Bug#505971: RFP: eispice -- eispice - a clone of the Berkeley SPICE 3 Simulation Engine
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Package name : eispice
Version : 0.11.6
Upstream Author : Charles Eidsness <charles@thedigitalmachine.net>
URL : http://www.thedigitalmachine.net/eispice.html
License : GPL
Programming Lang: C, Python, Fortran
Description : eispice - a clone of the Berkeley SPICE 3 Simulation Engine
eispice is a clone of the Berkley SPICE 3 Simulation Engine. It was
originally targeted toward PCB level Signal Integrity Simulation; simulating
IBIS model defined devices, transmission lines, and passive termination but
the scope of the tool has been slowly expanding to include more general
purpose circuit simulation features.
The Simulator
The simulation engine is written in C and utilizes the SuperLU matrix
library for solving the MNA Matrices. It should run faster than Berkley
Spice for most IBIS based SI simulations (it's difficult to directly compare
them because spice doesn't directly support IBIS models).
Models
eispice contains a subset of standard spice3 device models. The intent is to
one day be completely compliant with models available in the basic spice3f5
release. eispice also includes a set of unique models like direct IBIS model
support, Python based Behavioral models, non-linear capacitors, etc. Refer
to the User's Manual for more details about what's available in the current
release.
Python
Other than being the only Open Source simulator that provides native IBIS
model support, the most unique feature of eispice is its Python based
front-end. The eispice simulator is wrapped into a Python Module (the
simulator itself is written in C) which makes it possible to use the Python
language to control simulations and process results. For those familiar with
Berkley Spice and not Python; a Python shell can be used in place of the
nutmeg and Python scripts can be run like batch-mode SPICE.
One of the powers of Python is the ability to integrate different Python
Modules. A great example of this is Thomas' MyHDL/eispice Mixed-Mode
Example.
The Plotter
eispice includes a very simple plot utility or you can use the Python
Plotting tool of your choice, e.g. matplotlib.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
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