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Net list error during orcad capture simulation

mast
mast over 10 years ago

Please guide to solve below problem.

I have done many simulation. this is sudden problem.

Session log description

INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist D:\MY DOCUMENTS\hello6-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file

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  • oldmouldy
    0 oldmouldy over 10 years ago
    Go to PSpice>Edit Simulation Profile from the menu, on the Configuration Files tab, check that you have the "nom.lib", or "nomd.lib" for a Lite version, entry set in the middle "Configuration files" section as "global", browse and "add to Global" using the upper Browse button if this is not the case. In the Library Path entry at the bottom, check that the path value contains <install_dir>\tools\pspice\library from your installation.
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  • Efim screen name
    0 Efim screen name over 4 years ago in reply to oldmouldy

    Dear Sir!

    I can't solve the same problem with several mothods from this resource. I have got some errors, which are submitted down below:

    ============================================================================
    INI File Location:C:\SPB_Data\cdssetup\OrCAD_CaptureTIPSpice_Install/17.4.0/capture.ini
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    Reading Property DisplayNetGroupDefinitionValue From Design C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD.DSN
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    INFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice Netlist
    INFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\SCHEMATIC1.net
    INFO(ORNET-1169): Unable to open the property mapping file: devparam.txt. To resolve this problem, ensure that PSpice.ini exists at the correct location. After that check Library Path in simulation settings contains <installation-path>/tools/pspice/library path and then create the netlist again.
    INFO(ORNET-1162): Unable to create design property file.
    ============================================================================

    I have tried:
    1) to search the file "devparam.txt" at the install dir of the program with no result
    2) create a net list manually with no result
    3) config nom.lib as a global file with no result
    4) also i have tried to overlook through the simulation output file and there is no any trace of " devices in the circuit" between the "INCLUDING xxx.NET" and the "RESUMING xxx.cir", saw this method from the next link.
    community.cadence.com/.../pspice-capture-lite-error-no-pspice-template
    ============================================================================

    **** 03/30/21 19:25:02 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

     ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-dfg"  [ C:\USERS\MISTE\DESKTOP\LMZ\FD-PSpiceFiles\SCHEMATIC1\dfg.sim ]


     ****     CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION


    ******************************************************************************




    ** Creating circuit file "dfg.cir"
    ** WARNING: THIS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FILE MAY BE OVERWRITTEN BY SUBSEQUENT SIMULATIONS

    *Libraries:
    * Profile Libraries :
    * Local Libraries :
    * From [PSPICE NETLIST] section of C:\SPB_Data\cdssetup\OrCAD_PSpiceTIPSpice_Install\17.4.0\PSpice.ini file:
    .lib "C:\Program Files\Cadence\PSpiceTI\tools\pspice\library\nom.lib"

    *Analysis directives:
    .TRAN  0 4m 0
    .OPTIONS ADVCONV
    .PROBE64 V(alias(*)) I(alias(*)) W(alias(*)) D(alias(*)) NOISE(alias(*))
    .INC "..\SCHEMATIC1.net"



    **** INCLUDING SCHEMATIC1.net ****

    **** RESUMING dfg.cir ****
    .END

    WARNING(ORPSIM-15188): There are no devices in this circuit

    ============================================================================

    Also may be it would help, but every time I set the "nom.lib" as a global, after saving and closing this window and opening again with "nom.lib" setting global, it getting a new address of the nom.lib file.
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    Can you help me with solving this problem?

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