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#r#
#r# ===================================
#r#  Simulation using External Sources
#r# ===================================
#r#
#r# This example explains how to plug a voltage source from Python to NgSpice.
#r#

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import math

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

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import PySpice.Logging.Logging as Logging
logger = Logging.setup_logging()

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from PySpice.Probe.Plot import plot
from PySpice.Spice.Netlist import Circuit
from PySpice.Spice.NgSpice.Shared import NgSpiceShared
from PySpice.Unit import *

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class MyNgSpiceShared(NgSpiceShared):

    ##############################################

    def __init__(self, amplitude, frequency, **kwargs):

        super().__init__(**kwargs)

        self._amplitude = amplitude
        self._pulsation = float(frequency.pulsation)

    ##############################################

    def get_vsrc_data(self, voltage, time, node, ngspice_id):
        self._logger.debug('ngspice_id-{} get_vsrc_data @{} node {}'.format(ngspice_id, time, node))
        voltage[0] = self._amplitude * math.sin(self._pulsation * time)
        return 0

    ##############################################

    def get_isrc_data(self, current, time, node, ngspice_id):
        self._logger.debug('ngspice_id-{} get_isrc_data @{} node {}'.format(ngspice_id, time, node))
        current[0] = 1.
        return 0

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circuit = Circuit('Voltage Divider')

circuit.V('input', 'input', circuit.gnd, 'dc 0 external')
circuit.R(1, 'input', 'output', 10@u_kΩ)
circuit.R(2, 'output', circuit.gnd, 1@u_kΩ)

amplitude = 10@u_V
frequency = 50@u_Hz
ngspice_shared = MyNgSpiceShared(amplitude=amplitude, frequency=frequency, send_data=False)
simulator = circuit.simulator(temperature=25, nominal_temperature=25,
                              simulator='ngspice-shared', ngspice_shared=ngspice_shared)
period = float(frequency.period)
analysis = simulator.transient(step_time=period/200, end_time=period*2)

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figure1 = plt.figure(1, (20, 10))
plt.title('Voltage Divider')
plt.xlabel('Time [s]')
plt.ylabel('Voltage [V]')
plt.grid()
plot(analysis.input)
plot(analysis.output)
plt.legend(('input', 'output'), loc=(.05,.1))
plt.ylim(float(-amplitude*1.1), float(amplitude*1.1))

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

#f# save_figure('figure1', 'voltage-divider.png')

8.9. Simulation using External Sources¶

This example explains how to plug a voltage source from Python to NgSpice.

import math

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


import PySpice.Logging.Logging as Logging
logger = Logging.setup_logging()


from PySpice.Probe.Plot import plot
from PySpice.Spice.Netlist import Circuit
from PySpice.Spice.NgSpice.Shared import NgSpiceShared
from PySpice.Unit import *


class MyNgSpiceShared(NgSpiceShared):


    def __init__(self, amplitude, frequency, **kwargs):

        super().__init__(**kwargs)

        self._amplitude = amplitude
        self._pulsation = float(frequency.pulsation)


    def get_vsrc_data(self, voltage, time, node, ngspice_id):
        self._logger.debug('ngspice_id-{} get_vsrc_data @{} node {}'.format(ngspice_id, time, node))
        voltage[0] = self._amplitude * math.sin(self._pulsation * time)
        return 0


    def get_isrc_data(self, current, time, node, ngspice_id):
        self._logger.debug('ngspice_id-{} get_isrc_data @{} node {}'.format(ngspice_id, time, node))
        current[0] = 1.
        return 0


circuit = Circuit('Voltage Divider')

circuit.V('input', 'input', circuit.gnd, 'dc 0 external')
circuit.R(1, 'input', 'output', 10@u_kΩ)
circuit.R(2, 'output', circuit.gnd, 1@u_kΩ)

amplitude = 10@u_V
frequency = 50@u_Hz
ngspice_shared = MyNgSpiceShared(amplitude=amplitude, frequency=frequency, send_data=False)
simulator = circuit.simulator(temperature=25, nominal_temperature=25,
                              simulator='ngspice-shared', ngspice_shared=ngspice_shared)
period = float(frequency.period)
analysis = simulator.transient(step_time=period/200, end_time=period*2)


figure1 = plt.figure(1, (20, 10))
plt.title('Voltage Divider')
plt.xlabel('Time [s]')
plt.ylabel('Voltage [V]')
plt.grid()
plot(analysis.input)
plot(analysis.output)
plt.legend(('input', 'output'), loc=(.05,.1))
plt.ylim(float(-amplitude*1.1), float(amplitude*1.1))

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()