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Exporting Data for a Spreadsheet Graph

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 AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.
-Bob Pease did not like Spice, and was also untrusting of spreadsheets (See Pease Porridge). I think he is right, but nonetheless, there is no reason not to use 'some' spice. It's a free and easily accessible program. It has to have some usefulness, as long as you don't trust it. This goes back to the argument about fluid dynamics and the human body. Actual systems in the world are more complex than our models, so we can't truly simulate a circuit. But that doesn't mean there isn't some value in the models.
+Spice is only a partially useful tool. It's not to be trusted. Actual systems in the world are more complex than our models, so we can't truly simulate a circuit. But that doesn't mean there isn't some value in the models.
 ==Tips/Techniques==

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 AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.
-Bob Pease did not like Spice, and was also untrusting of spreadsheets (See Pease Porridge). I think he is right, but nonetheless, there is no reason not to use 'some' spice. It's a free and easily accessible program. It has to have some usefulness, as long as you don't trust it. This goes back to the argument about fluid dynamics and the human body. Actual systems in the world are more complex than our models, so we can't truly simulate a circuit.
+Bob Pease did not like Spice, and was also untrusting of spreadsheets (See Pease Porridge). I think he is right, but nonetheless, there is no reason not to use 'some' spice. It's a free and easily accessible program. It has to have some usefulness, as long as you don't trust it. This goes back to the argument about fluid dynamics and the human body. Actual systems in the world are more complex than our models, so we can't truly simulate a circuit. But that doesn't mean there isn't some value in the models.
 ==Tips/Techniques==

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	AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.		AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.
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		+	Bob Pease did not like Spice, and was also untrusting of spreadsheets (See Pease Porridge). I think he is right, but nonetheless, there is no reason not to use 'some' spice. It's a free and easily accessible program. It has to have some usefulness, as long as you don't trust it. This goes back to the argument about fluid dynamics and the human body. Actual systems in the world are more complex than our models, so we can't truly simulate a circuit.

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 ==General Notes==
-is a gnd in the netlist. That means you can go to: view - spice netlist, and the path items will be 0 V001 or some variation thereof. The netlists are text files, and easily readable. Spice (LTSpice) overall, seems to be a program that one person can understand, which is a benefit, since time is short.
+is a gnd in the netlist. That means you can go to: view - spice netlist, and the path items will be 0 V001 or some variation thereof. The netlists are text files, and easily readable. Spice (LTSpice) overall, seems to be a program that one person can understand, which is a benefit, since time is limited.
 AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.

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 ==General Notes==
-is a gnd in the netlist. That means you can go to: view - spice netlist, and the path items will be 0 V001 or some variation thereof. The netlists are text files, and easily readable.
+is a gnd in the netlist. That means you can go to: view - spice netlist, and the path items will be 0 V001 or some variation thereof. The netlists are text files, and easily readable. Spice (LTSpice) overall, seems to be a program that one person can understand, which is a benefit, since time is short.
 AoE uses ICAP/4 Spice. It runs about $3,500 for the base software. There is a free demo for schematics under 20 parts. The X chapters, has a section of spice, but it's not in the 3rd edition. They also list, MicroCap 9, MMICAD, and PSpice. There are some Spice book recommendations in the spice section, and in other sections (e.g. the Power, Regulation, and Control, or Amplifiers). This is all in the appendix.

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 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH74uZvEm6I
 ===Exporting Data for a Spreadsheet Graph===
-[[File:LTSpice Export to graph example.png|300px|thumb|right|Sine Wave Example Graph. An expert in graphs will natively understand how data will render in a given form of graph. I'm still working on being able to predict Logarithmic data from Linear data.]]
+[[File:LTSpice Export to graph example.png|300px|thumb|right|Sine Wave Example Graph. An expert in graphs will be able to predict how data will render in a given form of graph. I'm still working on guessing Logarithmic data from Linear data.]]
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 how to export waveform data, as in traditional spice? - right click on the graph and

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 and age, you have to be good with graphs as well. there is no reason not to be.
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 ==See Also==

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 ==See Also==
-* [[External_Wikis#Electronics]]
+* [[External_Wikis#Electronics]] - LTSpice Wiki
 * http://www.intusoft.com/icap.htm
 [[Category:online_notes]]