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Re: Piece-wise voltage signals

 

Hello,

You could use REPEAT ?with PWL or you could use a triggered V-source with PWL.

Please check the examples here.

Best regards,
Helmut

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Re: Group Milestone

 

Hello,

I am not an active member of the group, but I do monitor it and learn from it. I am grateful to the small number of active members who give so generously of their time and expertise. Thank you.


Piece-wise voltage signals

 

Hi guys,

First of all, congratulations on your recent milestone! I think I must have been very close to the exact 60000th member.. I have used LTSpice all the way through my education as an alternative to the prescribed SIMetrix (mostly due to running into their free node limit), and despite the steep learning curve, have found it an absolute joy to use and show off to my peers. So this is just a brief expression of appreciation to the developers, I don't understand how/if you make any money out of this and would be happy to contribute via a paypal donation (if such an option exists).

On to my question; I've been successfully create a custom signal for simulation using Excel to generate the points to a PWL file. What follows is a brief description of the signal (not that important, feel free to skip it).

The signal has a ramp up to a maximum voltage for the first section, then after a short delay drops sharply to a low voltage and holds for a short delay, then charges exponentially to a an intermediate voltage and holds for a short delay, then finally drops sharply to the low voltage again. The signal has a relatively long dead time in-between starting and repeating itself?

What I'd like to do, is write an exact formula for the above. So far I can write a formula for each single section and make that repeat itself, but I'm at a loss as to how to piece it all together.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

found in LTspice XVII Help/Introduction/Software Installation:

Windows XP users can run LTspice IV, which is still be available in observance of Linear Technology Corporation's zero obsolence tradition.

?1] LTspice IV is no longer updated.

Keep going!
Harald


BRF91 LTSPice Model

 

Hello

I need to BRF91 Ltspice model...

I found this topic:


but I can't find all parameters in its datasheet!


thanks



Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

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I'm not sure that bug fixes are 'updates' in the sense used in the XVII Help text. ?I suspect Mike E would want to fix a bug if one were found.

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With best wishes DESIGN IT IN! OOO ¨C Own Opinions Only

J M Woodgate and Associates Rayleigh England

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Subject: Re: [LTspice] Analog Devices to buy LT!

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That means no bug fixes to LTspice IV. So long as libraries remain compatible, including encrypted models, it should not be a big deal. Bug fixes have fallen to a very low level for IV in the last year or so, anyway and many of the ones that did happen, as I recall, were OS-related. So, if you use it on an OS that does not change (WinXP), there should be very little need for bug fixes.

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James Wagner

Oregon Research Electronics

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On Aug 14, 2016, at 9:00 PM, basier.philippe@... [LTspice] <LTspice@...> wrote:

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Hello

From LTspice XVII Help ("Software installation" section ) :

"?LTspice XVII runs on 32- or 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8, or 10. Windows XP is not supported. Windows XP users can run LTspice IV1, which is still be available in observance of Linear Technology Corporation's zero obsolence tradition.?"

"??? 1] LTspice IV is no longer updated?"

Regards
PhB

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Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

Jim,

I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment regarding LTspice IV and, furthermore, I fully expect Mike to eventually migrate over any of the new model enhancements that catch on (IGBTs, soft diode recovery and the state machine).? Model enhancement are just more model code that does not depend on new compilers or operating systems.? New enhancements to execution speed and efficiency for LTspice IV are not as likely, however.


---In LTspice@..., <wagnejam99@...> wrote :

That means no bug fixes to LTspice IV. So long as libraries remain compatible, including encrypted models, it should not be a big deal. Bug fixes have fallen to a very low level for IV in the last year or so, anyway and many of the ones that did happen, as I recall, were OS-related. So, if you use it on an OS that does not change (WinXP), there should be very little need for bug fixes.

