Re: Quad-packs in LTSpice schematics?

From: Kevin Aylward (salesEXTRACT_at_anasoft.co.uk)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:17:48 GMT

Joerg wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
>> Its amazing what people will try and get for free. You want fries
>> with that as well?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, garlic fries. And heavy on the dill, please.
>
> This is not about getting a freebie. I do have properly purchased
> schematic editing and simulation available but it requires finishing
> the schematic and export part of it, generate the list, check that
> the list is ok, then feed it into Spice and simulate. Works nicely
> for me. No need to buy yet another product.
>
> What I am looking for is something that skips the listing requirement
> and also avoids having to draw parts of the circuit twice. LTSpice has
> the advantage that I could ask clients to obtain it and then see for
> themselves what the change of certain parameters does. Often there are
> younger engineers who can benefit from that and gain more
> understanding of how things work. Since they don't have to file a cap
> ex request and wait for approval that would be a straightforward
> process with a free product such as LTSpice. From what I have seen so
> far LTSpice is a very decent product and since my designs often
> contain PWM voltage conversion it is even more suitable. In case an
> LT device is used, they've got almost all their products in there.

I agree that it would be wonderful to have a one really good tool that
does simulation and pcb all in the one go. However, invariably, PCB guys
like different things in the schematic capture than simulation guys do,
so the captures end up being different. In my view, you will never
please both the pcb and design people in the one system, in this
universe anyway.

Kevin Aylward
salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk
http://www.anasoft.co.uk
SuperSpice, a very affordable Mixed-Mode
Windows Simulator with Schematic Capture,
Waveform Display, FFT's and Filter Design.