Feature
Comparison (VisualSpice screen shot)
VisualSpice |
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Feature |
Personal
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Standard
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Professional |
Advance
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| Powerful 32-bit Analog, Digital, Mixed Signal Simulation | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Powerful Schematic Capture | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Number of
Active Models Note: Simple parts like resistors, capacitors, and inductors are not counted as a model. Only complex devices such as opamps, comparitors, regulators, transisors, diodes, etc are considered a model. |
300 | 3500 | 9000 | Over 25,000 (50,000 parts in EDA) |
| Part Limit | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED |
| Node Limit | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED | UNLIMITED |
| Export Schematic to PCB Layout Program | YES | YES | ||
| Import Model Wizard - import additional free models from manufacturer website | YES | YES | ||
| Import + Simulate External Netlist | YES | YES | ||
| Graphical Symbol Editor - Create your own device symbol | YES | YES | ||
| Model Editor + Model Creator | YES | YES | ||
| Hierarchial Schematics | YES | YES | ||
| Bill Of Materials BOM | YES | YES | ||
| Mathematical Interpter / Signal Post Processor | YES | YES | ||
| User Defined Equations And Scripting | YES |
YES |
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| Global / Local Variable Names | YES |
YES |
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| Parameter Passing to Macro Models | YES | YES | YES | |
| Real-Time 64 Channel Oscilloscope | YES |
YES |
YES |
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| Virtual Instruments (DMM, Signal Generator, Logic Analyzer) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Schematic Animation | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| OP in Schematic | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Logic Analyser
With Advanced Comb/Seq Breakpoints (ie. Break when wire hits a certain voltage or combination or voltage levels or logic levels) |
YES | YES | YES | YES |
| OP | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| AC Sweep | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DC Sweep Single/Dual | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| TRAN | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Fourier | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| THD | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Pole-Zero | YES | YES | ||
| Noise | YES | YES | ||
| Transfer-Function | YES | YES | ||
| Distortion | YES | YES | ||
| AC Monte Carlo + Worst Case (sensitivity) | YES | |||
| DC Monte Carlo + Worst Case (sensitivity) | YES | |||
| TRAN Monte Carlo + Worst Case (sensitivity) | YES | |||
| Temperature Sweep (AC,DC,TRAN,TF,Fourier,THD,Noise,Distortion,PZ) | YES | |||
| 3D Parameter Sweep (AC,DC,TRAN,TF,Fourier,THD,Noise,Distortion,PZ) | YES | |||
| Impedance Plots | YES | |||
| Power Plots | YES |
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| Smith Charts / Smith Grid | YES |
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| Polar Plots | YES |
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| User Written Plug-in Devices based on XSPICE Code Models. Use Visual C++ and our XSPICE Code Model SDK to extend simulator capabilities (create your own devices from scratch). Ex. create complex devices (CPUs,DSP, TCP/IP, serial ports, LCD Displays etc) communicate with real external hardware, test instruments, or other programs. | YES |
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| Included XSPICE Code Model Plug-in Devices: Real-time live continuous animated Spectrum Analyzer, Frequency Counter, Scope, Volt Meter, Switches, Bulb, microphone etc. | YES |
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| MOS1 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| MOS2 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | YES | YES | |
| MOS3 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | YES | YES | |
| MOS6 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | YES | ||
| BSIM1 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | YES | ||
| BSIM2 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | |||
| BSIM3V3 SOI Type Mosfet Model support | YES | |||
| BSIM4 Type Mosfet Model support | YES | |||
| EKV Type Mosfet Model support | YES |
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| XSpice
Extensions and Devices... Includes devices: Summer, Multiplier, time-Integrator, time-derivative, digital freq-divider, limiter, gain, hysteresis, one shot, slew, triangle wave, S-Domain TF, VCO, magnetic core, controlled digital oscillator and more!!! |
YES |
YES |
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| Editable PCB Footprint Fields | YES |
YES |
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| Project Hierarchical Browser | YES |
YES |
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| Easy click-on-wire-to-plot waveform on scope or graph | YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Device Parts Search Engine | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Multiple Workspaces | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Changes-on-the-fly | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Programmable Signal Generator + Preview | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Graphics Annotation | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Automatic Graphics Legends | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Auto Zooming | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Overlay results from different simulations | YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Docking Windows | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Customizable Tool Bars | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| AutoSave | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Poly Source Converter | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Electrical Rules Checking | YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Named Busses, Rubberbanding, Insert Graphics | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Signal Cross Probing | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Named Connectors (Virtual wiring) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
System Requirements
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or later already installed on your computer (internet connection not required).
- 50 MEG Hard Disk Space.
- 32MEG RAM.
- Windows 95 or greater OS.