Basic circuit simulation with ltspice technical articles. Since the amplitude of the voltage is 10 and the amplitude of the current is 4ma, the current looks like a flat line. Most typically, we will use a voltage source with an amplitude of 1 v. Apply any lessons you learned from lab 2 in your design. V1 first voltage v2 second voltage td initial delay tr absolute rise time tf absolute fall time pw pulse width per period to simulate a step response, we use a vpulse source set to v10v, v21v, td0, tr1ps, tf1ps, pw1s, and. A highinput resistance differential amplifier for future use in this lab.
Place a differential voltage marker on node a and b, pspice markers voltage differential. Voltage and current probes or markers on phase a figure 16. Demo versions of the software can be downloaded free from. But the voltage probes with the no simulation data for marker warning remain grayed out.
Fet feedback amplifier consider the simple fet feedback amplifier in figure 3. We use probes to generate the frequency response plots, which show up in separate windows. How do i calculate the voltage drop across a resistor. You can either select the current and multiply it by or plot it on a separate y axis. Voltage differential marker select pspicemarkersvoltage differential or click voltage differential marker.
Pspice lite version, which can be used by students comes with full functionality of the software. Spice is a program developed by the ee department at the university of california at berkeley for computer simulation of analog circuits. Brief spice tutorial national institute of technology. Hi, i have a strange problem with pspice, it always shows after successful attempts, the simulation program stops working and all voltages markers turns to gray and cant see any results any more. Connor summer 2000 fields and waves i we want to produce the image shown above as a screen capture or below as the schematic of this circuit. If i create a new project, make a schematic, and do a bias point simulation, the markers work fine. Cadence pspice is software that allows you to perform circuit analysis by literally. First, we will make our own model, using the standard twoport description of an ampli. Organized into 22 chapters, each with exercises at the end, it explains how to start capture and set up the project type and libraries for pspice. Follow the below steps to get voltage across any component in ltspice. Only operation allowed on markers are to move or delete. Double click on the text 0vdc to change the voltage, set it to 10vdc construct this circuit by selecting the analog library and placing two resistors, which appear in the part. Pspice utilizes the implied 1 and 2 ends for it s handling of current directions and voltage polarities, for example, it represents current as entering a device from its 1 end and leaving its 2 end, and it represents a positive voltage at its 1 end with respect to its 2 end.
Some steps are difficult to explain succinctly in writing, so expect to ask for help from the course staff or to look things up in the orcad manuals. The vpulse source has 7 parameters affecting the waveform. Pspice for circuit theory and electronic devices mafiadoc. However, if i change the schematic and run the simulation again, the marker values do not change. Pspice tutorial create a new project and select analog or mixed ad. Calculate the cmrr from these results and compare with the results of part b. This automatically plots nodes with voltage or current markers on them. Orcad systems corporation was a software company that made orcad, a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation eda. Brief spice tutorial ece 3110, university of utah, fall 2002 by now, you have used spice in at least one other class. When i simulate power electronic circuits in pspice i got large.
I am new to pspice and im having problems with the voltagecurrent markers. A capture pspice primer for elec2210 fall 2010 class. Graph data after adding current marker to your schematic, click run and view simulation results to view the graph. Historically this was a separate application but it is now integrated with pspice. Orcad pspice probing issue no simulation data for marker. Place the voltage and voltage differential markers on the circuit as shown in figure 2.
Pspice is a computeraided simulation program that enables you to design a circuit and then simulate the design on a computer. Personal simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis. Display measurement of dc differential voltage in pspice. Fraser, rev 401 pspice ad is a highend, industrialstrength cad package. After simulation, pspice automatically plots in pspice, a current marker has to be added to a terminal e. Okay, so after creating some other new project, i resolved the issue, although the voltage marker is bugged and i cant edit properties or rename it.
