EAGLE sym ?

One thing I would like to put on a wish list is an analogue/digital simulator to be used with the UBUNTU (Linux) version of EAGLE Light Edition (I could not find one on the web).

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Am 27.09.2011 16:35, schrieb Louis.M:
One thing I would like to put on a wish list is an analogue/digital simulator to be used with the UBUNTU (Linux) version of EAGLE Light Edition (I could not find one on the web).

The free simulator 'LTSpice IV' from Linear Technology should work well
under Linux: Though this is a native Windows program, it was programmed
with Linux in mind, so that, provided your Linux system has 'wine'
installed, you can run the Windows executable directly under Linux (has
been in use in our institute for some years).

So. Simulator works. Fine.

Now EAGLE doesn't work together with this simulator, because EAGLE
doesn't have ANY simulation support. This can be remedied by a self-made
ULP, which is not TOO easy, but possible. In our institute, we are able
to do SPICE simulations with a dedicated 'spice' ULP, which takes all
simulation options from the EAGLE user, collects the net list, writes it
to disk and starts the simulator.

So. EAGLE supports LTSpice (or any other simulator for that matter). Fine.

Now you need the correct component simulation models to be able to
simulate things. And THAT's the problem: You can get them very easily
from semiconductor manufacturers, but these very often expressly FORBID
the further distribution of their models.

Therefore:
1. You can get the free 'LTSpice' working well under Windows and Linux.
2. You can get the 'spice' ULP from me for useful EAGLE support.
3. You must download all component models from their manufacturers
     yourself and use a cryptic (but easy and, unfortunately, as yet
     undocumented) syntax to make EAGLE recognise them properly. Hmmm.
     Shame on the model creators for their restrictive licences...

Andreas Weidner
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