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SPICE Using LTSpice

SPICE Using LTSpice. Dr. Aslan Texas State university. Outline. Introduction to SPICE DC Analysis Transient Analysis AC Analysis Subcircuits Optimization Power Measurement. Introduction to SPICE. S imulation P rogram with I ntegrated C ircuit E mphasis

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SPICE Using LTSpice

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  1. SPICE Using LTSpice Dr. Aslan Texas State university

  2. Outline • Introduction to SPICE • DC Analysis • Transient Analysis • AC Analysis • Subcircuits • Optimization • Power Measurement

  3. Introduction to SPICE • Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis • Developed in 1970’s at Berkeley • Many commercial versions are available • HSPICE is a robust industry standard • Has many enhancements that we will use • Written in FORTRAN for punch-card machines • Circuits elements are called cards • Complete description is called a SPICE deck

  4. Writing Spice Decks • Writing a SPICE deck is like writing a good program • Plan: sketch schematic on paper or in editor • Modify existing decks whenever possible • Code: strive for clarity • Start with name, email, date, purpose • Generously comment • Test: • Predict what results should be • Compare with actual • Garbage In, Garbage Out!

  5. Some Facts and Rules about Spice • Spice is not case sensitive.  Rsource and RsOuRcE and RSOURCE are equivelent. • All element names must be unique.  You can't have two capacitors that both are named “C1”. • The first line in the data file is used as a title.  Spice will ignore this line as circuit data. Put your name and title. • There must be a node designated "0" (Zero).This is the reference node against which all voltages are calculated. • Each node must have at least two elements attached to it. • The last line in any data file must be ".END"  (a period followed by the word "end.") • All lines that are not blank (except for the title line) must have a character in column 1, the leftmost position on the line. • Use "*" (an asterisk) in column 1 in order to create a comment line. • Use "+" (plus sign) in column 1 in order to continue the previous line (for better readability of very long lines). • Use "." (period) in column 1 followed by the rest of the "dot command" to pass special instructions to the program. • Use the designated letter for a part in column 1 followed by the rest of the name for that part (no spaces in the part name). • Use "whitespace" (spaces or tabs) to separate data fields on a line. • Use ";" (semicolon) to terminate data on a line if you wish to add commentary information on that same line.

  6. Letter Element R Resistor C Capacitor L Inductor K Mutual Inductor V Independent voltage source I Independent current source M MOSFET D Diode Q Bipolar transistor W Lossy transmission line X Subcircuit E Voltage-controlled voltage source G Voltage-controlled current source H Current-controlled voltage source F Current-controlled current source SPICE Elements

  7. Units Ex: 100 femptofarad capacitor = 100fF, 100f, 100e-15

  8. Sources - DC <source name> <positive node> <negative node> <source model> • DC Source Vname N1 N2 Type Value Iname N1 N2 Type Value Vs 1 0 DC 20V Is 0 4 DC 50MA Va 42      DC 16.0V ; "V" after "16.0" is optionalvsqe qcdc 24m ; "QE" is +node & "qc" is -nodeVWX   23 14 18k ; "dc" not really neededvwx 14 23 DC -1.8E4 ; same as aboveVdep 15 27 DC 0V ; V-source used as ammeter

  9. Sources - AC • DC Source Vname n+ n-Type Value Phase (Deg) Iname n+ n- Type Value Phase (Deg) Vac   4   1    AC   120V    30Vba   2   5    AC   240               ; phase angle 0 degreesIx    3   6    AC   10.0A  -45        ; phase angle -45 degreesIsv  12   9    AC   25mA              ; 25 milliamps @ 0 degrees

  10. Sources – Dependent • Voltage controlled voltage source: Enamen+ n- nc+ nc- Voltage Gain Value Ebar17 8 42 18 24.0; gain is 24 efix3 1 0 11 -20.0; same as above Ellen 12 0 20 41 16.0 • Voltage controlled current source: Gname n+ n- nc+ nc- Value Glab  23   17     8     3    2.5G1    12    9     1     0    4E-2Grad  19   40     6    99    0.65Grad  19   40    99     6   -0.65 ; same as aboveGrad  40   19    99     6    0.65 ; etc.

