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  • 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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  • 11.1.10.1. Plot
  • 11.1.10.2. WaveForm
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