Simplis cheatsheet
Ming Sun / November 28, 2022
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This cheatsheet is summarized from the training material provided on Simplis website. Please refer to Ref. [1] for more detailed information.
Most often used bindkeys in Simplis
| Hotkeys | Descriptions |
|---|---|
m | place a 3-terminal N-type MOSFET |
4 | place Z-shaped resistor |
F5 | rotate |
v | place DC voltage supply |
w | place waveform generator |
g | place ground |
d | place diode |
c | place capacitor |
l | place inductor |
shift + mouse drag + delete | select and delete the wires inside a symbol boundary |
Set the default simulator to Simplis
Go to File => Options => General.... Then choose SIMPLIS as the Initial Simulator. Then click OK to apply the change.
POP Maximum period settings[2]
In the following, we can see that the Maximum period is set to be 2.2µs, which is 110% of the steady-state period (fsw=500kHz)
The maximum period parameter limits the solution space in which POP searches for a steady state condition. The maximum period parameter must be greater than the switching period but it is recommended that it not be set to more than two times the switching period[2].
Bode plot
The Bode Plot Probe (Gain/Phase) w/ Measurements can be used to measure the loop transfer function bode plot.
Terminal
Terminal behaves as the labels in Cadence or Spectre environment. Basically, the nets connected to the Terminal with the same terminal name is considered to be the same net.
References and materials
[1] SIMPLIS Tutorial