Pspice runs any circuit that spice2 can run, with these exceptions. Commands differences between pspice and berkeley spice2 differences between pspice and berkeley spice2 the version of spice2 referred to is spice2g. Select the type of analysis to be performed based on the problem being posed. Introduction to orcad capture and pspice notes for demonstrators professor john h. Files needed for simulation on page 1 10 describes the files used to pass information between orcad programs. Pspice quick reference pspice toolbars july 2005 9 product version 10. Select next on this screen and the following screens until installation is complete. Cdroms with the installation software are available from the instrument room. Check capture, pspice, and layout in the installation process. Pspice schematics is a schematic capture frontend program with a direct interface to pspice. Spice quick reference sheet the general anatomy of a.
You can access this tutorial from help learning orcad capture from the orcad capture window. Included in this manual are detailed command descriptions, startup option definitions, and a pspice your microsoft windows users guide. Cadence pspice technology offers more than 33,000 models covering various types of devices that are included in the pspice software. Xiong this tutorial will guide you through the creation and analysis of a simple mosfet circuit in pspice schematic. The installation file a 28mb executable zip comes with guides. To help you learn and use layout efficiently, this manual is organized by tasks, in a linear flow that mimics the board design process. The sections describe general purpose syntax used for such operations as device. Little has changed in the basic functionality of capture and pspice since version 9. Input is a sinusoidal voltage with the peak value of 10v and the frequency of 1khz, i. Only the pspice guide is a 10mb, 436 page pdf manual. Below are found brief descriptions regarding pspice commands and syntax. Orcadpspice manual izmir university of economics 3 b schematic editor a simple voltage divider fig.
Create a new pspice project or use the resistor project from chapter 1 as. And pspice is a product of the orcad corporation and the student version we are using is. This manual documents spicebased circuit syntax that is supported by multisims netlist parser. Electrical and computer engineering outline introduction installation prepare a circuit for simulation. This documentation applies to the firsttime users of the pspice simulation software, in particular the demo version. Pdf graph indicates that text is a menu or button command, dialog box option, column or graph. Use the program as a generalpurpose schematic capture program with an integrated simulator. Orcad layout users guide ix about this manual the orcad layout users guide is a comprehensive manual that contains all of the procedures you need for designing boards using orcad layout. Pspice simulates the circuit, and calculates its electrical characteristics. Running pspice from schematics and choosing an analysis type. Pspice student is an analog circuit simulator that was specially designed for electrical engineering students in need of simulating circuits and of solving circuitsrelated calculations. Menu names are in red and text boxes inside dialog boxes are in orange. Pspice ad manual and examples program the circuit and.
Pspice is the most prominent commercial version of spice, initially developed by microsim 1984, but now owned by cadence design system. Basic knowledge in electronic circuitry is required. In one environment, you can do all of the following using pspice schematics. A quick guide to using pspice 9 florida institute of. Simulation command line specification format xxiii.
Historically this was a separate application but it is now integrated with pspice. Page 283 adding and defining stimulus if you want the. Pspice is now a component of the orcad product family. Pspice advanced analysis users guide 15 1 introduction. This manual contains the reference material needed when working with special circuit analyses in pspice. Download pspice for free and get all the cadence pspice models. Also pspice is a simulation program that models the behavior of a circuit. Draw an electronic circuit on the computer using capture. Inside this manual this manual contains the chapters described below. Each example involves the following list of file extensions that are necessary for a capture pspice project. This manual contains the reference material needed when working with special circuit analyses in pspice ad. The use of pspice in the analysis of an electric circuit, network, or system requires the following steps. If we need a graphical output, pspice can transfer its data to the probe program for graphing purposes.
Pspice command syntax for scheduling parameter changes. The publication may be used only in accordance with a written agreement between cadence and its customer. Defining stimuli 1 place stimulus part instances from the symbol set. Pspice defaults to the 9th harmonic unless you specify otherwise.
After preparing a design for simulation, orcad capture generates a circuit file set, which contains the circuit netlist and analysis commands. This is often used to plot transistor characteristics, such as the drain current ids versus the drainsource voltage vds for different gate voltages vgs. To install pspice from the cd rom, insert the cd into the computer. Pspice runs an ac analysis over the range of 1 hz to 1 mhz with 20. Type in the new name, in this case vin, and select ok. Using pspice with other orcad programs on page 1 9 presents the highlevel simulation design flow. Since this is a new version of the program we have not determined which. Analyse its behaviour with probe, which can produce a range of plots. If this is disabled, the param symbols will be local to the subcircuit in which they occur.
This section also introduces the things you can do to customize where and how pspice finds simulation information. The circuit diagram below is what you will build in pspice. Pspice reference guide june 2004 9 product version 10. A quick guide for pspice university of mississippi. From the pspice menu, choose run to run the analysis. Pspice command summary below are found brief descriptions regarding pspice commands and syntax.
How to use this online manual how to print this online manual xiv how to print this online manual you can print any portion of this manual, or the entire book, to keep as a printed reference. This can be done as followsdc srcname1 start stop step srcname2 start stop step example. You can practice what youve learned by going through the tutorials specially designed exercises that interact directly with capture. Some commands are used so often that they have buttons and keyboard shortcuts as well. Install orcad program on your computer from your own cd. Pspice reference guide october 2012 3 product version 16. Pspice reference guide july 2005 11 product version 10.
It should not be understood either as a training manual or as a complete operating manual. For descriptions of the other manuals in the hspice documentation set, see the next section, the. This manual is not a book about learning spice usage, however the novice. Included in this manual are detailed command descriptions, startup option definitions, and a list of supported devices in the digital and analog device libraries. This manual generally follows the conventions used in the microsoft windows users guide. In the analysis we will be finding the id current and the vds voltage at the given values of vdd and vgs. Contents how to use this online manual how to print this online manual xii welcome xiii overview xiv typographical conve. Using the create subcircuit format netlist command capture only. In the analysis we will find the id current and the vds voltage at the given values of vdd and vgs.
Param commands to be made global in scope, check the make. Pspice ad reference guide montana state university. The results are formulated into meaningful graphical. These are instructions on how to duplicate the pspice. All notes are in green and all dialog box titles are in purple. Pspice schematics is just one element in our total solution design flow. Introduction to orcad capture and pspice notes for. Feed the simulator with a handcrafted netlist or a foreign netlist generated with a different schematic capture tool. The linked sites, articles and presented information are provided as a useful insight to help you decide on the type of engineering expert you might need. Pspice reference guide june 2003 9 product version 10. For more details, read the spice or pspice manual which accompanies your program or other reference texts. Instruction set for simulating power electronics using.
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