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Cadence SPB 17.20.061 PSPICE Crashing in Windows 10

cstocci

Folks,

Just updated my system to a Windows 10 Professional from Windows 7 Professional.  Never had any issues with Cadence SPB 17.2 PSPICE setups until Windows 10.  Now everytime I enter data into the Simulation Profile like simulation time, configuration libraries, etc., the Cadence schematic disappears/crashes out with the dialog that it has crashed.  Did this on two separate machines with the exact same results - both crash when you start to enter data for the PSPICE simulation.  Both systems are using Cadence 17.20.061 OrCAD with PSPICE option and both crash exactly the same way.  One system runs one Xeon CPU and the other runs 2 Xeon CPUs.  Both systems had no issues with Windows 7 Professional (64-bit).

Is anybody else having this issue with Windows 10?  Is there some changes to the Windows 10 environment I need to make to get PSPICE to be stable?

Thanks!

Chris

  • Folks,

    You have to go in to the Cadence binaries, i.e., C:\Cadence\SPB_17.2\tools\bin\*.exe and set them for Windows 7 or 8 compatibility in the properties of those executables associated with the Capture and PSPICE programs.  this seemed to eliminate the crashing.  However, the Capture graphics are much slower and "sticky" in Winodws 10 Professional than they ever were in Windows 7 Professional.  I have sen that complaint on the Forums about Captures loss of speed and quickness in Windows 10, even with very powerful machines and graphics cards.

    Chris

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