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Charles D. H. Williams
MacSpice is an electronic circuit simulator. Circuit simulation is a way of building and testing virtual models of electronic devices. It is usually cheaper and quicker to simulate a design than to build a prototype. MacSpice, like most circuit simulators, requires a text-file description of the circuit as input. This netlist is a list of components and the nodes they connect to. Users may prepare netlists with a text editor, or derive them from a circuit diagram using a third-party schematic-capture application. MacSpice then builds a numerical model of the circuit and analyses this.
What's New
Version 2.10.33:
Enhancements:
Enhancements:
- New 'assert condition' command to abort script execution unless the condition is true.
- New qualifiers for 'end' statements have been implemented: 'end if', 'end while', etc.. These reduce the likelihood of programming errors by checking that blocks in scripts are well-formed.
- Expression evaluation errors in scripts now include line location information.
- The console window now moves behind all open graph windows when any one of these is selected. Graphs can now be reviewed and closed using command-W without needing mouse-clicks.
- New warnings/errors, including for:
- attempts to transpose a scalar or one-dimensional vector;
- 'let x = y' when the dimensions of x and y differ;
- calling maximum(), minimum() or sortorder() with complex arguments.
- Scripts with redirected input/output can now be interrupted with command-. or ctl-C.
- Functions maximum(), minimum() and sortorder() fixed to reject complex arguments.
- Stride error fixed in hash() on PPC architectures.
- Fixed hash() command for vectors on PPC processors.
- Eliminated initial (pointless) evaluation of 'dowhile' condition.
- The 'interpolate()' function now handles array arguments and creates vectors that don't trigger 'inconsistent dimensions' warnings.
- Fix redirection so '> foo' does not redirect stderr to foo, but '>& foo' does. [Build 269]
Version 2.10.33:
Enhancements:
Enhancements:
- New 'assert condition' command to abort script execution unless the condition is true.
- New qualifiers for 'end' statements have been implemented: 'end if', 'end while', etc.. These reduce the likelihood of programming errors by checking that blocks in scripts are well-formed.
- Expression evaluation errors in more...
Requirements
Intel/PPC, OS X 10.4.11 or later
Intel/PPC, OS X 10.4.11 or later
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| Type:Education : Teaching Tools |
| License:Free |
| Date:21 May 2013 |
| Platform:PPC 32 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price:Free |
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MacSpice is an electronic circuit simulator. Circuit simulation is a way of building and testing virtual models of electronic devices. It is usually cheaper and quicker to simulate a design than to build a prototype. MacSpice, like most circuit simulators, requires a text-file description of the circuit as input. This netlist is a list of components and the nodes they connect to. Users may prepare netlists with a text editor, or derive them from a circuit diagram using a third-party schematic-capture application. MacSpice then builds a numerical model of the circuit and analyses this.
A command interpreter (shell) is used to specify the types of analyses that are required and how the results should be processed, saved or displayed. The high quality of the MacSpice command interpreter makes the automation of tasks straightforward.
MacSpice has native support for both PowerPC and Intel architecture Apple Mac computers. It is derived from, and compatible with, Berkeley Spice 3f5. MacSpice incorporates many improvements to Spice 3f5 - from simple bug-fixes to entirely new commands, algorithms and solution strategies. For example: the memory leaks that affected Spice 3f4 have been cured; new algorithms have been developed to facilitate the simulation of large circuits, and to reduce simulation time; MacSpice provides a robust multi-parameter optimizer and facilities for inter-process communication with other applications.
A command interpreter (shell) is used to specify the types of analyses that are required and how the results should be processed, saved or displayed. The high quality of the MacSpice command interpreter makes the automation of tasks straightforward.
MacSpice has native support for both PowerPC and Intel architecture Apple Mac computers. It is derived from, and compatible with, Berkeley Spice 3f5. MacSpice incorporates many improvements to Spice 3f5 - from simple bug-fixes to entirely new commands, algorithms and solution strategies. For example: the memory leaks that affected Spice 3f4 have been cured; new algorithms have been developed to facilitate the simulation of large circuits, and to reduce simulation time; MacSpice provides a robust multi-parameter optimizer and facilities for inter-process communication with other applications.
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