Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


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http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Precision electronic instrumentation
Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators
Custom laser drivers and controllers
Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links
VME thermocouple, LVDT, synchro acquisition and simulation

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:36 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

"Sounds like"??? The netlist I provided is that of the PSpice
schematic I published earlier...

Message-ID:

Where I PATCHED Larkin's not-so-well-thought-out circuit, then ran it
both on PSpice and LTspice.

The reason is takes a "loooong time to run" in LTspice has nothing to
do with run time, but is all about the poor library handling in
LTspice. Watch the message tray in LTspice to see what is happening.
I posted a separate message addressing this library (mis)behavior.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson | mens |
| Analog Innovations | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 4/27/2013 6:35 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:36 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

"Sounds like"??? The netlist I provided is that of the PSpice
schematic I published earlier...

Message-ID:

Where I PATCHED Larkin's not-so-well-thought-out circuit, then ran it
both on PSpice and LTspice.

The reason is takes a "loooong time to run" in LTspice has nothing to
do with run time, but is all about the poor library handling in
LTspice. Watch the message tray in LTspice to see what is happening.
I posted a separate message addressing this library (mis)behavior.

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,
I don't have a clue if it really takes a long time to run.
I was just picking on you, Larkin tried to drag you into an argument
and it had been 4 days with no response.
Guess you were just being the bigger man. Good job!
Mikek

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:10:16 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/27/2013 6:35 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:36 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

"Sounds like"??? The netlist I provided is that of the PSpice
schematic I published earlier...

Message-ID:

Where I PATCHED Larkin's not-so-well-thought-out circuit, then ran it
both on PSpice and LTspice.

The reason is takes a "loooong time to run" in LTspice has nothing to
do with run time, but is all about the poor library handling in
LTspice. Watch the message tray in LTspice to see what is happening.
I posted a separate message addressing this library (mis)behavior.

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,
I don't have a clue if it really takes a long time to run.

Actually it seems to... but all the excess time is taken up by
loading my library, which is extensive. PSpice scans an index, loads
only the location of the components used, then runs. LTspice checked
_every_ component in my library, then barfed because a component not
even being used by the schematic, had a syntax LTspice didn't
understand... like my digital behavioral stuff. So I had to pare down
MyLib.lib to MyLibLTC.lib, containing only LTC-syntax-compatible
components. It's still "slow" because of LTspice checking _every_
component.

Maybe I can figure out a trick to get around that... like create a
schematic-specific library on the fly

I was just picking on you, Larkin tried to drag you into an argument
and it had been 4 days with no response.
Guess you were just being the bigger man. Good job!
Mikek

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson | mens |
| Analog Innovations | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:07:02 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:10:16 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/27/2013 6:35 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:36 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I hate
over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template collects
the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

"Sounds like"??? The netlist I provided is that of the PSpice
schematic I published earlier...

Message-ID:

Where I PATCHED Larkin's not-so-well-thought-out circuit, then ran it
both on PSpice and LTspice.

The reason is takes a "loooong time to run" in LTspice has nothing to
do with run time, but is all about the poor library handling in
LTspice. Watch the message tray in LTspice to see what is happening.
I posted a separate message addressing this library (mis)behavior.

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,
I don't have a clue if it really takes a long time to run.

Actually it seems to... but all the excess time is taken up by
loading my library, which is extensive. PSpice scans an index, loads
only the location of the components used, then runs. LTspice checked
_every_ component in my library, then barfed because a component not
even being used by the schematic, had a syntax LTspice didn't
understand... like my digital behavioral stuff. So I had to pare down
MyLib.lib to MyLibLTC.lib, containing only LTC-syntax-compatible
components. It's still "slow" because of LTspice checking _every_
component.

Maybe I can figure out a trick to get around that... like create a
schematic-specific library on the fly

[snip]

Aha! Solution right under my nose... PSpice has a compression utility
that "packages" _only_ the needed components and models. (Conceived
originally to allow passing a schematic to another PSpice user, who
has his own symbols and models.)

So, a little klutzy, but it'll work... compress, uncompress, and the
..CIR file will now library only the required components.

Thus I can address quickly circuit questions that come up here, by
doing my solutions in PSpice, but conveying the content easily to the
LTspice user.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson | mens |
| Analog Innovations | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Jim Thompson Inscribed thus:

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:07:02 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:10:16 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/27/2013 6:35 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:36 -0500, amdx
wrote:

On 4/23/2013 3:09 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:58 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Just discovered (or re-remembered :-), in PSpice...

To just have the color of an LED showing in the schematic (I
hate over-klutzy drawings), I just enter color and the template
collects the model name...

Template= X^@refdes %1 %2 My\@COLOR\@LED
COLOR=RED
LED=LED

...Jim Thompson

Sounds like you're simulating my "LED differential pair" circuit.

It works, doesn't it.


That simulation takes a loooong time to run.
Mikek :-)

"Sounds like"??? The netlist I provided is that of the PSpice
schematic I published earlier...

Message-ID:

Where I PATCHED Larkin's not-so-well-thought-out circuit, then ran
it both on PSpice and LTspice.

The reason is takes a "loooong time to run" in LTspice has nothing
to do with run time, but is all about the poor library handling in
LTspice. Watch the message tray in LTspice to see what is
happening. I posted a separate message addressing this library
(mis)behavior.

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,
I don't have a clue if it really takes a long time to run.

Actually it seems to... but all the excess time is taken up by
loading my library, which is extensive. PSpice scans an index, loads
only the location of the components used, then runs. LTspice checked
_every_ component in my library, then barfed because a component not
even being used by the schematic, had a syntax LTspice didn't
understand... like my digital behavioral stuff. So I had to pare down
MyLib.lib to MyLibLTC.lib, containing only LTC-syntax-compatible
components. It's still "slow" because of LTspice checking _every_
component.

Maybe I can figure out a trick to get around that... like create a
schematic-specific library on the fly

[snip]

Aha! Solution right under my nose... PSpice has a compression utility
that "packages" _only_ the needed components and models. (Conceived
originally to allow passing a schematic to another PSpice user, who
has his own symbols and models.)

So, a little klutzy, but it'll work... compress, uncompress, and the
.CIR file will now library only the required components.

Thus I can address quickly circuit questions that come up here, by
doing my solutions in PSpice, but conveying the content easily to the
LTspice user.

...Jim Thompson

Neat !

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Best Regards:
Baron.