User`s guide

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PSpice A/D supports analyses that can simulate analog-only,
mixed-signal, and digital-only circuits.
PSpice A/D fully supports digital analysis by simulating the
timing behavior of digital devices within a standard transient
analysis, including worst-case (min/max) timing. For mixed
analog/digital circuits, all of the above-mentioned analyses can
be run. If the circuit is digital-only, only the transient analysis
can be run.
Table 8-1
provides a summary of the available PSpice A/D
analyses and the corresponding dialog box (accessed using
Setup on the Analysis menu) where the analysis parameters are
specified.
Table 8-1
Classes of PSpice A/D Analyses
Analysis
Analysis Setup
Dialog Box
Swept
Variable
Standard analyses
DC sweep DC sweep source
parameter
temperature
bias point bias point detail
small-signal DC transfer transfer function
DC sensitivity sensitivity
frequency response AC sweep frequency
noise (requires a frequency
response analysis)
AC sweep frequency
transient response transient time
Fourier (requires transient
response analysis)
transient time
Simple multi-run analyses
parametric parametric
temperature temperature
Note
Parametric
analysis is not
supported in
PSpice A/D Basics+.