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H. S.

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,

I am thinking of using electronic circuits design and analysis tools in
Linux. So far I have discovered that there is geda which in conjunction
with ngspice/spice/LTspice can be used to draw and simulate circuits.

What do others use nowadays on Linux? My main objectives are to prepare
small problems for a basics circuits course and plot various signals.
The circuits may consist of resistors, capacitors, sources and op-apms.
Which applications or packages should I look for?

This is my first try at any something like this in Linux, so pardon me
if my question is too general. Even though I have an engineering
background and I am familiar with Linux and programming, I just haven't
tried my hand at EDA in Linux so far.

->HS
 
M

Mac

Jan 1, 1970
0
Hi,

I am thinking of using electronic circuits design and analysis tools in
Linux. So far I have discovered that there is geda which in conjunction
with ngspice/spice/LTspice can be used to draw and simulate circuits.

What do others use nowadays on Linux? My main objectives are to prepare
small problems for a basics circuits course and plot various signals.
The circuits may consist of resistors, capacitors, sources and op-apms.
Which applications or packages should I look for?

This is my first try at any something like this in Linux, so pardon me
if my question is too general. Even though I have an engineering
background and I am familiar with Linux and programming, I just haven't
tried my hand at EDA in Linux so far.

->HS

Take a look here:
http://opencollector.org/summary.php#Spice

or just at opencollector in general.

--Mac
 
R

Robert Latest

Jan 1, 1970
0
What do others use nowadays on Linux?

Spice. I once even made a simple Perl tool that made Spice
netlists from Eagle netlists, but I lost it (it was just a
screenful of code).

My main objectives are to prepare
small problems for a basics circuits course and plot various signals.
The circuits may consist of resistors, capacitors, sources and op-apms.
Which applications or packages should I look for?

I think Spice 3f5 is the latest version. It is ancient code and
therefore a bit of a hassle to get to compile and run on modern
platforms. I'm running Debian, and someone has already made the
effort to create a Debianized source package which installs
quirk-free. I can't give you details though, I'd have to
re-google the information.
This is my first try at any something like this in Linux, so
pardon me if my question is too general. Even though I have an
engineering background and I am familiar with Linux and
programming, I just haven't tried my hand at EDA in Linux so
far.

Eagle is a pretty good schematic/layout software that runs on
Linux and Windows and has a free testing version. Spice has been
the industry standard for roughly 100 years and is probably
around to stay.

robert
 
H

H. S.

Jan 1, 1970
0
Apparently, _Robert Latest_, on 08/09/05 16:11,typed:
Spice. I once even made a simple Perl tool that made Spice
netlists from Eagle netlists, but I lost it (it was just a
screenful of code).


I also figured spice is probably the main simulation tool I should look
into for my purposes. I also discovered ngspice. I downloaded both but
noticed on some web page that ngspice is an improved version of spice so
compiled and installed it. It seems to run on a very basic circuit I
drew on geda and exported as a spice netlist.

To do simulation, I am not learning how to use spice commands (or
ngspice commands). Any pointers on webpages that would be helpful?


My main objectives are to prepare



I think Spice 3f5 is the latest version. It is ancient code and
therefore a bit of a hassle to get to compile and run on modern
platforms. I'm running Debian, and someone has already made the
effort to create a Debianized source package which installs
quirk-free. I can't give you details though, I'd have to
re-google the information.


Never noticed a deb for spice, but debs for ngspice are there on
sourceforge. I downloaded the source itself however and compiled it
myself. It went okay.

Eagle is a pretty good schematic/layout software that runs on
Linux and Windows and has a free testing version. Spice has been
the industry standard for roughly 100 years and is probably
around to stay.

I am using geda for now. I will look into Eagle. I wonder if I can
specify what nodes I want monitored in simulations? Or perhaps I am
supposed to specify the nodes in spice simulation with commands. Anyhow,
as I am able to get netlists now, I am next starting to look into spice
commands and how to use them for simulatinos.

thanks,
->HS
 
J

JosephKK

Jan 1, 1970
0
H. S. said:
Apparently, _Robert Latest_, on 08/09/05 16:11,typed:


I also figured spice is probably the main simulation tool I should look
into for my purposes. I also discovered ngspice. I downloaded both but
noticed on some web page that ngspice is an improved version of spice so
compiled and installed it. It seems to run on a very basic circuit I
drew on geda and exported as a spice netlist.

To do simulation, I am not learning how to use spice commands (or
ngspice commands). Any pointers on webpages that would be helpful?





Never noticed a deb for spice, but debs for ngspice are there on
sourceforge. I downloaded the source itself however and compiled it
myself. It went okay.



I am using geda for now. I will look into Eagle. I wonder if I can
specify what nodes I want monitored in simulations? Or perhaps I am
supposed to specify the nodes in spice simulation with commands. Anyhow,
as I am able to get netlists now, I am next starting to look into spice
commands and how to use them for simulatinos.

thanks,
->HS

I googled for "ngspice" and quickly found this:
http://newton.ex.ac.uk/teaching/CDHW/Electronics2/userguide/
 

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