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Notes for ORCAD PSpiceECE 65

Created by: Kristi Tsukida (Spring 2006)Edited by: Eldridge Alcantara (Winter 2007)

1 OVERVIEWT is tut!rial "ill teac y!u all y!u need t! kn!" ab!ut #Spice $!r ECE 6%& '!u "ill learn !"t! d! t e $!ll!"ing:

Start a #r! ect ra" a sc e*atic Si*ulate circuit +rap data

Eac part "ill be discussed in *!re detail in t e ne,t $!ur secti!ns

2 STARTING A PROJECT-) .pen .rCA Capture2) +! t! /ile 1 e" 1 #r! ect3

4) Enter a na*e (i&e& Ece6%5Kristi5 ab-)) C !!se 8Anal!g !r 9i,ed A 8%) Set t e l!cati!n& ('!u s !uld create a ne" direct!ry $!r y!ur pr! ect since #Spice "illgenerate a bunc !$ pr! ect $iles in t is $!lder&)6) Click .K 7) C !!se 8Create blank pr! ect8 and click .K ;) '!u s !uld n!" see a "ind!" " ere y!u can dra" t e sc e*atic (i&e&< y!ur circuit diagra*)&

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3 DRAWING A SCHE ATIC

3!1 S"##$r% of PSpice P$rts for ECE 65

PART PART NA E PICT&RE NOTES

C S!urce = C S!urce

AC S!urce =AC S.>?CE

Sine Wa@e S!urce =S S.>?CE

See Secti!n &6 $!r*!re instructi!ns

Triangle Wa@e S!urceSBuare Wa@e S!urce =#> SE S.>?CE

See Secti!n &7 $!r*!re instructi!ns

+r!und 0 S.>?CE

?esist!r ? A A .+

Capacit!r C A A .+

nduct!r A A .+

7 - .pA*p uA7 - E=A

See Secti!n 6&- $!r*!re instructi!ns

i!de - - ; E=A

ener i!de - %242 E=A

See Secti!n 6&2 $!r*!re instructi!ns

npn D T F2 4G0 D #. A?

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3!2 W'$t %o"r Sc'e#$tic Nee(sAll sc e*atics y!u dra" !n #Spice "ill need t e $!ll!"ing: a @!ltage s!urce< c!*p!nents5-) '!u need 2 $iles (p!sted !n t e Web site):

a& - %242&lib (#Spice library $ile) b& - %242&!lb (.rcad Capture library $ile)

2) #Spice nstructi!ns:a& +! t! t e *enu: H#Spice 1 Edit Si*ulati!n SettingsH

b& +! t! t e H ibrariesH tab& Click t e HDr!"se&&&H butt!n& .pen t e - %424&lib $ilec& Click HAdd as +l!balHd& #ress H.KH t! e,it t e si*ulati!n settings&e& !" g! t! t e *enu: H#lace 1 #art&&&H$& Click HAdd ibraryHg& .pen t e - %242&!lb $ile

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& '!u s !uld n!" see a part na*ed - %242& Select it and press .K t! use t e part&6!3 Ge)er$. 4$ Notes

7efore co#i)* to t'e .$-) !nHt $!rget t at y!u als! need t! d! a and analysis !$ t e circuit $!r y!ur preLlabs& 9eaning

t at y!u calculate t e @!ltages !r currents !r " ate@er t e e,peri*ent asks $!r& D!, y!ur ans"ers(!r better yet< put t e* in a table)&2) ?e*e*ber eac pers!n needs t! d! t eir !"n preLlabP4) TAs "ill be signing preLlabs at t e beginning !$ lab< and any!ne "it inc!*plete preLlabs "illn!t be all!"ed t! d! t e lab t at day&) >se y!ur preLlab t! c eck y!ur lab data as y!u c!llect it%) rec!**end y!u print !ut and bring #r!$ess!r a *abadiHs n!tes t! lab& T e labs $!ll!" t en!tes pretty cl!sely< and t ey s !uld elp "it t e preLlab t!!&

4$ Report@-) #rint !ut a c!py !$ t e circuit " ic y!u used al!ng "it any pl!ts t at y!u created using t at

circuit&2) abel t e cut!$$ p!ints !$ y!ur b!de pl!ts (!n D.TJ t e *agnitude and p ase grap s)