We are considering sending data over CAT6 twisted-pairs, from one FPGA to another at some 10s of meters distance. It might be prudent...

We are considering sending data over CAT6 twisted-pairs, from one FPGA to another at some 10s of meters distance. It might be prudent to transformer-couple the data, to avoid ground-loop common-mode hazards, and the obvious choice would be to use RJ45 connectors with built-in Ethernet magnetics. These seem to have inductance in the 400 uH range, which gives a low-end frequency response in t...

I've got an OLD copy of Electronic Workbench that jams up Windows 7 every time I use it. Is there a (preferably free or cheap)...

I've got an OLD copy of Electronic Workbench that jams up Windows 7 every time I use it. Is there a (preferably free or cheap) circuit simulator that is somewhat similar to EWB that doesn't cob up the OS? Yeah, I know SPICE does everything but it is a royal pain in the ass to use and doesn't let me do quick and dirty simulations that don't have to be down to the gnat's eyebrow. Suggesti...

Could some electronics guru please help ? I was running a SPICE simulation of an H bridge for an inverter, with 12 V DC input. The H bridge has...

Could some electronics guru please help ? I was running a SPICE simulation of an H bridge for an inverter, with 12 V DC input. The H bridge has PMOS on the high side and NMOS on the ground side. The switching works fine, and the output waveform looks exactly as it should, except that the amplitude is in the milliVolt range. I have adjusted the MOSFET sizes but that has not been very helpful. ...

I am unable to simulate the followingg PUT-based relaxation oscillator in the most recent LTspice (with BC547B and...

I am unable to simulate the followingg PUT-based relaxation oscillator in the most recent LTspice (with BC547B and BC557B): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/PUT_LED_blinker.png Nothing wants to oscillate. Looking for a bug I have also tried the simplest possible neon lamp oscillator (with Vstrike=100V, Vhold=50V, R=220k, C=1u), but there are no scillations either: ...

Any rules of thumb about sending a 9600 baud UARTsignal ,from an 8051 through a telecom type V90 audio transformer, (LT spice K L1 L2 1 @ 4mH Rs...

Any rules of thumb about sending a 9600 baud UARTsignal ,from an 8051 through a telecom type V90 audio transformer, (LT spice K L1 L2 1 @ 4mH Rs = 10R) I only need about 8 bytes of data, and LTspice seems to need a square wave for about a millisecond before it settles down. So a long sync word of 010101 etc then a start byte? I'll pad the sig down to 100mV or so martin

I'd like to setup a high Q LC to receive a local Radio station probably charging a cap, when the charge is high enough flash an LED. Maybe set...

I'd like to setup a high Q LC to receive a local Radio station probably charging a cap, when the charge is high enough flash an LED. Maybe set the trigger point of an SCR, or could just a zener do it. I don't have LT spice, so please don't post and answer with that.                                 Thanks, Mikek -- This email has been checked for viruses...

We are using TPS54302 and TPS562208. I haven't been able to get their Pspice models to work in LT Spice. They throw goofy errors, or run...

We are using TPS54302 and TPS562208. I haven't been able to get their Pspice models to work in LT Spice. They throw goofy errors, or run but at fs speeds and make no useful progress. TI apparently has their own sim, Cadence maybe, that might run these parts. Does anyone know how to do that, run the TI models with the TI software? Or to get the Pspice models to run usefully in LT Spic...

This model for a PMOSFET shows VTO=1.00. The data sheet shows VGS(th) as -1.0 to -0.45 volts. I'm guess these are two different specs? One...

This model for a PMOSFET shows VTO=1.00. The data sheet shows VGS(th) as -1.0 to -0.45 volts. I'm guess these are two different specs? One is where the current is at a specified level and the other is where the current starts to change from the cut off condition? Here is the model for this part. *SRC=DMP2240UDM;DI_DMP2240UDM;MOSFETs Enh;20.0V 2.00A 0.150ohms Diodes Inc MOSFET .M...

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There used to be Tools/Sync Release but now I see Tools/Update Components. Is that just me?

There used to be Tools/Sync Release but now I see Tools/Update Components. Is that just me?

