SPICE Simulation
KiCad integrates the open source spice simulator ngspice to provide simulation capability in graphical form through integration with the Schematic Editor.
Compatible with various spice models
The use of ngspice grants compatibility with existing models meant for:
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spice
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ltspice
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pspice
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hspice
Schematic Integration
Design your simulation circuit in the schematic and launch the simulator directly from the editor
Configure simulations
Configure four standard simulation modes:
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AC Sweep
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DC Transfer
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Operating Point
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Transient
or define your own custom simulation
Run and probe simulations
Run simulations and use the probe tool to select nets to plot voltage and pins to plot current.
Basic SPICE symbols
Both a standard SPICE library of symbols
and PSPICE extended library symbols are included in KiCad’s standard symbol library
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KiCad does not currently bundle any third party SPICE libraries. SPICE models are generally available to download from manufacturers' websites. |