How to automatically launch simulations replacing parts from different manufacturers.

Can you please elaborate bit more? It is not clear - what's different between two parts? or what is the difference PSpice or Capture would see between two BAS16 parts, one from NXP or OnSEMI?

I guess these would be two different parts (with different associated models) from two different olbs?

As par as writing a tcl script to delete/place a part is concerned; yes this is possible. you can delete and place a new part using tcl.

if your primary goal is to simulate a standard test fixture with different models then this can be easily achieved by directly simulating a .cir file in PSpice; and having a script to update model in this cir file to do simulation with different models.

Hi, i wanted to simulate with different models but one schematic. That is each component model is different even if the name is the same (the shape in schematic is the same too). For example BAS16 reverse leakage current is not the same with every manufacturer.

In fact the idea is more to have only one schematic, with a "multi manufacturer capable" part, named for example BAS16, and then simulating with manufacturer-specific model.

We could do it like that : add a "manufacturer" property to the part, let the designer choose the manufacturer and when the simulator starts the .cir is generated using a postfix in the model name that is the value of "manufacturer" property. For example, BAS16 with NXP manufacturer gives BAS16_NXP component model. "PSpice template" property of the multimanufacturer part in Orcad is modified to @REFDES_@MANUFACTURER ... to invoke a specific manufacturer model (e.g. BAS16_NXP).

Actually i follow the documentation on scanning properties of a part in the datasheet inside a script but this documentation is really not enough detailed !

I wrote the code, source the script but the result is a print of the string pointer... I don't know how to retirive or print in a dialog the properties name and values ...

The script is a right mouse button called with one part selected only in the "more..." submenu.

As below, it prints "Property: _f0f2ff08_p_CString" and not the property name !!! i am fed up because nowhere is explained how to deal with these pointers ... I lost sooooooo many time because of bad documentation. Each property in the database is not explained or where is it ? not in the "OrCAD Capture Tcl/Tk Extensions – Application Notes" this is only a big list absolutly unusable.

Is there somewhere a script example that displays the properties names and values in a box or in the session log for a part with a right mouse button click or parts in a design ?

The paragraph 3.2.22 only retrieve string pointers but they are never displayed. In paragraph 3.2.23 you MUST know the property name in advance.

package require Tcl 8.4
package require DboTclWriteBasic 16.3.0
package provide capUtils 1.0

namespace eval ::capUtils {
 namespace export capSelectDeviceManufacturerEnabler
 namespace export capSelectDeviceManufacturer
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# capSelectDeviceManufacturerEnabler
#
# Enables the context menu if :
# - one item only is selected
# - it contains the "Supplier" and "SupplierList" properties
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
proc ::capValeoUtils::capSelectDeviceManufacturerEnabler {} {

 # Variables
 set lNullObj NULL
 set lReturn 0
 set lStatus [DboState]
   
 # Verifiy only one object is selected
 set lSelObjs [GetSelectedObjects] 
 if { [llength $lSelObjs] == 1 } {
 
  # Verifiy object is a part
  set lObj [lindex $lSelObjs 0]
  set lObjType [DboBaseObject_GetObjectType $lObj] 
  if { $lObjType == 13 } {
   set lReturn 1
  }
 }
 return $lReturn
}
 
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# capSelectDeviceManufacturer
#
# 1- Parse the "SupplierList" property
# 2- Provide a dialog to the user for one supplier selection
# 3- Fills the "Supplier" property with the supplier name
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
proc ::capUtils::capSelectDeviceManufacturer {} {

 # Variables
 set lNullObj NULL
 set lStatus [DboState]
 
 # Select object
 set lSelObjs [GetSelectedObjects]
 set lObj [lindex $lSelObjs 0]

 # Create iteration
 set lPropsIter [$lObj NewDisplayPropsIter $lStatus]
  
 #get the first display property of the object
 set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]
 
    while {$lDProp !=$lNullObj } {
     #placeholder: do your processing on $lDProp
     
     #get the name
     set lName [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
     $lDProp GetName $lName

     puts "Property: $lName"
     
     #get the location
     set lLocation [$lDProp GetLocation $lStatus]
     
     #get the rotation
     set lRot [$lDProp GetRotation $lStatus]
     
     #get the font
     set lFont [DboTclHelper_sMakeLOGFONT]
     set lStatus [$lDProp GetFont $::DboLib_DEFAULT_FONT_PROPERTY $lFont]
     
  #get the color
  set lColor [$lDProp GetColor $lStatus]
  
  #get the next display property on the object
  set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]  
 }
 delete_DboDisplayPropsIter $lPropsIter
}

#==============================================================================
# Register all context menus
#
# RegisterAction <Label> <Enabler> <Accel> <Callback> <ViewType>
#
# Label  Label on the pop-up menu
# Enabler TCL procedure based on which this menu-item will appear enabled or disabled
# Accel  Keyboard Accelerator
# Callback TCL Procedure that will be invoked when the user clicks on this menu-item
# ViewType The Application View type for which this command is available.
#   Valid view types are: Schematic, PM, Empty Value for NULL
#==============================================================================

RegisterAction "Select Device Manufacturer" ::capUtils::capSelectDeviceManufacturerEnabler "" ::capUtils::capSelectDeviceManufacturer Schematic