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Ngspice F.A.Q.Version 2.4 (ngspice-32 release) |
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Ngspice F.A.Q.Version 2.5 (ngspice-33 release) |
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Maintained by Holger Vogt |
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Maintained by Holger Vogt |
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Last update: 04-27-2020 |
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Last update: 04-27-2020 |
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The latest version released is: |
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The latest version released is: |
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* ngspice-32 (released on 01/05/2020) |
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* ngspice-33 (released on 18/10/2020) |
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2.2. What are the latest features in the current release? |
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2.2. What are the latest features in the current release? |
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- New features: |
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- New features: |
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+ Add resource info on memory used and available for macOS |
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+ redesign of memory monitoring |
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+ Replace B source pwl by XSPICE PWL Controlled Source that has smooth rounded and |
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stepless differentiable corners. |
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+ Get a variable directly from an input file with i/o redirection |
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+ Make 64 bit compilation the standard |
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+ On Windows VisualStudio compilation we support only VS2019 |
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+ Add function 'conj' |
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+ Improved error messages for 'meas' command |
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+ Improved PSPICE compatibility |
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+ VDMOS model now allows electro-thermal simulation |
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Optionally (instance flag 'thermal') 2 thermal nodes tj and tcase are added |
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to the device instance |
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+ Enable utf-8 and UNICODE for string handling (maybe switch off by --disable-utf8) |
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+ Vastly redisigned plotting capability: vertical text for labeling y axis, |
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independent color selection for background, grid/text and graphs, |
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independent width selection for grid and graph, access to UNICODE fonts, |
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characters may become ticmarks (variable 'ticchar'), RGB color tables included, |
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variable 'nolegend' switches off the legend |
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+ Add variables 'oscompiled' |
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+ Command 'let' to allow default low and high indices |
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+ Upon calculating the operating point, true gmin stepping added |
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+ Free the internal control structure memory by sending ngSpice_Command(NULL) |
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+ No interrupt handling (SIGINT) in shared ngspice |
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+ Limit the exp function to exp(14) |
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+ Event simulation output data may be selected by command 'setplot' |
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+ try first storing the temporary file in user directory, |
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only then in current directory. |
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+ Add adding the ngspice icon to the MINGW executable. |
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+ Do not print tansient initial conditions, if uic is selected. |
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+ Enable node names with special characters like '/'. |
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+ Do not print "Units" on a graph, if unknown type or settype notype is given. |
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+ Unify batch mode and control mode raw file output. |
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+ Make PPerror message more verbose. |
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+ Make the pwl parameter r adjustable by .param. |
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+ Enable flags xdelta, ydelta for 'gnuplot' command. |
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+ Enable special characters for cpl model names and parameters. |
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+ New command 'cutout': Cut out part of each vector of the current tran plot |
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and copy into a new plot |
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+ Compatibility switches KiCad 'ki', and Spectre 'spe' |
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+ Remove vceo= and icrating= from bjt model cards. |
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+ The tests of cmaths function will be done only on request. |
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+ Add alternative temperature model for certain jfet parameters. |
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+ Add BJT Kull Quasi-Saturation model. |
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+ Improve self heating tempaerature handling in VDMOS model. |
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+ Use W/nf for selecting binning model. |
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+ Add wnflag as an instance parameter. |
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+ Add PSPICE compatible ISWITCH. |
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+ Add a limit capability to the code model aswitch. |
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+ Add a new code model pswitch. |
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+ Many conde updates not visible to the user, but enhancing stability |
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+ Many conde updates not visible to the user, but enhancing stability |
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and efficiency |
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and efficiency |
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- Bug fixes: |
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- Bug fixes: |
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+ many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 427 and up) |
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+ many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 484 and up) |
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+ memory leaks removed |
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+ memory leaks removed |
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Holger Vogt
6 years ago