Electronic circuit simulator

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Ivan Vegvary

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Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary
 
Ivan Vegvary wrote:
Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary
LTspice or Pspice...
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:01:57 -0800 (PST), Ivan Vegvary
<ivanvegvary@gmail.com> wrote:

Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?
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LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
<http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
 
Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. > Any
suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?
Ivan Vegvary
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People often trade LTSpice files on s.e.design and s.e.basics. LTSpice
generates text files. So LTSPice would be good if you like usenet, which is
text-based; you can trade schematics with people.
 
"Ivan Vegvary"
Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager.
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** You had just the theory down - or the actual thing??


Need a lot of catching up.
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** Errr - why ??


Any suggestions for a circuit simulator,
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** Only interested in learning about stupid simulators - right ?

Wot a wanker.


..... Phil
 
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:01:57 -0800 (PST), Ivan Vegvary
<ivanvegvary@gmail.com> wrote:

Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.
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P.S. Don't mind Phil A. He actually has insightful and helpful answers
when he's in the mood but can be gratuitously insulting at other times.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
 
m II wrote:
On 10-12-17 05:58 PM, Phil Allison wrote:

Wot a wanker.

Hey Archie...how long since that horse kicked you in the head?
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It wasn't a horse. A 'roo kicked him in the head while he was
molesting his favorite inflatable sheep.


--
For the last time: I am not a mad scientist, I'm just a very ticked off
scientist!!!
 
Rich Webb wrote:
LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

Is there a tutorial for LTSpice? I've downloaded and installed it a
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couple of times, and it's like, "Now what?"

Is there an "LTSpice for beginners" or something online?

Thanks,
Rich
 
On 2010-12-18, Rich Grise <richg@example.net.invalid> wrote:
Rich Webb wrote:

LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

Is there a tutorial for LTSpice? I've downloaded and installed it a
couple of times, and it's like, "Now what?"

Is there an "LTSpice for beginners" or something online?
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load one of the example circuits that it comes with and start pushing
buttons, it's not going to break or burn up any expensive parts.
F9 is "undo". If you get stuck read the help.

--
⚂⚃ 100% natural
 
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:03:30 -0800, Rich Grise
<richg@example.net.invalid> wrote:

Rich Webb wrote:

LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

Is there a tutorial for LTSpice? I've downloaded and installed it a
couple of times, and it's like, "Now what?"

Is there an "LTSpice for beginners" or something online?

Thanks,
Rich
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There's the help, the LTspice Users Guide and the LTspice Getting
Started Guide at:

http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/

and the excellent user group at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice/

You'll need to join the group (free) at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice/join

and get a Yahoo! ID (free) at:

https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?.src=fpctx&.intl=us&.done=http://www.yahoo.com/

Additionally, there's lots of stuff at:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=LTspice&aq=f


---
JF
 
Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2010-12-18, Rich Grise <richg@example.net.invalid> wrote:
Rich Webb wrote:

LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

Is there a tutorial for LTSpice? I've downloaded and installed it a
couple of times, and it's like, "Now what?"

Is there an "LTSpice for beginners" or something online?

load one of the example circuits that it comes with and start pushing
buttons, it's not going to break or burn up any expensive parts.
F9 is "undo". If you get stuck read the help.

Thanks!
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Rich
 
John Fields wrote:
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:03:30 -0800, Rich Grise

Is there an "LTSpice for beginners" or something online?

There's the help, the LTspice Users Guide and the LTspice Getting
Started Guide at:

http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/

and the excellent user group at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice/

You'll need to join the group (free) at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice/join

and get a Yahoo! ID (free) at:

https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?.src=fpctx&.intl=us&.done=http://www.yahoo.com/

Additionally, there's lots of stuff at:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=LTspice&aq=f

Already got the yahoo ID, thanks! :)
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Cheers!
Rich
 
On 18/12/2010 9:01 AM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary
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These guys have a free simulator download

http://www.simetrix.co.uk/

On the plus side it has a large selection of components ready to use. On
the negative side it has a limit to number of components you can use on
the free version and it does not seem to be as accurate as LTC Spice
 
David Eather wrote:

On 18/12/2010 9:01 AM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary


These guys have a free simulator download

http://www.simetrix.co.uk/

On the plus side it has a large selection of components ready to use. On
the negative side it has a limit to number of components you can use on
the free version and it does not seem to be as accurate as LTC Spice
why don't you down load LTspice? it's free ?
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And Besides, if that website is any indication of the fullness of
their program, it most likely does not have much to offer..

Jamie
 
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:01:57 -0800, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?
Click to expand...
Take a look at Qucs, the Quite Universal Circuit Simulator.
It was written originally under Linux then ported over MacOSX and Windows.
http://qucs.sourceforge.net/index.html
 
"Rich Grise" wrote in message
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Rich Webb wrote:
LTSpice, available free from Linear Technology at
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/> is kind of the lingua
franca around here. The active devices are, ahh, heavily weighted to
LT's product line but it's still a pretty popular choice. There are
commercial offerings but this is the place to start.

Is there a tutorial for LTSpice? I've downloaded and installed it a
Click to expand...
couple of times, and it's like, "Now what?"

Here is a PowerPoint presentation and sample files resource:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073106941/student_view0/lt_spice_instructions_and_support_files.html
 
P.S. Don't mind Phil A. He actually has insightful and helpful answers
when he's in the mood but can be gratuitously insulting at other times.

When he is sober? When he is not?
 
On 19/12/2010 10:29 AM, Jamie wrote:
David Eather wrote:

On 18/12/2010 9:01 AM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Just starting to study electronics again, after 50+ years. Had the
vacuum tube stuff down pretty well when I was a teenager. Need a lot
of catching up.

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

All replies appreciated.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary


These guys have a free simulator download

http://www.simetrix.co.uk/

On the plus side it has a large selection of components ready to use.
On the negative side it has a limit to number of components you can
use on the free version and it does not seem to be as accurate as LTC
Spice
why don't you down load LTspice? it's free ?

And Besides, if that website is any indication of the fullness of their
program, it most likely does not have much to offer..

Jamie
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It just quick and no fuss if you just want to lash something together
 
asdf wrote:

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:01:57 -0800, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Any suggestions for a circuit simulator, free or on the inexpensive
side?

Take a look at Qucs, the Quite Universal Circuit Simulator.
It was written originally under Linux then ported over MacOSX and Windows.
http://qucs.sourceforge.net/index.html
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Yeah Qucs is worth looking at. I find LTSpice to be just a bit better
though, and happily LTSpice runs fine in Linux using wine.
 
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