[SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

71GA · 2013-01-20 14:28:12

Could anyone tell me, what are best options to build electronics circuit simulator on Arch. I have heard about ngspice, ltspice, gnucap... Soo what is my best option here? I allso need GUI.

TY

Last edited by 71GA (2017-05-24 06:04:09)

Linkas · 2013-01-20 15:12:28

Qucs is very nice and has gui. You'll find it in official repositories.

oniichan · 2013-01-20 19:21:45

In my electronics class, we use a java tool available in your browser, or downloadable as a .jar and executable if you have the java packages installed.
However, not sure if it's a good idea to use Java nowadays.
http://www.falstad.com/circuit/

ewaller · 2013-01-20 19:58:34

I use ngspice. There are some nice graphical front ends for it in the AUR.

I use ltspice at $DAYJOB, but we are a Windows shop. I understand that it runs well under Wine. Overall, Linear did a really nice job with this package and I appreciate them very much for putting this package together. Of course it does come with models for their devices which has caused me to design their parts in on more than one occasion. I think that is the least I can do.

B15HOP · 2016-12-02 02:47:39

If anyone can get Xyce to work, that would be frigging epic. But so far I've not even gotten close to getting it working. It has gigabytes of dependencies.

ewaller · 2016-12-02 04:10:50

I've never heard of it, and I've been doing this for 30 years
You may want to post a message under "AUR Issues, Discussion and PKGBUILD Requests"

71GA · 2016-12-02 05:59:48

ewaller wrote:

I use ngspice. There are some nice graphical front ends for it in the AUR.

Which AUR front ends - can you list names? I do not know why I needed so much time to respond...

Last edited by 71GA (2016-12-02 06:00:34)

R00KIE · 2016-12-02 09:16:05

Careful with the models that come with ltspice, I have been bitten before with a model that doesn't model the device all too well - always make sure to check the datasheet tables _and_ any schematic/block diagrams of the part.

That said ltspice is very good for switched circuits and costs nothing.

Arch Linux

#1 2013-01-20 14:28:12

[SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#2 2013-01-20 15:12:28

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#3 2013-01-20 19:21:45

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#4 2013-01-20 19:58:34

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#5 2016-12-02 02:47:39

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#6 2016-12-02 04:10:50

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#7 2016-12-02 05:59:48

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

#8 2016-12-02 09:16:05

Re: [SOLVED] Electronics circuit simulators?

Board footer