  11. Sources – Dependent (cont.) • Current controlled voltage source: Hname N1 N2 Vcontrol Value Hvx  20  12  Vhx       50.0Vhx  80  76  DC        0V ; controls Hvx Hab  10   0  V20       75.0V20  15   5  DC        0V ; controls Hab HAL  20  99  Vuse      10.0Vuse  3   5  DC       20V ; actual voltage source • Current controlled current source: Fname N1 N2 Vcontrol Value Ftrn   81   19   Vctl         50.0Vclt   23   12   DC           0V ; controls Ftrn Fcur   63   48   Vx           20.0Vx     33   71   DC           0V ; controls Fcur F3      2    0   V1           15.0V1      3    1   DC           0V ; controls F3

  12. Sources – Pulse Vname n+ n- Pulse(V1 V2 Td Tr Tf Tw Period) V1 : Initial voltage V2 : Peak voltage Td : Initial delay time Tr : Rise time; Tf : Fall time; Tw : Pulse width Period : Period. Vs 1 0 Pulse(0V 10V 0 0.1 0.1 0.9 2) Vs 1 0 Pulse(0V 10V 0s 100ms 100ms 900ms 2s) Vs 1 0 Pulse(0 10 0 100m 100m 900m 2)

  13. Sources – Sinusoidal Vname n+ n- Sin(Vo Va fr Td Theta phase) Vname = Vo + Va e[-Theta.(t - Td)] sin[2pi.fr (t - Td) + (Phase/360)] Vo : Offset voltage in volt. Va : Amplitude in volt. fr: The frequency in Hz. Td : Delay in seconds Theta : Damping factor per second Phase : Phase in degrees Vs 1 0 SIN(2V 5V 2Hz 200ms 2Hz 30d) VG 1 2 SIN(5 10 50 0.2 0.1) VG2 3 4 SIN(0 10 50)

  14. Sources – Piecewise linear source Vname n+ n- PWL(T1 V1 T2 V2 T3 V3 ...) T1 : Time for the first point V1: Voltage for the first point T2 : Time for the second point V2 : Voltage for the second point Vgpwl 1 2 PWL(0 0 10U 5 100U 5 110U 0)

  15. Circuit analysis - .OP • .OP (Operating Point Analysis) Example_OP.CIRVs   1   0   DC   20.0V ; note the node placementsRa   1   2   5.0kRb   2   0   4.0kRc   3   0   1.0kIs   3   2   DC   2.0mA ; note the node placements.OP .END If you need some values use .PRINT DC V(3,2) I(Ra)

  16. Circuit analysis - .TRAN • .TRAN Transient Analysis  *      prt_stpt_maxprt_dlymax_stp .TRAN  20us     20ms   8ms       10us     UIC 1. The following example performs and prints the transient analysis every 1 ns for 100 ns. .TRAN 1NS 100NS 2. The following example performs the calculation every 10 ns for 1 µs; the initial DC operating point calculation is bypassed, and the nodal voltages specified in the .IC statement (or by IC parameters in element statements) are used to calculate initial conditions. .TRAN 10NS 1US UIC

  17. Circuit analysis - .TRAN Example_TRAN.cirRp   0   1   1.0Lp   1   0   8mH   IC=20ACp   1   0   10mF  IC=0V.TRAN 500us 100ms 0s 500us UIC.PROBE.END

  18. Data Transfer to MATLAB Change the file name. Keep the extension (mace it .xls if you want to open in excel) Assume I have the previous circuit Example_TRAN.cir. After you run Simulate now you can import your data to MATLAB for further analysis. In LTSpice go to File → Export Now you can open your MATLAB and relocate MATLAB directory where you saved “Example_ TRAN.txt” file. Highlight the data values (Transient analysis time will be added)

  19. Data Transfer to MATLAB (cont.) Now you can open your MATLAB and relocate MATLAB directory where you saved “Example_ TRAN.txt” file. In MATLAB command window type >> load Example_TRAN.txt will create and error. This is due to forst line of the txt file. MATLAB cannot read that first line as data. Delete that line and save your file. Do not forget the order of the columns. (1st Column is time, 2nd I(Cp) and 3rd one is I(Lp)) >> load Example_TRAN.txt In workspace of MATLAB you will see the loaded data. It hae 202 rows and 3 columns. Next step we will save the data as time, I(Cp) and I(Lp). Txt file xls file

  20. Data Transfer to MATLAB (cont.) In workspace of MATLAB you will see the loaded data. It hae 202 rows and 3 columns. Next step we will save the data as time, I(Cp) and I(Lp). >> t=Example_TRAN(:,1); %This will save t as time variable >> I_Cp=Example_TRAN(:,2); %This will save I_Cpas time I(Cp) >> I_Lp=Example_TRAN(:,3); %This will save I_Lpas time I(Lp) Your work place shoul look like this Now we can plot these >> >> plot (t, I_Cp, t,I_Lp)

  21. Circuit analysis - .AC * type #points  start stop.AC  LIN 160Hz 60Hz;   <== what we want now..AC  LIN 11100200;    <== a linear range sweep.AC  DEC 20 1Hz10kHz; <== a logarithmic range sweep .PRINT AC VM(30,9) VP(30,9); magnitude & angle of voltage.PRINT AC IR(Rx) II(Rx); real & imag. parts Rx current.PRINT AC VM(17) VP(17) VR(17) VI(17); the whole works on node 17

