LTspice Tutorial for Beginners - Let's Simulate Electronics!
What you'll learn
- Time-domain Simulation: Transient simulation (.Tran), Initial conditions (.IC), Parameter sweep (.step),
- Measure (.meas), Piecewise Linear Functions (PWL) for voltage source, Arbitrary behavioral voltage (.bv)
- DC operating point (.op), DC sweep (.dc), temperature (.temp), and DC transfer function (.tf)
- Frequency-domain Analysis: Fourier Theorem and Bode Plot, Small-signal transfer function
- Laplace transform, AC analysis (.AC), Laplace transform by Voltage Dependent Source
- Netlist and SPICE syntax
- Import Third-Party Models, Sub-circuit, and Hierarchy
- Worst-case Analysis: Probability distribution in LTspice, Monte Carlo, Worst-case analysis
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of circuit analysis
- A windows PC with the latest LTspice installed (Sorry! I will NOT use MAC OS in the course)
Description
Updates:
On 06/09/2021: Lecture "Small-signal transfer function and Laplace transform" is updated to correct a typo in slides
On 01/05/2021: The zip file of all source files is updated to include newly added "Variable Resistor" simulation files
On 01/05/2021: A new lecture about "Variable Resistor" is uploaded. Thanks to William for his suggestion
On 05/09/2020: The zip file of all source files is updated to include two more missing LTspice files. Thanks to Robert
On 05/04/2020: Video and Lecture notes of "Fourier Theorem and Bode Plot" is updated to correct a typo. Thanks to Kris
On 05/04/2020: Lecture note of "types of dc sweep" is updated to correct a few typos. Thanks to Kris for pointing it out
On 04/15/2020: Fourier Theorem and Bode Plot_update.pdf has been uploaded to correct some reference links on the slides
On 03/03/2020: Videos are available in 1080p resolution.
On 03/03/2020: A typo in DC transfer function (.tf) slides is fixed. Thanks to Zhengzhong Zhao for pointing it out
On 01/07/2020: A new lecture about "Display op in transient simulation" is created
On 12/03/2019: The voltage pulse setup is updated according to the latest LTspice requirement: Lec 6 - Transient simulation (.Tran)
On 08/31/2019: A typo is corrected in both video and slides: Lec 17 - Small-signal transfer function and Laplace transform.
Up-to-date LTspice source files: "Download_LTspice Beginner_2021-01-05.zip"
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LTspice tutorial that covers the most commonly used functions: such as transient, AC analysis, dc transfer functions, Laplace transform, sub-circuit, worst-case analysis, and more
Well-prepared and self-explanatory slides in PDF are downloadable. Use it as good reference for your daily work.
LTspice source files are downloadable. Run and see results in seconds.
All materials are based on the windows PC! Sorry Mac OS users!!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who is interested in LTspice
- College students in electrical engineering
- Electrical engineers at all levels
- Who really wants to put "LTspice" in Resume
Instructor
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
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- 3,227 Students
- 2 Courses
11/2017 – Current: Founder of EEsanity
04/2019 – Current: Principal Electrical Engineer, Analogic Corporation, Canton, MA USA
12/2017 – 04/2019: Senior Design Engineer, Murata Power Solutions, Westborough, MA USA
05/2015 – 11/2017: Senior Power Electronics Engineer, Yaskawa-Solectria Solar, Lawrence, MA, USA
06/2005 – 07/2008: Sales/Tech Support Engineer, ABB High Voltage Switchgear Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Master (2011) and PhD (2015) from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Bachelor (2005) in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China