PSpice Simulation for Electronic Circuits: Learn PSpice now!

Learn how DC bias point analysis in PSpice reveals power consumption by measuring voltages and currents, and by verifying that the source power equals the circuit’s total consumption.

See how to perform a dc sweep in PSpice, compare input and output voltages, and set up the schematic, simulation profile, and linear sweep parameters for your project.

Learn to perform a linear dc parameter sweep in PSpice by creating a variable resistor, sweeping its value, and observing the voltage output.

Apply what we learned by simulating a Wheatstone bridge in PSpice, verify the zero voltage differential between points C and D, and sweep R4 to observe current changes.

Learn how to analyze a PSpice circuit plot by using traces, cursors, and measurement tools to extract voltage, current, and power data from simulations.

Explore transient analysis in PSpice by using VPULSE to generate a 500 Hz square wave, set pulse parameters (V1, V2, delay, rise time, width, period), and plot voltages.

Learn how to perform a parametric sweep in PSpice to analyze how the output voltage, in decibels, changes as a resistor varies across a range of frequencies.

Build a UA741 op-amp circuit in PSpice, power with ±15 V, and run a dc sweep from -10 to 10 V to study saturation and gain set by R1/R2.

Convert a dc op-amp circuit to an ac model in PSpice, create a new ac schematic, apply a sinusoidal source, run simulations, and interpret clipping and offsets.

Combine learned skills to analyze a voltage difference amplifier. Observe how amplification changes as the resistor steps from 40 kΩ to 100 kΩ in 20 kΩ increments with VBN input.

Explore phase shifts in resistive-inductive and resistive-capacitive circuits by building quick simulations, placing voltage probes on input and output, and comparing lag and lead in signals.

Explore the time constant, natural response, and step response of circuits through PSpice simulations, including RC circuit experiments, with design files and calculations to reinforce theory.

Explore the bandpass filter, or LSD color organ, and simulate its frequency window in PSpice to verify the output against the provided schematic.

Explore hands-on PSpice modeling of a led color organ project, building resistors, potentiometers, capacitors, and op-amp stages, wiring power and grounding, and refining schematic layout.

Analyze a simple switched input with transition analysis and simulate RLC circuits to measure lead or lag, phase shift, and bandwidth for the final project.

Learn to locate parts that can be simulated in PSpice by using Capture/Allegro's library search and place-by-component feature, then insert diodes or buck components into circuits by category.

Learn how to create a simulation profile, switch the project type to pspice analog or mixed a/d, and enable autoconverge for power switching supply analysis with gmin and tolerance controls.

Explore switch mode power supplies and boost converters, raising input voltages to usable levels with high efficiency, demonstrated by a 3.3 V to 5 V, 2 A example in PSpice.

Learn to build a boost converter schematic in PSpice by loading analog and source libraries, placing resistors, capacitors, an inductor, a MOSFET, and a diode, and editing values.

Wire the schematic by placing grounds, the compensation pin, and the feedback resistors per the reference design, double-checking pin order and connections in the boost converter.

Review a boost converter schematic built from a Texas Instruments reference design, and learn to label nets with net aliases, avoid touching pins, and prepare for the design rule check.

Learn to perform a design rule check on your boost converter schematic, verify electrical rules, and review pin type warnings and unconnected nets.

Configure a transient PSpice simulation to validate a boost converter, fix net alias issues, connect Vin and Vout probes, and verify Vin about 3.3 V and Vout around 5.3 V.

Explore the PSpice model editor in Windows, import a lib file, modify the component model, and export it to a new model or part library for third-party spice models.

Model a non-ideal 5-volt supply in PSpice using a pulsed source and simulate a transformer-isolated full-wave rectifier from 120 volts AC at 60 Hz to about 32 volts.

Experiment with a buck v2 non-ideal converter in PSpice by building a hierarchical block, creating a transient simulation profile, and using voltage probes to verify a 5-volt output.