Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25734 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2002 13:36:54 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 17 Sep 2002 13:36:54 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 9134 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2002 13:37:00 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Sep 2002 13:37:00 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17rIWa-0000wE-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 14:36:20 +0100 Received: from [217.72.192.165] (helo=mailgate5.cinetic.de) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17rIWZ-0000w4-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 14:36:19 +0100 Received: from web.de (fmomail01.dlan.cinetic.de [172.20.1.45]) by mailgate5.cinetic.de (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.0-0.4) with SMTP id g8HDZmX23778 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:35:49 +0200 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:35:49 +0200 Message-ID: <200209171335.g8HDZmX23778@mailgate5.cinetic.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ From: "Hans-Albrecht Haffa" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: Re: LF: PSpice milli/Mega R Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0tests=DEAR_SOMEBODYversion=2.31 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org schrieb am 17.09.02 13:23:47: > Ashlock,William wrote: > > >There are two great workbooks on Psice simulations by Roy W. Goody. The > >Title for both is 'MicroSim Pspice for Windows', copyright date 1998. Volume > >II is the one that covers oscillators. Check this tile on the various Web > >sites for used books and you might find a real bargain. > > > > > > James Moritz wrote: > > > Try connecting a pulsed voltage source (VPULSE) in series with the > > tank circuit - set it to generate a pulse width of, say, 1/2 a cycle > > of the expected oscillator frequency, starting at t=0. > > [...] > > Bill and Jim, > many thanks for your answers, for the tips and the pointer to the book. > This evening I will try the example oscillator that Bill has sent in a > separate message and the insertion of a VPULSE > as suggested by Jim. Yes, I have noticed that the value for the > "Maximum step" in the simulation usually > needs to be shortened from what PSpice suggests you. > PSpice seems to be a powerful tool, albeit with some quirks, i.e. it > does not recognize (my version at least) the capital > letter M as a prefix for Mega... I had inserted a resistor of 1M, only > to have a few femtovolt across it. > When I changed it to 1e6, everything was ok. Probably it interpreted the > 1M as one milliohm... may be they need a refresh > on the MKS system... > > 73 Alberto I2PHD > > Dear Alberto, never use letters for abrreviation for decimal units. Instead: 100 Ohm: 100 = 1E2 1kOhm: 1E3 1 Milliohm: 1e-3 Always use the basic units . The Spice Abbreviation for Mega is Meg or meg for Milli is m 73, Hans-Albrecht DK 8 ND > ______________________________________________________________________________ Ortsunabhängig und flexibel! Verwalten Sie all Ihre E-Mail-Adressen weltweit mit WEB.DE FreeMail - http://freemail.web.de/?mc=021126