Re: Problems using PSPICE subckt in simulation.

From: Jim Thompson (thegreatone_at_example.com)
Date: 02/10/05


Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:33:22 -0700

On 10 Feb 2005 14:14:11 -0800, "engr4fun" <engr4fun@yahoo.com> wrote:

>That looks like the Micro-Cap IBIS conversion. I tried using the
>Micro-Cap IBIS converter and running it on PSpice. It looks like there
>are two things that PSpice is unable to handle:
>
>1) PSpice limits the relational operators (>=, ==, etc) to only within
>an IF statement for some reason.
>2) I don't think PSpice has the capability to handle the NOBRKPNTS
>TRIGGER={((V(IN)>=2.02)*(V(EN)>=2.02))==0} commands for the PWL source
>(present at least in the model I created).
>
>You can probably rework the G dependent source equations to use the If
>statement but I don't know if you can do anything about the PWL
>commands.
>
>
[snip]

PSpice uses MAX, MIN and LIMIT to get these functions.

I also noted some node names in the subcircuit declaration did not
occur in the component listing.

                                        ...Jim Thompson

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