PySpice
PySpice 1.6
1. Overview
1.1. What is PySpice ?
1.2. How is PySpice licensed ?
1.3. Are there some papers or talks about PySpice ?
1.4. Going further with PySpice
1.5. How can PySpice be used for learning ?
1.6. Which platforms are supported by PySpice ?
1.7. How to install PySpice ?
1.8. How does PySpice differ from simulator like LTspice ?
1.9. How can a non-GUI simulator be helpful ?
1.10. What are the benefits of PySpice over Ngspice / Xyce ?
1.11. How is PySpice interfaced with Ngspice ?
1.12. How is PySpice interfaced with Xyce ?
1.13. How is the netlist defined ?
1.14. Can I run Ngspice using interpreter commands ?
1.15. How are Spice libraries handled ?
1.16. How are units handled ?
1.17. Which version of Python is required ?
1.18. Which version of Ngspice is required ?
1.19. Which version of Xyce is required ?
1.20. Which flavours of SPICE are supported ?
1.21. What else should you be aware of ?
2. News
2.1. Vx.y.0 (whishes)
2.2. V1.6.0 (development release)
2.3. V1.5.0 (production release) 2021-05-15
2.4. V1.4.3 2020-07-04
2.5. V1.4.0 2020-05-05
2.6. V1.3.2 2019-03-11
2.7. V1.2.0 2018-06-07
2.8. V1.1.0 2017-09-06
2.9. V1.0.0 2017-09-06
2.10. V0.4.2
2.11. V0.4.0 2017-07-31
2.12. V0.3.2 2017-02-22
2.13. V0.3.1 2017-02-22
2.14. V0.3.0 2015-12-08
2.15. V0 2014-03-21
3. Roadmap
3.1. V1.3
3.2. V2
3.3. Some ideas for the future
4. Installation
4.1. PySpice Packages
4.2. Ngspice on conda-forge
4.3. PySpice Continuous Integration
4.4. On Windows
4.5. On Linux
4.5.1. Ngspice Installation
4.5.2. Install the Python Environment
4.6. On OSX
4.7. How to get the Examples
4.8. Install a more Recent Version from GitHub using pip
4.9. Installation from Source
4.10. Tips to Set the Development Environment
4.11. Dependencies
4.12. How to Generate the Documentation
4.13. Ngspice Compilation
4.14. How to get Xyce ?
5. Simulators
5.1. Ngspice
5.2. Xyce
5.3. Gnucap
5.4. Qucs
6. User FAQ
6.1. PySpice FAQ
6.1.1. How to get help or report an issue ?
6.1.2. How to typeset
u_kΩ
or
u_μV
in Python code ?
