The Grapher is used to analyze the simulation output data. Refer to the Interactive Simulation section for more information. Refer to the Command Line Interface section for more information.Ĭertain interactive components and instruments can alter the state of the circuit while a simulation is in progress by sending interactive events directly to the simulation core. Use the XSPICE Command Line dialog box to load an external, pre-defined netlist and a set of commands into the simulation core. The XSPICE Command Line dialog box is used as an alternative to schematic capture and analysis dialogs. Refer to the Instruments section for more information.
Although they are primarily designed for the interactive simulation mode, certain instruments such as the Function Generator can be used in the analysis simulation mode as well. Instruments have multiple uses including signal generation and data analysis. Refer to the Analyses section for more information. They automatically generate simulation commands from the settings within them. The netlist is generated and loaded into the simulation core upon invoking any analysis dialog or starting an interactive simulation.Īnalysis dialogs set up analysis simulation mode simulation. The associated component and instrument models are automatically inserted into the netlist. For the purposes of simulation, schematic capture is used to graphically construct the netlist, which is a text-based representation of the circuit, from interconnections of components and instruments.