr. Direct Dial: (415) 995-5073 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Circuit Simulation Software
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Howard W. Ashcraft wrote: I am looking for software (preferably Linux, open source) to model electronic circuitry. My primary interest is educational. I want to use the software to design and investigate circuits to better understand how they work. I may do a little design, as well. Does anyone have suggestions? Heh. I use SPICE, and I'm sure by now that there's a nice front-end for the thing. It's old and crusty and ran on IBMs when I first started using it. Used it to model CMOS timing the last time I had an EE job. For a lot leetnix software, you can check freshmeat.net, part of the OSTG (Open Source Technology Group?) like slashdot.org, etc. -- Hisashi T Fujinaka - [EMAIL PROTECTED] BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
