simple simulator for linux

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Jona Schuman

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Hi, Can anyone please recommend a simple, easy to use circuit simulator
for use with Linux? I'm a first year computer engineering student, and
one of my classes requires quite a bit of simulation for the labs. I
really don't need anything that complicated or powerful at the moment.
The emphasis is on ease of use, I want to be spending my time learning
the concepts not the software.

All of the reference provided by my school is for Windows apps. As I
don't own any Windows computers, this doesn't help much. I haven't been
able to get anything going with Wine. The school has "Analog Workbench"
on their Solaris servers, which is easy enough to use, but is very slow
over ssh from home (where I do most of my homework).

I've done quite a bit of searching, but most of what I've found seems
outdated or refers to CLI apps or incredibly expensive commercial apps.
I really don't have the time at the moment to learn to use something
like ng-spice. I also don't have tons of money to shell out for features
that I don't know how to use yet. If anyone can suggest an easy to use
(read GUI), relatively cheap (preferably free) app or refer me to some
info, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you,
Jona Schuman
 
Linear Technologies LT Switcher CAD, AKA LTSpice runs nicely under
Wine, on linux.

-Chuck

Jona Schuman wrote:
Hi, Can anyone please recommend a simple, easy to use circuit simulator
for use with Linux? I'm a first year computer engineering student, and
one of my classes requires quite a bit of simulation for the labs. I
really don't need anything that complicated or powerful at the moment.
The emphasis is on ease of use, I want to be spending my time learning
the concepts not the software.

All of the reference provided by my school is for Windows apps. As I
don't own any Windows computers, this doesn't help much. I haven't been
able to get anything going with Wine. The school has "Analog Workbench"
on their Solaris servers, which is easy enough to use, but is very slow
over ssh from home (where I do most of my homework).

I've done quite a bit of searching, but most of what I've found seems
outdated or refers to CLI apps or incredibly expensive commercial apps.
I really don't have the time at the moment to learn to use something
like ng-spice. I also don't have tons of money to shell out for features
that I don't know how to use yet. If anyone can suggest an easy to use
(read GUI), relatively cheap (preferably free) app or refer me to some
info, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you,
Jona Schuman
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Cadsoft EAGLE v4.11 Professional *Bilingual* LiNUX - Cadsoft

Release Date : 08/2003
Protection : License
Num # Disks : 04 * 4,77MB
Rating : 232323
Requirements : 586 CPU, +64MB ram >20MB Hd-Space

System : [ ] W9X/ME [ ] WinXP
[ ] WinNT [ţ] Linux
[ ] Win2k [ ] Other

RELEASE INFO:

The EAGLE Layout Editor is an easy to use, yet powerful tool for
designing printed circuit

boards (PCBs). The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily
Applicable Graphical Layout

Editor.

Program Features (Professional Edition)

General
~~~~~~~

* online Forward- and Back-Annotation
* context sensitive help function
* no hardware copy protection!
* multiple windows for board, schematic and library
* powerful User Language * integrated text editor

Layout Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* maximum drawing area 1.6 x 1.6m (64 x 64 inch)
* resolution 1/10,000mm (0.1 micron)
* up to 16 signal layers
* conventional and SMT parts
* comes with a full set of part libraries
* easily create your own parts with the fully integrated library editor
* undo/redo function for ANY editing command, to any depth
* script files for batch command execution
* copper pouring
* cut and paste function for copying entire sections of a drawing
* design rule check

Schematic Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* up to 99 sheets in one shematic
* electrical rule check
* gate- and pinswap
* create a board from a schematic with a single command

Autorouter
~~~~~~~~~~

* ripup&retry router
* up to 16 signal layers
* routing strategy driven by user definable cost factors

CAM Processor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* Postscript
* pen plotters
* Gerber plotters
* Excellon and Sieb&Meyer drill files
* configurable through ASCII file for easy definition of your own output
devices

System Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* PC 586 (or higher)
* Linux
* Mouse
* at least 32MB RAM
* harddisk with at least 20MB free space

INSTALL NOTES:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2) check "install.txt" from "\crack" dir
 
Jona Schuman engraved with a +2 athame:
Hi, Can anyone please recommend a simple, easy to use circuit simulator
for use with Linux? I'm a first year computer engineering student, and
one of my classes requires quite a bit of simulation for the labs. I
really don't need anything that complicated or powerful at the moment.
The emphasis is on ease of use, I want to be spending my time learning
the concepts not the software.
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[...]