Cool visual patterns: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Circuits/Oscillators/Coupled_Resonators.jpg The waveforms decay,...

Cool visual patterns: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Circuits/Oscillators/Coupled_Resonators.jpg The waveforms decay, which must be some Spice setting. Ideal resonators wouldn't lose energy. Gear integration is much worse than trap. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology...

I'm trying to do some DC/pulse testing on a phemt, partly to validate a Spice model. The RF data sheets are mostly useless for time...

I'm trying to do some DC/pulse testing on a phemt, partly to validate a Spice model. The RF data sheets are mostly useless for time domain use. The danged thing keeps oscillating on a regular surfmount adapter, and that makes measurements weird. So I hacked this. https://www.dropbox.com/s/s8i90zlrgxdrzu2/Phemt_Dremel_1.jpg?raw=1 SOT-143 is about my resolution limit for handheld dremeli...

Folk, Thanks to some good help here in the past, I have a nice clean oscillator (for my new fox transmitters), but I'm having trouble with...

Folk, Thanks to some good help here in the past, I have a nice clean oscillator (for my new fox transmitters), but I'm having trouble with the LTSpice simulation at higher frequencies. I'm assuming that the Intersil Spice model for the CA3046 is bad, and I know JT has a better one. Anyhow, I have two questions about the attached LTSpice schematic. 1) When I set it to 30MHz, LTSpice ...

Guys, I know most of you are experienced users of spice here :) Two short questions, I've already RTM without find the answers. - I need a TIP...

Guys, I know most of you are experienced users of spice here :) Two short questions, I've already RTM without find the answers. - I need a TIP 122 model... where I should look for? - worst-case scenario: I set the tolerances of my resistors. How to run a simulation to get the worst-case? I'm talking about the maximum span of selected traces when components reach their end values. Tha...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Circuits/Amps/LT1028N.jpg LT1028 works, but LT1028N, the one that brings out the comp pin,...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Circuits/Amps/LT1028N.jpg LT1028 works, but LT1028N, the one that brings out the comp pin, doesn't. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing a...

Hi, all, Most of the time I just model photodiodes as current sources with parallel capacitances, and put in any deviations by hand...

Hi, all, Most of the time I just model photodiodes as current sources with parallel capacitances, and put in any deviations by hand afterwards. At the moment I have an application where I need to do rather better than that, to explore the tradeoff between speed, bias voltage, and quantum efficiency. (It may wind up with custom photodiodes.) The only thing I've found in the free literat...

Hello, in my sims I often need to simulate a soft-saturable current limiter, usually for AC. The exact construction of such a limiter is not...

Hello, in my sims I often need to simulate a soft-saturable current limiter, usually for AC. The exact construction of such a limiter is not important from the core circuit's perspective. As long as its I(U) is sigmoid or arctan-like, it's fine. What's the simplest way to express such a building block in Spice? Making it out of discretes every time adds considerable obscurity to the sim a...

Could some electronics guru on this group please help ? I am trying to set up a SPICE simulation for an Armstrong oscillator. The problem seems to...

Could some electronics guru on this group please help ? I am trying to set up a SPICE simulation for an Armstrong oscillator. The problem seems to be with designing the transformer and/or excitation coil. Are there any good tutorials or related material online. Any hints/ suggestions would be of immense help. Thanks in advance.

I was wondering about the power dissipation of an opamp, driving a sine wave into a mainly inductive load. See below. The first few...

I was wondering about the power dissipation of an opamp, driving a sine wave into a mainly inductive load. See below. The first few cycles current limit or something. I'm using UniversalOpamp2 with current limit 2 amps and rail=0. This opamp isn't documented in the HELP, or much anywhere else. Peak current is under 700 mA, so why is it clipping? Higher supply voltage helps. ...

I'm simulating a flyback switcher and noticed that any K < 1 in the transformer radically slows down the sim, which is annoyingly...

I'm simulating a flyback switcher and noticed that any K < 1 in the transformer radically slows down the sim, which is annoyingly slow already... 90 seconds to sim 60 ms of startup and a little pulsed load blip. Maybe 6:1 slower with a little leakage inductance. So I only include leakage inductance to tweak the snubber. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond