1 App Software Introduction

ECE125 Transmission Media and Antenna System
Laboratory Exercise 1
Transmission Line Simulator
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:
 To familiarize with an application or software of their choice for transmission line.

 To simulate a given circuit using an application or software.
MATERIALS:
 A laptop with ltspice, pspice, or any software alike.
Introduction
SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) is a general-purpose, open source
analog electronic circuit simulator. It is a program used in integrated circuit and board-level design to check
the integrity of circuit designs and to predict circuit behavior. In this lab experiment LTspice is the simulator.
LTspice is a high-performance SPICE simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with
enhancements and models for easing the simulation of switching regulators. The enhancements to SPICE
have made simulating switching regulators extremely fast compared to normal SPICE simulators, allowing
the user to view waveforms for most switching regulators in just a few minutes. Included in this download
are LTspice, Macro Models for majority of Linear Technology's switching regulators, over 200 op amp
models, as well as resistors, transistors and MOSFET models.
TASK:
1. Simulation Step-by-Step with Schematic Files
LTspice can run simulations on either schematic files or coded netlist files. Both methods are quite
similar, and only simulations with schematic files are introduced in detail here.
prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

Step 1: Install LTspice and open the software (Click No if requested update).
Current version: LTspice XVII.
Step 2: Create a new schematic, or open an existing schematic file.

Step 3: Add/Modify/Delete electrical components into the schematic.
• Shortcut keys and buttons; zoom in/out or rotate components if needed. Also available
to view in “Control Panel”.

Step 4: Add components from the library, and place them at proper positions.
• Components will be placed where you left click that component.

Step 5: Add wires (click and release) to connect all components; fulfill the circuit/schematic.
Step 6: Right click on the components, and change their values.
Step 7: “Run” the simulation.
• Fill in the simulation duration (stop time) and precision (timestep). Simulation command
will be generated automatically. You can modify the command after you learn more about
LTspice or other SPICE.

• Click “OK” toThe windowrun.arrangement of the trace panel (Draft1.raw) and the
schematic panel (Draft1.asc) can be adjusted.

• Color of trace panel can be adjusted in “Tools in pulldown menu.
Step 8: View the output
1) Left click to activate (bring front) the schematic panel. Place the cursor on
the node/wire (voltage) or the element (current), and left click to probe and
display the measured values.

2) Right click on the trace panel, select “Add Trace Click “OK” to display.

2. Simulate the following circuit for 1ms, and compare the output voltage
and current through each resistor with the results in Lab 1.
3. Simulate the following circuit for 1ms, and write down the voltage at each
node and the current through each resistor.
Observations:
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ECE125 Transmission Media and Antenna System

At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:

 To familiarize with an application or software of their choice for transmission line.

 A laptop with ltspice, pspice, or any software alike.

1. Simulation Step-by-Step with Schematic Files

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

Current version: LTspice XVII.

Step 2: Create a new schematic, or open an existing schematic file.

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

Step 3: Add/Modify/Delete electrical components into the schematic.

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

• Components will be placed where you left click that component.

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

Step 6: Right click on the components, and change their values.

Step 7: “Run” the simulation.

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

• Color of trace panel can be adjusted in “Tools in pulldown menu.

Step 8: View the output

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

prepared by: Engr. Jonathan R. Sulit

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