Add markers voltage differential voltage power current dissipation. Voltage differential marker select pspice markers current into pin, and. In order for pspice to simulate your circuit, it must have a zero node for a ground. Sep 07, 2016 in this video series, you will use orcad lite 17. Pspice web portal provides extensive model library of more than 33,000 pspice models which are also easily available with the pspice lite download. Adding a new component model to your pspice software. Add a component add a resistor press r or click the resistor button to insert a resistor. Your highest output voltage is not being displayed. The tutorial starts under the assumption that the demo version of pspice is installed on your computer. Double click on the voltage source to bring up the dialogue box. The same ohms law as discussed in the previous tutorial applies on the ac voltage also, the presence of a resistor changes the value of the current accordingly with the resistor if the voltage is kept constant. Equivalent to the voltage differential command on the markers menu on the pspice menu. The voltage markers display the voltage at the node and the voltage differential markers compute the difference in voltage between two points with the positive and negative markers. Cadence pspice technology offers more than 33,000 models covering various types of devices that are included in the pspice software.
Some students may have experience using only the schematic capture version of pspice, but this. Pspice probe enables designers to make complex measurements, crossprobe, and view waveforms in multiple plots and allows the choice of an expanded set of mathematical functions to apply to simulation output variables. Differential amplifier using pspice all about circuits. Pspice ad reference guide montana state university. These instructions are designed only to help you get started.
The polarities in both the half cycles will be different from each other. Note that in this submenu you can make selections of adding voltage, differential voltage, and current markers, along with some additional secondary options. But i soon found it useless, because i didnt get what i wanted the voltage difference drawn on the screen like other dcvalues as shown. Smallsignal circuit with return path broken and test voltage driving amplifier at the break.
Note that you should run your simulation again every time you add or remove probes. The idea i had to achieve this, is to use voltage differential markers vdm. In its original form you tell spice what elements are in the circuit resistors, capacitors, etc. On the schematic, click the enable bias voltage display button to see all the dc voltages in the circuit as shown below. Vmid entry, or add a voltage marker pspicemarkersvoltage level to the mid net. Nov 27, 2017 this tutorial is a part of power electronics lab session. Finally, we use a model for the 741 opamp, also provided with pspice. This is an overview of ac and dc simulation, as well as how to analyze output signals.
Orcad pspice probing issue no simulation data for marker home. A quick guide to using pspice 9 florida institute of. In fact, well return to this concept of node m versus node n several times. About your first issue you may have created multiple schematics and you are operating on other schematic the one which is not part of simulation profile. Spice tutorial purdue engineering purdue university. Pspice is a simulation program that models the behavior. The simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis spice became an industry standard for circuit simulation.
Perform an internet search using pspice voltage differential marker. Pspice provides a free student version of its program which can be. Im running a simple bias point analysis in orcad capture cis pspice. With an applicationdriven approach to design, our software, hardware, ip, and services help. A dc sweep will apply multiple values to a voltage, or current, source.
To open orcad capture go to programs and select orcad. Pspice model library includes parameterized models such as bjts, jfets, mosfets, igbts, scrs, discretes, operational amplifiers, optocouplers, regulators, and pwm controllers from various ic vendors. If you using cadence design systems orcad or allegro software and you are placing voltage markers probes via the schematic capture window, there is a voltage differential marker on the toolbar. Capture 16p2 tutorial basics for simple resistor circuits for thad. Whereas a chargemeter and fluxmeter needed for 6 and 7, respectively, are constructed using sensing elements and integrators, whose details are illustrated on the relevant figures.
You show 8 testpoints on your schematic, but you only show 7 traces on the plot. Voltage and current markers are used to probe the voltage or current. To observe the input voltage waveforms, place the voltage markers on top of each vsin symbol on your schematic. Select pspice markersvoltage differential or click voltage differential marker. I am new to pspice and im having problems with the voltage current markers. Adding voltage marker to a node or current marker to terminal of a part click on the voltage marker icon, then place it on r1, we want to observe voltage here. Orcad tutorial simulating the circuit parallel systems. Obviously, the ordering of the nodes is quite important. Analog design and simulation using orcad capture and pspice provides stepbystep instructions on how to use the cadenceorcad family of electronic design automation software for analog design and simulation. Davies september 18, 2008 abstract this handout explains how to get started with cadence orcad to draw a circuit schematic capture and simulate it using pspice. Advanced marker you can also place various markers from the menu as follows. In the measurement procedure for 5, the voltage and current markers, already existing within the structure of pspice, are used. Voltage markers can be placed on any wire and they will give the voltage at that node with relation to ground.