6.1.3. How to perform division with units ?
6.1.4. Is unit API well tested ?
6.1.5. Is ground node required ?
6.1.6. How to deal with SPICE parameters that clash with Python keywords ?
6.1.7. How to pass raw SPICE command ?
6.1.8. How to set the simulator ?
6.2. Ngspice FAQ
6.2.1. How to get the Ngspice manual ?
6.2.2. How to set the Ngspice library path ?
6.2.3. How to set the Ngspice executable path ?
6.3. Xyce FAQ
6.3.1. How to set the Xyce path ?
6.3.2. Is Xyce 100% compatible with SPICE ?
7. Introduction to the Examples
7.1. How to Learn Python
7.2. How to Run these Examples
7.3. How to Write a Netlist
7.4. How to Draw a Circuit
7.5. Should I Use a Python File or a Jupyter Notebook ?
8. Examples
8.1. Advanced Usages
8.1.1. Internal Device Parameters
8.2. Basic Usages
8.2.1. Netlist Manipulations
8.2.2. Pass Raw Spice Definitions to a Netlist
8.2.3. How to Use SubCircuit
8.2.4. Unit
8.3. Data Analysis
8.3.1. Fast Fourier Transform
8.4. Diode
8.4.1. Ringmodulator
8.4.2. Diode Characteristic Curve
8.4.2.1. Theory
8.4.2.2. Simulation
8.4.3. Diode Recovery Time
8.4.4. Rectification
8.4.5. Ring Modulator
8.4.6. Voltage Multiplier
8.4.7. Zener Characteristic Curve
8.5. Electricity
8.5.1. Three-phased Current: Y and Delta configurations
8.6. Filter
8.6.1. Low Pass Rc Filter
8.6.2. RLC Filter
8.7. Kirchhoff’s circuit laws
8.8. Ohm’s Law
8.8.1. Millman’s theorem
8.8.2. Thévenin and Norton Theorem
8.8.3. Voltage and Current Divider
8.9. Simulation using External Sources
8.10. NgSpice Interpreter
8.11. Operational Amplifier
8.11.1. Operationalamplifier
8.11.2. Operational Amplifier
8.12. Passive
8.12.1. Capacitor Inductor
8.13. Power Supplies
8.13.1. Hp54501A
8.13.2. Capacitive Half Wave Rectification Post Zener
8.13.3. Capacitive Half Wave Rectification Pre Zener
8.13.4. CEM Simulation
8.4.4. Rectification
8.14. Relay
8.14.1. Relay drived by a bipolar transistor
8.15. Resistor
8.15.1. Resistor Bridge
8.15.2. Voltage Divider
8.16. Spice Netlist Parser Bootstrap Example
8.17. Kicad Netlist Parser Example
8.18. Switched Power Supplies
8.18.1. Buck Converter
8.19. Transformer
8.19.1. Transformer
8.19.2. Transformer
8.20. Transistor
8.20.1. AC Coupled Amplifier
8.20.2. n-MOSFET Transistor
8.20.3. Bipolar Transistor
8.21. Transmission Lines
8.21.1. Time Delay
9. Example Wish List
9.1. Operational Points
9.2. Amplifier
9.3. Diode
9.4. Filters
9.5. Inductors
9.6. Operational Amplifier
9.7. Oscillators
9.8. Power Supplies
9.9. Switching Power Supplies
9.10. Telecommunication
9.11. Transistor
9.12. MOSFET
9.13. SCR
10. Design Notes
11. API Documentation
11.1. PySpice
11.1.1. Cache
11.1.2. Config
11.1.2.1. ConfigInstall
11.1.3. DeviceLibrary
11.1.4. Doc
11.1.4.1. ExampleTools
11.1.5. KiCad
11.1.6. Logging
11.1.6.1. Logging
11.1.7. Math
11.1.7.1. Calculus
11.1.8. Physics
11.1.8.1. MaterialProperties
11.1.8.2. PhysicalConstants
11.1.8.3. Resistor
11.1.8.4. SemiConductor
11.1.9. Plot
11.1.9.1. BodeDiagram
11.1.10. Probe
11.1.10.1. Plot
11.1.10.2. WaveForm
11.1.11. Scripts
11.1.11.1. cir2py
11.1.11.2. pyspice_post_installation
11.1.12. Spice
11.1.12.1. AnalysisParameters
11.1.12.2. BasicElement
11.1.12.3. DeviceModel
11.1.12.4. Element
11.1.12.5. ElementParameter
11.1.12.6. Expression
11.1.12.7. FakeDipole
11.1.12.8. HighLevelElement
11.1.12.9. Library
11.1.12.10. Netlist
11.1.12.11. NgSpice
11.1.12.12. Parser
11.1.12.13. Parser_jmgc
11.1.12.14. RawFile
11.1.12.15. Simulation
11.1.12.16. Simulator
11.1.12.17. Xyce
11.1.13. Tools
11.1.13.1. EnumFactory
11.1.13.2. File
11.1.13.3. Path
11.1.13.4. StringTools
11.1.14. Unit
11.1.14.1. SiUnits
11.1.14.2. Unit
11.2. Indexes
12. Development & Community
12.1. How you can help ?
12.2. Contributors
13. How to Refer to PySpice ?
14. How to Help Further ?
14.1. Professional Support
15. PySpice on the Web
15.1. Articles
15.2. On Github
16. Related Projects
16.1. Schematic Editor
16.2. Netlist Tools
16.2.1. SKIDL
16.3. Circuit Simulator
16.3.1. Ahkab
16.3.2. Lcapy
16.3.3. Other Projects
16.4. CPU Simulator
16.4.1. PyCpuSimulator
17. Bibliography
17.1. SPICE References
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11.1.8.2.
PhysicalConstants
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11.1.8.2.
PhysicalConstants
¶
PySpice.Physics.PhysicalConstants.
degree_to_kelvin
(
x
)
[source]
¶
PySpice.Physics.PhysicalConstants.
kT
(
degree
=
None
,
kelvin
=
None
)
[source]
¶
PySpice.Physics.PhysicalConstants.
kelvin_to_degree
(
x
)
[source]
¶
PySpice.Physics.PhysicalConstants.
temperature
(
degree
=
None
,
kelvin
=
None
)
[source]
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