Jim

James Wagner
Oregon Research Electronics



On Aug 14, 2016, at 9:00 PM, basier.philippe@... [LTspice] <LTspice@...> wrote:

Hello

From LTspice XVII Help ("Software installation" section ) :

"?LTspice XVII runs on 32- or 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8, or 10. Windows XP is not supported. Windows XP users can run LTspice IV1, which is still be available in observance of Linear Technology Corporation's zero obsolence tradition.?"

"??? 1] LTspice IV is no longer updated?"

Regards
PhB



Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

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That means no bug fixes to LTspice IV. So long as libraries remain compatible, including encrypted models, it should not be a big deal. Bug fixes have fallen to a very low level for IV in the last year or so, anyway and many of the ones that did happen, as I recall, were OS-related. So, if you use it on an OS that does not change (WinXP), there should be very little need for bug fixes.

Jim

James Wagner
Oregon Research Electronics



On Aug 14, 2016, at 9:00 PM, basier.philippe@... [LTspice] <LTspice@...> wrote:

Hello

From LTspice XVII Help ("Software installation" section ) :

"?LTspice XVII runs on 32- or 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8, or 10. Windows XP is not supported. Windows XP users can run LTspice IV1, which is still be available in observance of Linear Technology Corporation's zero obsolence tradition.?"

"??? 1] LTspice IV is no longer updated?"

Regards
PhB



Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

Hello

From LTspice XVII Help ("Software installation" section ) :

" LTspice XVII runs on 32- or 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8, or 10. Windows XP is not supported. Windows XP users can run LTspice IV1, which is still be available in observance of Linear Technology Corporation's zero obsolence tradition. "

" ?? 1] LTspice IV is no longer updated "

Regards
PhB


Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

 

> The error message with your original circuit is caused by the missing td or trise. Td or Trise is required for flipflops. Unfortunately this is not mentioned in the help.
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> Help -> Help Topics -> LTspice -> Circuit Elements -> A Special Functions

There is a passage there that mentions the state changes, but it refers to tripdt, not td, trise, tau or Rout/Cout:

"The gates and Schmitt trigger devices supply no timestep information to the simulation engine by default. That is, they don't look when they are about to change state and make sure there's a timestep close to either side of the state change. The instance parameter tripdt can be set to stipulate a maximum timestep size the simulator takes across state changes."

I think it's safe to say that the help is the least robust feature of LTspice, but maybe it's for the better: it makes you want to dig up for more. Or not. :-)

Vlad
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a universal analog/digital filter, block-level models
for power electronics (and not only), math blocks
with a more stream-lined approach, some digital
ADC, DAC, (synchronous-)counter, JKflop, etc.


Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

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It depends what you mean by 'support'. This list won't cease to support IV, and I don't suppose Mike E will, either. ?But it may be 'stabilized', i.e. not have any more improvements.

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J M Woodgate and Associates Rayleigh England

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From: LTspice@... [mailto:LTspice@...]
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 4:34 PM
To: LTspice@...
Subject: Re: [LTspice] Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

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Ah thank you. There was no annoucment at least to me updating my LTspice 4.

At least in LTspice 4 sometimes the change log doesn't show updates made
to the program.

Meanwhile I read all the messages subject:XVII from Helmut, Vlad and
analogspiceman. Is version 4 support ongoing?

- Henry

Vlad imbvlad@... [LTspice] schrieb:
>> I am not sure if Mike Engelhardt actually referred to this test version
> (when it was a test version) as being in alpha-test.
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> Me neither. I was just "reciting" what was (and still is) written in XVII's
> changelog. BTW, does anyone know if the changelog is written somewhere
> else, if at all? It seems to be untouched after every update.


Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

Hello Henry,

>??Is version 4 support ongoing?

At the moment LTspiceIV and LTspiceXVII provides the same number of symbols and jig-files. Thus we can assume that both versions have exactly the same models so far. This may change in the long run, but I am sure this will then be announced.

Best regards,
Helmut?
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Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

ehydra
 

Ah thank you. There was no annoucment at least to me updating my LTspice 4.

At least in LTspice 4 sometimes the change log doesn't show updates made to the program.

