Circuit simulator for IRIX

[.:: Evanescence ::.]

Stuart Brorson wrote on sci.electronics.cad:

: Is there any circuit simulator program for IRIX, like PSpice on the
: Windows PC?

I can't guarantee that the've been built on IRIX, but the classic
F/OSS tools for circuit-level simulation and board design are gEDA for
schematic capture/netlisting:

I will try to make this tomorrow (the SGI computer is at work) under
IRIX, but I am IRIX newbie, but I have some good experience with Linux
so I think it's not that hard.

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[SkyWriter]

Chaos Master wrote:

SkyWriter puts out:

But IMHO, open-source software has good documentation.

Even more so, since you can 'cheat' and look at the code.

I am sick of commercial programs that 'kick you in the face' with an illegal
operation.

examples?

PSpice. At least for Windows, and in the older versions.

i never used pspice or windows.

Since I never used a SGI, I don't know if PSpice exists for IRIX.

i never used sgi for EDA. only sun.

what we have is a classic apples and oranges argument (hey, it _IS_ usenet)
i therefore have other things to do (schedule, schedule, schedule).

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[Mike Engelhardt]

Stuart,

...On the other hand, when I have a problem with LTSpice, I
post a question either here or via e-mail, and Mike gets
back to me within a day, almost always with a useful fix,
and always with an intelligent analysis of my problem...

Thank you.

--Mike

 

[Svenn Are Bjerkem]

In article <10j50hvibi3vt3e@corp.supernews.com>,
Stuart Brorson <sdb@cloud9.net> wrote:

As for F/OSS, several mailing lists exist for getting support, as well
as Usenet. The support levels I have seen have been good, although
the questions asked are often fairly amateurish. Personally, I have
supported folks having problems with ngspice, gattrib, garchive, and
some other gEDA programs. If you are looking for commercial support
for F/OSS EDA software, compaines like Electroniscript have been
formed. Do a Google search -- find the facts before you post your
predjudices.

When the goings really get tough most F/OSS designers rise their hands
and say "sorry it is not my problem". When you can't nail them on a
support contract, there is nothing you can do over email or usenet to
make them fix their errors.

Cadence is not the cheapest, nor the easiest EDA suite, but they do have
application engineers and support hotline that at least try to take the
end user problem seriously.

Why would somebody run EDA on IRIX? Thought IRIX was more a MPP
numbercruncher for meteorolgy, mechanical cad etc.

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Svenn

 

[Chaos Master]

Svenn Are Bjerkem whispers:

Why would somebody run EDA on IRIX? Thought IRIX was more a MPP
numbercruncher for meteorolgy, mechanical cad etc.

I have not used IRIX, or any UNIX (not counting Linux/*BSD) for a long time,
but I think EDA would make usage of 'number crunching' stuff.

Circuit simulation is doing complex mathematical calculations, after all.

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[SkyWriter]

Chaos Master wrote:

Svenn Are Bjerkem whispers:

Why would somebody run EDA on IRIX? Thought IRIX was more a MPP
numbercruncher for meteorolgy, mechanical cad etc.

I have not used IRIX, or any UNIX (not counting Linux/*BSD) for a long time,
but I think EDA would make usage of 'number crunching' stuff.

Circuit simulation is doing complex mathematical calculations, after all.

if you make a distinction between analog circuit simulation. and digital logic
simulation. then large cnuma machines would be ideal for entire system level
simulations. however, the 'splash' sgi has with EDA tools didn't have much
significant impact for the rest of us Sun users (at the time).

now we must shudder under the shakles of poorly maintined linux
monstrosities... oops there i go again!

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[Chaos Master]

SkyWriter(skywriter@mrnutty.com) whispers:

Circuit simulation is doing complex mathematical calculations, after all.

if you make a distinction between analog circuit simulation. and digital logic
simulation. then large cnuma machines would be ideal for entire system level
simulations. however, the 'splash' sgi has with EDA tools didn't have much
significant impact for the rest of us Sun users (at the time).

Ok.. my thing is Windows software.

now we must shudder under the shakles of poorly maintined linux
monstrosities... oops there i go again!

And please don't say 'poorly maintined (sic) linux monstrosities'.

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[SkyWriter]

Chaos Master wrote:

SkyWriter(skywriter@mrnutty.com) whispers:

Circuit simulation is doing complex mathematical calculations, after all.

if you make a distinction between analog circuit simulation. and digital logic
simulation. then large cnuma machines would be ideal for entire system level
simulations. however, the 'splash' sgi has with EDA tools didn't have much
significant impact for the rest of us Sun users (at the time).

Ok.. my thing is Windows software.

i thought the windows EDA revolution died out already? last i heard the machines
chrashed before most of the simulations or synthesis jobs finsihed. or are we
talking about nick knack design shops?

now we must shudder under the shakles of poorly maintined linux
monstrosities... oops there i go again!

And please don't say 'poorly maintined (sic) linux monstrosities'.

i only worry about spelling when i'm getting paid for it.anyway, why should linux
be any better maintained than any other unix(tm) system? if anything, there's no
reason to expect any linux implementation to be immune to management problems for
non-trivial configurations.

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[Chaos Master]

SkyWriter(skywriter@mrnutty.com) whispers:

i thought the windows EDA revolution died out already? last i heard the machines
chrashed before most of the simulations or synthesis jobs finsihed. or are we
talking about nick knack design shops?

I am not an electronics professional. Just an electronics hobbyist.
Even my 200MHz Pentium with 64MB RAM (the machine I am using to type this),
running Windows 98, doesn't crash with some complex simulations using LTSpice.
It just takes hours, but it survives.

And please don't say 'poorly maintined (sic) linux monstrosities'.

i only worry about spelling when i'm getting paid for it.anyway, why should linux
be any better maintained than any other unix(tm) system? if anything, there's no
reason to expect any linux implementation to be immune to management problems for
non-trivial configurations.

I don't know why. Some people claim that Linux is the 'panacea' (sp?) of
software, that it can cure any problems, that it is the straight replacement
for UNIX(tm). I don't think so.


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[SkyWriter]

Chaos Master wrote:

SkyWriter(skywriter@mrnutty.com) whispers:

i thought the windows EDA revolution died out already? last i heard the machines
chrashed before most of the simulations or synthesis jobs finsihed. or are we
talking about nick knack design shops?

I am not an electronics professional. Just an electronics hobbyist.
Even my 200MHz Pentium with 64MB RAM (the machine I am using to type this),
running Windows 98, doesn't crash with some complex simulations using LTSpice.
It just takes hours, but it survives.

sorry then, I'm a professional. we have irreconcilable differences.

And please don't say 'poorly maintined (sic) linux monstrosities'.

i only worry about spelling when i'm getting paid for it.anyway, why should linux
be any better maintained than any other unix(tm) system? if anything, there's no
reason to expect any linux implementation to be immune to management problems for
non-trivial configurations.

I don't know why. Some people claim that Linux is the 'panacea' (sp?) of
software, that it can cure any problems, that it is the straight replacement
for UNIX(tm). I don't think so.

i dont' think so either. it's going down the same path unix(tm) went only faster and
with more variation.

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