LTSpice running under Wine. Search Google for 'ltspice', as I don't have the
link for the download of LTSpice.

--
E-mail address is POTENTIAL spam bot FODDER. Please reply to the group!
 
Jona Schuman wrote:

Hi, Can anyone please recommend a simple, easy to use circuit simulator
for use with Linux?
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[deleted]

SPICE Opus (it's free) is very good, and there is a native Linux version.

http://fides.fe.uni-lj.si/spice/

Leon
 
Jona Schuman <dooderonomy@mail.com> wrote:

Apart from the suggestions alread offered, I believe VUTRAX also
supports the Linux OS.

--
Terry Pinnell
Hobbyist, West Sussex, UK
 
In article <8e05ovcfrdag65edhu83sa3o6m00iqosnp@4ax.com>, Terry Pinnell
<terrypinDELETE@dial.pipexTHIS.com> writes
Jona Schuman <dooderonomy@mail.com> wrote:

Apart from the suggestions alread offered, I believe VUTRAX also
supports the Linux OS.
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Thanks for the mention, but in the context of the question
Vutrax doesn't have an integrated simulation facility.
It does offer an interface to a Windows simulator, and both
Windows and Linux versions can output an HSPICE netlist
format you can import into various flavours of Spice.
--
Roy Battell.
To use this address remove the digits included to remove Spam ...
Mail: news@vutrax666.co.uk
 
Yes, but it is not a simulator.

-Chuck

Ż`ˇ...ř¤°`°¤TEL4 ¤°`°¤....ˇ´Ż wrote:
Cadsoft EAGLE v4.11 Professional *Bilingual* LiNUX - Cadsoft

Release Date : 08/2003
Protection : License
Num # Disks : 04 * 4,77MB
Rating : 232323
Requirements : 586 CPU, +64MB ram >20MB Hd-Space

System : [ ] W9X/ME [ ] WinXP
[ ] WinNT [ţ] Linux
[ ] Win2k [ ] Other

RELEASE INFO:

The EAGLE Layout Editor is an easy to use, yet powerful tool for
designing printed circuit

boards (PCBs). The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily
Applicable Graphical Layout

Editor.

Program Features (Professional Edition)

General
~~~~~~~

* online Forward- and Back-Annotation
* context sensitive help function
* no hardware copy protection!
* multiple windows for board, schematic and library
* powerful User Language * integrated text editor

Layout Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* maximum drawing area 1.6 x 1.6m (64 x 64 inch)
* resolution 1/10,000mm (0.1 micron)
* up to 16 signal layers
* conventional and SMT parts
* comes with a full set of part libraries
* easily create your own parts with the fully integrated library editor
* undo/redo function for ANY editing command, to any depth
* script files for batch command execution
* copper pouring
* cut and paste function for copying entire sections of a drawing
* design rule check

Schematic Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* up to 99 sheets in one shematic
* electrical rule check
* gate- and pinswap
* create a board from a schematic with a single command

Autorouter
~~~~~~~~~~

* ripup&retry router
* up to 16 signal layers
* routing strategy driven by user definable cost factors

CAM Processor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* Postscript
* pen plotters
* Gerber plotters
* Excellon and Sieb&Meyer drill files
* configurable through ASCII file for easy definition of your own output
devices

System Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* PC 586 (or higher)
* Linux
* Mouse
* at least 32MB RAM
* harddisk with at least 20MB free space

INSTALL NOTES:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2) check "install.txt" from "\crack" dir
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Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm sticking with LTSpice for the
moment. It has everything I need for my course and its very easy to use.
I just wish it had native support for Linux. I like to think of Wine as
an absolute last resource. However, LTSpice did install without the
slightest problem and doesn't run any slower or buggier than any native
software.

Thanks again.
Jona
 
I found this
http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:n6wXf8JXPWQJ:www.aboutspice.com/browse.php3%3Fsession%3Dm4TZfdgVFuiQ%26ID%3D2+site:AboutSpice.com+Linux+DxAnalog++-+Forefront+Opus+SmartSpice+Hspice&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8
which seems to say Leon got it right.
 
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