User`s guide

9
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2 DC Analyses
DC Sweep
Minimum Requirements to Run a
DC Sweep Anal
y
sis
Minimum circuit desi
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n requirements
Minimum pro
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ram setup requirements
• In the Analysis Setup dialog box, click the DC Sweep
button. Complete the DC Sweep dialog box as needed.
• If needed, select ( ✓) the DC Sweep check box to enable it.
• Start the simulation as described in Starting Simulation on
page 8-11.
Note
Do not specify a DC sweep and a parametric
analysis for the same variable.
Table 9-1
DC Sweep Circuit Design Requirements
Swept Variable
Type
Requirement
voltage source voltage source with a DC specification
(VDC, for example)
temperature none
current source current source with a DC specification
(IDC, for example)
model parameter PSpice A/D model (.MODEL)
global parameter global parameter defined with a parameter
block (.PARAM)
See Setting Up Analyses on
page 8-3 for a description of the
Analysis Setup dialo
g
box.
Fi
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ure 9-1
DC Sweep Setup
Example