Regarding SPICE simulators, I use 2. For initial design work, I use LTspice. Not just because it has an integrated GUI environment for schematic-capture & waveforms, but also because it has good models for the Linear Tech devices. My only gripe is that it's not available on Linux.
For PCB simulation, I use ngspice. I extract netlists from my PCB schematics in spice format so I can run analog simulations on everything non-digital, including my cabling. I have found and fixed several design errors on 6 projects over the years. None of those PCBs has an error or blue-wire; PCB is right-first-time. The one PCB I did not fully simulate has a stupid wiring error to the DCDC converters. Go figure. BTW, digital simulations are done on everything, even transformers and nixie tubes. I use Modelsim. Yes, you can crudely model a transformer in a digital simulator. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a593cea2-daf6-4922-8bc1-c1aae9911720%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
