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ADE option compatible spice2 in IC6.1.7

AndreyVolk
AndreyVolk over 7 years ago

Hi All.

In IC 5.1.41 in ADE -> Simulation -> Options -> Analog

There were settings for compatibility spice2.

Where are these settings in IC6.1.7?

I really need them.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 7 years ago

    I'm slightly surprised that you need to set this, but it has been hidden on the UI. Existing states are handled, but it's no longer on the UI. There is a way of making it reappear, but I'd sooner understand why it's important before suggesting that (and you should do this via a support request - I can advise the AE on how to make it available, but I don't want to do this in a public forum).

    The simple solution right now is to go to the Miscellaneous tab on the options form and type in compatible=spice3

    Andrew.

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  • AndreyVolk
    AndreyVolk over 7 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thank you very much Andrew.
    Indeed, I see in the log.
    Global user options:
    .....
    compatible = spice3

    Earlier I used this option since my circuit contains a model of an external discrete transistor. (PSPICE model)
    Without this option, the external transistor model worked incorrectly. (Transistor simulated incorrect I-V characteristics)

    www.infineon.com/.../Infineon-SimulationModel_OptiMOS_PowerMOSFET_PSpice_100V_N-Channel-SM-v01_00-EN.zip
    OptiMOS_small_signal -> small_signal_100V.lib -> model BSS169_L0

    Unfortunately this option does not normalize the simulation.
    I still can not understand where the problem.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 7 years ago in reply to AndreyVolk

    What you should do is reference the PSPICE model via Setup->Simulation Files and then reference it in the Pspice Files section. This includes the file via a pspice_include statement in the netlist, which means that we then apply different compatibility criteria for it knowing that it's from pspice. You can also create pspice views in Virtuoso and paste in the model that way.

    Using spice3 compatibility mode is the wrong way to (try to) solve this.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • AndreyVolk
    AndreyVolk over 7 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thank you Andrew,
    really I just renamed the .lib file to a .sp file and added it via Setup -> Model Libraries
    I'll try your recommendations.

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  • AndreyVolk
    AndreyVolk over 7 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Thank you Andrew,
    really I just renamed the .lib file to a .sp file and added it via Setup -> Model Libraries
    I'll try your recommendations.

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