11.1.12.4. Element

class PySpice.Spice.Element.AnyPinElement(netlist, name, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.Element

PINS = []

PIN_NAMES = []

copy_to(netlist)

class PySpice.Spice.Element.DipoleElement(netlist, name, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.FixedPinElement, PySpice.Spice.FakeDipole.FakeDipole

This class implements a base class for dipole element.

PINS = [Pin #0 plus, Pin #1 minus]

PIN_NAMES = ['plus', 'minus']

property minus

property plus

class PySpice.Spice.Element.Element(netlist, name, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: object

This class implements a base class for an element.

It use a metaclass machinery for the declaration of the parameters.

PINS = None

PREFIX = None

SPICE element prefix

copy_to(element)

detach()

format_node_names()

Return the formatted list of nodes.

format_spice_parameters()

Return the formatted list of parameters.

has_parameter(name)

property name

property netlist

property node_names

property nodes

parameter_iterator()

This iterator returns the parameter in the right order.

property pins

class PySpice.Spice.Element.ElementParameterMetaClass(class_name, base_classes, namespace)

Bases: type

Metaclass to customise the element classes when they are created and to register SPICE prefix.

Element classes are of type ElementParameterMetaClass instead of type

class Resistor(metaclass=ElementParameterMetaClass):

<=>

Resistor = ElementParameterMetaClass('Foo', ...)

property number_of_pins

property number_of_positional_parameters

property optional_parameters

property parameters_from_args

property positional_parameters

property spice_to_parameters

class PySpice.Spice.Element.FixedPinElement(netlist, name, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.Element

copy_to(netlist)

class PySpice.Spice.Element.NPinElement(netlist, name, nodes, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.Element

PINS = [Pin #0 *]

PIN_NAMES = ['*']

copy_to(netlist)

class PySpice.Spice.Element.OptionalPin(name)

Bases: object

property name

class PySpice.Spice.Element.Pin(element, pin_definition, node)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.PinDefinition

This class implements a pin of an element.

It stores a reference to the element, the name of the pin and the node.

add_current_probe(circuit)

Add a current probe between the node and the pin.

The ammeter is named ElementName_PinName.

connect(node)

property connected

property dangling

disconnect()

property element

property node

class PySpice.Spice.Element.PinDefinition(position, name=None, alias=None, optional=False)

Bases: object

This class defines a pin of an element.

property alias

clone()

property name

property optional

property position

class PySpice.Spice.Element.TwoPortElement(netlist, name, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: PySpice.Spice.Element.FixedPinElement

This class implements a base class for two-port element.

PINS = [Pin #0 output_plus, Pin #1 output_minus, Pin #2 input_plus, Pin #3 input_minus]

PIN_NAMES = ['output_plus', 'output_minus', 'input_plus', 'input_minus']

property input_minus

property input_plus

property output_minus

property output_plus