Place the part by clicking in the schematic, and then press escape to stop placing dc sources. Analyse its behaviour with probe, which can produce a range of plots. Introduction to orcad capture and pspice professor john h. In the part list, select the part vdc and then click the place part button or hit enter.
Voltage differential marker places a voltage differential marker on the schematic page. Cadence pspice ad circuit simulation cadence is transforming the global electronics industry through a vision called eda360. A visual tutorial for schematics njit ece undergraduate. I ascended down the block then tried isolating the inputs making them floating and applied 5vdc to one of the l298 block inputs to see if i get 5v inside the block as well as outside, no dice. Cannot add voltage marker or current marker pspice. Abstract pspice for circuit theory and electronic devices is one of a series of five pspice books and introduces the latest cadence orcad pspice version 10. Analog design and simulation using orcad capture and pspice, second edition provides stepbystep instructions on how to use the cadenceorcad family of electronic design automation software for analog design and simulation. Basic screen there are three windows that are opened. There are examples of all four types of standard simulation and a selection of different plots. It would be pleasing to have pspice measure this voltage or any differential dc voltage for us. Analog design and simulation using orcad capture and pspice. Select pspicemarkerscurrent into pin or click current marker to place the current marker. Then we will use a nearlyideal model provided with pspice.
The purpose of this note is to show how such a dc voltmeter can be easily built in pspice. Ltspice guide click on the swcad iii shortcut created by the software installation. In this case, the voltage divider gives you 2v for vout. Draw an electronic circuit on the computer using capture. One problem though, pspice ploted the current and the voltage on the same axis. Circuit with bias voltage display enabled on the schematic, click the.
Select the directory to install the software, the default is recommended. Pspice all currents and voltages in pspice and schematics obey the passive sign convention shown in figure 1. In capture, from the pspice menu, point to markers and choose voltage differential. Designers can create plot window templates and use them to easily make complex measurements by simply placing markers directly.
However, unless we tear into the internals of the mathematical description or do some experimentation, we dont know how the model handles other nonideal effects, like slew rate, gainbandwidth, etc. Run the simulation and right click on the component net to set as one reference point like. Simulation of a circuit in pspice to find the voltage, current, and power at any point and component in a schematic. It would be pleasing to have pspice measure this voltage or any differential dc. Move the cursor to the value input box and type in 10, since it is a 10v source.
Jul 30, 2015 basic circuit simulation with ltspice july 30, 2015 by trevor gamblin ltspice is a versatile, accurate, and free circuit simulator available for windows and mac. The voltage markers must be connected to a wire or node. To delete the vin trace, click the text, vin, located under the plots xaxis, and then. Click on it and place it on the node or line in circuit where you want to mark voltage.
In order to determine the differential gain in theory or in pspice, you must put in a pure differential. A key part of using op amps in pspice is in choosing a model for the op amp. This manual has comprehensive reference material for all of the pspice circuit analysis applications, which include. Place voltage, voltage differential, current, and power markers from the toolbar where needed. This tutorial will focus on the usage of input files for netlists. A new window pop up with the pspice project type, select create a blank project and click ok. As this is one of its main purposes, it is used extensively by electronic design engineers for building a circuit and then testing out how that circuit will simulate.
Neither has any load so we are both looking at electrostatic voltage. The aim is to find the lowfrequency, opencircuit, transresistance gain of this circuit g vout i in using the asymptotic gain model. The voltage across the element is defined positive at node m with respect to node n. Notice that the magnitude of the total input voltage across the differential input is twice that at either single input. One can move these marker to another netspinpart in circuit. How to build and simulate a simple circuit in pspice. The software is used mainly by electronic design engineers and electronic technicians to create electronic schematics, perform mixedsignal simulation and electronic prints for manufacturing printed circuit boards. Use the schematic and penandpaper calculations to design a circuit with a differential voltage gain of 5 vv for sinusoidal differential inputs with 200 mv pp amplitude. The probe window in pspice window will appear displaying the differential voltage between nodes a and b. You can also delete an individual trace by selecting its name in the trace legend and then pressing d. Pspice designer, pspice designer plus, modelling application, pspice part search symbol viewer, pspice report, associate pspice model, new delay functions for behavioural simulation models, new models, support for negative values in hysteresis voltage and threshold voltage.
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