EE 2255 Microelectronics

LT-SPICE Session I
TA: 高正宇 (2012hem@gmail.com)
黃國翔 (huang890708@gmail.com)
劉子駿 (chambersliu0227@gmail.com)
邱孟瑋 (willy5822098@gapp.nthu.edu.tw)
黃博彥 ( conch9674@gmail.com)

Lab: EECS (資電管) 513&515

Tel: 0-(3)-5715131 ext. 34104 or 34075

National Tsing Hua University

Department of Electrical Engineering

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 Introduction
• What is “SPICE”?
− SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) is
a general-purpose open source analog electronic circuit
simulator (UC Berkeley,1972)
− there are different versions of SPICE available such as Pspice,
Hspice, IS_spice, LT_spice,...

• Why using “SPICE” in this class?

− verify and compare the results from handcalculation.
− allow us to use more complicated transistor models formore
accurate results.
− much easier to include the nonlinear and non-ideal effectsin
circuits compared with hand calculation.

• Why using “LT-SPICE” in this class?

− the graphical interface is very easy touse.
− easy for transistor model implementation.
− it is free!
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 Installation (1/3)
• Visit following website and get LT-SPICE
https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/design-tools-and-
calculators/ltspice-simulator.html

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 Installation (2/3)
• Click LTspiceXVII.exe to install it.
The example here is based on Win 10 (x64)

1. First, click it

2. Choose the version (x86

or x64) you want to install
3. Recommend to adopt
the default setting
4. Then, click this one
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 Installation (3/3)
• After installation, LT-SPICE window pops
out as follows,

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 Simulation Flow Chart
Place Components and Sources

Edit Components and Sources

Setup Simulation commands

Run Circuit and Probe Nodes

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 Start a New Schematic

Method1 Method2
Click File -> New Schematic Click the icon of New Schematic on the Toolbar

Filename extension is .asc

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 Edit Circuit Elements
Schematic Editor Toolbar

F9: Undo F3: DrawLine

Shift+F9:Redo F4: LabelNet
T:Text G: Place Ground
R: Place Resister F5: Delete
C: PlaceCapacitor F6: Duplicate
L: Place Inductor F7: Move(only move components)
D: Place Diode F8: Drag(move components andline)
F2: Place OtherComponents
Ctrl+R: Rotate
Ctrl+E: Mirror Press ESC to cancel

◼ Left click on the desired editing option

The Short cutkeys ◼ Left click on the circuit element
for action

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 Add Circuit Elements
F7: Move(only move components)
Press F7 or F8 before
F8: Drag(move components and line)
rotating or mirroring a
component

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 Additional Circuit Elements

Click here or press F2

• Voltage dependent voltage

• Current dependent current
• Voltage dependent current
• Current dependent voltage
• MOSFET transistor
• Bipolar transistor
• Voltage controlled switch
• Current controlled switch
• Subcircuit
• …more
Click OK or Double click on component’sname

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 Draw Lines and Label Nodes

Click two nodes for connection Connecting by drawline Give a name to anynode

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 Set components for given
values

Right click oncomponent

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 Use Labels to Specify Units in
Circuit Elements Attributes

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 Edit Voltage Sources and Loads

Right click on component to edit

◼ Voltage Source
• Right click the voltage symbol
• Enter DC voltage value and (optional)
Series Resistance
• Left click on OK

◼ Current source
• Right click on the load symbol
• Enter DC current value
• Left click on OK

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 Summary of Schematic Editor
Toolbar

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 Spice Dot Commands

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 Spice Model Commands

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 Device type
Device
name

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 Spice Simulation Commands
◼ Torun a simulation, specify the type of analysis to beperformed
◼ There are six different types ofanalyses:
• Transient analysis
• AC analysis
• DC sweep
• Noise
• DC transfer function
• DC operating point

◼ Simulation commands are placed on the schematic astext

• Called dot commands

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 Setup Simulation Commands
Method 2: Right click on blank space
Method 1 to setup simulation commands

◼ Example of setting on “Transient”

analysis:
 As a starting point in a simulation
(1) Left click on Transienttab
(2) Enter a Stop Time
(3) Select OK

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 Run Circuit and Probe Node
• Run Circuit

• Also, you can right click on the schematic and press “Run” on the menu
• Then, the program will check to make sure you don't have any errors
If you do have errors, correct them

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 Probe Node
• Probing a Circuit & Waveform Viewer

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 Plot Planes
◼ Multiple plot panes can be displayed on one window to allow better
separation between traces permitting different traces to be
independently auto scaled.
• Right click in the waveform pane
• Select Add Plot Pane
• Left click and hold to drag a label to a new plotpane

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 Example 3.12 (Textbook) (1/3)
(2) Right click on character D and
(1) Set DC value of V1 as 0 rename as Diode (3) Right click
on blank
space

(4) Setup DC
sweep value (6) Click on here to setup
and click ok model of Diode

(5) Place
command on
(7) Key-in this description to setup turn-on voltageof
blank space diode

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 Example 3.12 (Textbook) (2/3)
Nothing is because you do not use the
probe cursor to touch node

Device name
(Defined by user)

Click on Run
Close to the node
and the probe will
generate
automatically
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 Example 3.12 (Textbook) (3/3)
Simulation results
Vout (Y-axis) Vout (Y-axis)

Vfwd=0.8V Vfwd=0V

Vin (X-axis) Vin (X-axis)

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 Exercise: DC analysis

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 Color Palette editor
• Go to “tool” and choose “color preferences” on the menu,
you get the color palette editor window!

PS: After setting the backgroundcolor,

you should also set the color of the
“Trace V(1)” to make it visible in the
printout of your homework.
Push RGB color bars to
the right most to getwhite
background!

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 Control Panel
• Go to “tool” →“Control Panel”→ “Waveforms”
Set “Data trace width” to “3”

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 How to put “Trace Marker”
(1) Right click on here

(2) Select 1st

(3)Press left button of

mouse and drag

(4) Read the data

from this window

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 Other helpful tips for homework
Tip #1. Go to “tool” and choose “Copybitmap
to Clipboard” on the menu, and you get the
screen shot of the window in theclipboard!

Tip #2. Right click in the waveform pane. And

choose “Visible Traces” to have following
“Select Waveforms to Plot” window to plotthe
trace you want.

Tip #3.Put “Grid” on the waveformpane

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 Thanks for your attention!

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