Meanwhile I read all the messages subject:XVII from Helmut, Vlad and analogspiceman. Is version 4 support ongoing?

- Henry


Vlad imbvlad@... [LTspice] schrieb:

I am not sure if Mike Engelhardt actually referred to this test version
(when it was a test version) as being in alpha-test.
Me neither. I was just "reciting" what was (and still is) written in XVII's
changelog. BTW, does anyone know if the changelog is written somewhere
else, if at all? It seems to be untouched after every update.


Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

 

Hello,

The error message with your original circuit is caused by the missing td or trise. Td or Trise is required for flipflops. Unfortunately this is not mentioned in the help.

Help -> Help Topics -> LTspice -> Circuit Elements -> A Special Functions

Best regards,
Helmut



Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

Gunoi Nare
 

Thank you Helmut. but Again, What has to do the actual error with the displayed message and how shell I guess the connection . Do you see my point?

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From: "helmutsennewald@... [LTspice]"
To: LTspice@...
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 8:00 AM
Subject: [LTspice] Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

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Hello,

I don't see your file in the Files-section.
Please upload it to this place below.


Best regards,
Helmut
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Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

 

Hello,

Flipflops require a value td or trise. Therefore right mouse click on the flipflop. A dialog window will pop-up. Enter the following in SpiceLine.

td=5n

See my uploaded example "DFF 1a.asc".
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One can add the options in line Value, Value2, SpiceLine, SpiceLine2.

There are many more parameters for digital devices like
Vhigh, Vlow, Ref, Trise, Tfall, Td ....
Vhigh is the output high level, Ref is the input threshold voltage

Please take a look to this example for the options.

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?Best regards,
Helmut

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Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

 

Well I get an upload window on Windows/10 in IE, Chrome, Firefox and even Edge!.

Are you signed into Yahoo with an account enrolled to the group?

Dave

From: LTspice@... [mailto:LTspice@...]
Sent: 14 August 2016 12:06
To: LTspice@...
Subject: Re: [LTspice] Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP





The UPLOAD BUTTON is not working on this link. Clicking on it nothing happens.
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From: "helmutsennewald@... [LTspice] <mailto:helmutsennewald@...%20[LTspice]> " <LTspice@... <mailto:LTspice@...> >
To: LTspice@... <mailto:LTspice@...>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 8:00 AM
Subject: [LTspice] Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP


Hello,

I don't see your file in the Files-section.
Please upload it to this place below.

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Best regards,
Helmut


Re: Analog Devices to buy LT!

 

On 8/13/16 10:13 AM, 'John Woodgate' jmw1937@... [LTspice] wrote:

Alpha software versions are private trial versions. Beta versions are for public trial.

Note quite in my experience, there are public and private betas for different products.


Alpha is the first round of testing while the product is still under development. Often there are significant missing features and numerous known bugs in the alpha version, but parts are working well enough to get feedback. Because of the issues, Alpha testing tends to be confined to people close to the developer.

Beta is a second round of testing. At the Beta level, the product is largely feature complete, although for larger products, there may be some sub sections of the product which may still really be at the Alpha level. Generally there are few to no 'show stopper' bugs, and the product is basically usable, but maybe not reliable. Beta testing can be sent to a wide audience, looking for bug reports and usability issues.

At the end of the Beta cycle you get Release Candidates, which are feature complete, and generally believed bug free, and are looking for extensive testing to find any latent bugs.

When a Release Candidate passes Quality, it becomes the Released Version.


--
Richard Damon


Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

Gunoi Nare
 

The UPLOAD BUTTON is not working on this link. Clicking on it nothing happens.
G



From: "helmutsennewald@... [LTspice]"
To: LTspice@...
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 8:00 AM
Subject: [LTspice] Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

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Hello,

I don't see your file in the Files-section.
Please upload it to this place below.


Best regards,
Helmut
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Re: My DFF FLIPs but it does not want to FLOP

 

Hello,

I don't see your file in the Files-section.
Please upload it to this place below.


Best regards,
Helmut

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