  22. Circuit analysis - .AC Example_AC.cir Vs 1 0 AC 120V 0 Rg 1 2 0.5 Lg 2 3 3.183mH Rm 3 4 16.0 Lm 4 0 31.83mH Cx 3 0 132.8uF .AC LIN 1 60 60 .PRINT AC VM(3) VP(3) IM(Rm) IP(Rm) IM(Cx) IP(Cx) .END

  23. Circuit analysis - .AC First-order low-pass RC filterVin 1  0 AC 1.0VRf  1  2 1.59Cf  2  0 100uF.AC DEC 20 100Hz 100kHz.PROBE.END Second-Order High-Pass Filter Vin 1 0 AC 10V Rf 1 2 4.0 CF 2 3 2.0uF Lf 3 0 127uH .AC DEC 20 100Hz 1MEG .PROBE .END

  24. Subcircuits Subcircuit Example No. 1*       name        nodelist.SUBCKT Example_1   5   12   18Iw   10   12   DC   10ARa    5   12   2.0Rb    5   13   5.0Rc   12   13   2.0Rd    5   18   8.0Re   13   18   3.0Rf   10   13   1.0Rg   10   18   6.0.ENDSVs    1    0   DC   50VRa    1    2   1.0  ; different from Ra aboveRb    3    4   3.0  ; different from Rb aboveRc    7    0  25.0  ; different from Rc aboveRd    6    0  45.0  ; different from Rd above*     nodelist      nameX1    2    7    3   Example_1X2    4    6    5   Example_1.END *       name        nodelist.SUBCKT Example_1   5   12   18Iw   10   12   DC   10ARa    5   12   5.0Rb    5   13   4.0Rc   12   13   2.0Rd    5   18   8.0Re   13   18   3.0Rf   10   13   1.0Rg   10   18   6.0.ENDS

  25. Subcircuits Subcircuit Example No. 2 - Inverting OpAmp.SUBCKT OpAmpp_inn_in com outEx   int   com   p_inn_in   1e5Rip_inn_in  500kRo   int   out   50.0.ENDSVg   1     0     DC      50mVRg   1     2     5kRf   2     3     50kRL   3     0     20kX1   0     2     0      3    OpAmp.END .SUBCKT OpAmpp_inn_in com out Ex int com p_inn_in 1e5 Rip_inn_in 500k Ro int out 50.0 .ENDS

  26. Circuit analysis Voltage Divider Circuit VCC4 0 DC 12V R1 4 1 10K R2 1 0 RMOD 1 .MODEL RMOD RES(R=1) .STEP RES RMOD(R) .1k, 15k, 1k RC 4 3 2.7K RE 2 0 1K Q1 3 1 2 Q2N3904 Model for 2N3904 NPN BJT (from Eval library in Pspice) .model Q2N3904 NPN(Is=6.734f Xti=3 Eg=1.11 Vaf=74.03 Bf=416.4 Ne=1.259 + Ise=6.734f Ikf=66.78m Xtb=1.5 Br=.7371 Nc=2 Isc=0 Ikr=0 Rc=1 + Cjc=3.638p Mjc=.3085 Vjc=.75 Fc=.5 Cje=4.493p Mje=.2593 Vje=.75 +Tr=239.5n Tf=301.2p Itf=.4 Vtf=4 Xtf=2 Rb=10) .OP .PRINT DC I(VCC) I(RC) .END

  27. Circuit analysis Voltage Divider Circuit VCC 4 0 DC 12V R1 4 1 10K R2 1 0 RMOD 1 .MODEL RMOD RES(R=1) .STEP RES RMOD(R) .1k, 15k, 1k RC 4 3 2.7K RE 2 0 1K Q1 3 1 2 Q2N3904 .include bjt.lib .OP .PRINT DC I(VCC) I(RC) .END

  28. Thevenin’s Theorem Thevenin Example No. 1 Vs 2 5 DC 100V Vc 2 3 DC 0V; controls Fx Fx 6 7 Vc 4.0; gain = 4 * n+ n- NC+ NC gain Ex 2 1 5 4 3.0; gain = 3 R1 3 4 5.0 R2 4 7 5.0 R3 5 4 4.0 R4 7 0 4.8 R5 5 6 1.0 R10 1 0 1MEG; satisfies PSpice * out_var input_source .TF V(1,0) Vs .END

  29. References • http://www.uta.edu/ee/hw/pspice/ • http://cmosedu.com/ • http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~jan/spice/spice.overview.html#Output

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