The high quality of the MacSpice command interpreter makes the automation of tasks straightforward. MacSpice then builds a numerical model of the circuit and analyses this.Ī command interpreter (shell) is used to specify the types of analyses that are required and how the results should be processed, saved or displayed. Users may prepare netlists with a text editor, or derive them from a circuit diagram using a third-party schematic-capture application. This 'netlist' is a list of components and the nodes they connect to. MacSpice, like most circuit simulators, requires a text-file description of the circuit as input.
It is usually cheaper and quicker to simulate a design than to build a prototype. SPICE is a general-purpose circuit simulation program for nonlinear dc, nonlinear transient, and linear ac analyses.Ĭircuit simulation is a way of building and testing virtual models of electronic devices. Spice is not easy to use, but it is a powerful tool once the initial hurdles have been overcome and the MacSpice website provides support and tutorials. However, MacSpice is not merely a 'port' of the Berkeley code, it incorporates many improvements ranging from bug-fixes to entirely new graphics, algorithms and solution strategies. WilliamsĪs its name suggests, MacSpice is an implementation for the Mac of the Berkeley Spice 3f5 electronic circuit simulator.
#MACSPICE PROBE FOR MAC OS X#
Spice-compatible simulator for Mac OS X Version: 3f5 2.10.21