Stimulus Generator for Spice Simulations Using Graphical Programming Language

The paper presents a virtual instrument designed in graphical programming language LabView. This virtual instrument is a spice stimulus generator used for mixed analog and digital circuit simulations. Innovatory for this tool is the time scaling and rescaling possibility also for digital stimulus no...

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Main Authors: Valentin-Ioan Maranescu, Catalin Caleanu, Mocofan Mugur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2005-10-01
Series:Analele Universităţii "Eftimie Murgu" Reşiţa: Fascicola I, Inginerie
Online Access:http://anale-ing.uem.ro/2005/2005_a22.pdf
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Summary:The paper presents a virtual instrument designed in graphical programming language LabView. This virtual instrument is a spice stimulus generator used for mixed analog and digital circuit simulations. Innovatory for this tool is the time scaling and rescaling possibility also for digital stimulus not just for analog stimulus. Transition level editing is avoided, sequences in stimulus being generated byte by byte. Digital sequences can be synchronized with analog signals if needed. Editing the stimulus is faster just filling a table with hex codes. The stimulus can be generated serially, and/or parallel on 1, 2, 3 or 4 bytes. For implementation, spice stimulus format *.stl under Orcad 10.3 was analyzed.
ISSN:1453-7397
1453-7397