For second and third year Electrical Engineering courses in Electronics, Circuit Analysis, and Circuit Simulation. Implementing the industry-standard software, this book can be used as a textbook for teaching the simulation of electronics and electrical circuits through SPICE, PSpice A_D, Windows-based PSpice Schematics, or Orcad Capture. Covering topics in basic circuits and electronics, it could also be used as a supplement to books on basic circuits and/or electronics.

The Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ ABET) requirements specify the integration of computeraided analysis and design in electrical and computer engineering curricula. SPICE is very popular software for analyzing electrical and electronic circuits. The MicroSim Corporation first introduced the PSpice simulator, which can run on personal computers (PCs). It is similar to the University of California (UC) Berkeley SPICE. The student version of PSpice, which is available free to students, is ideal for classroom use and for assignments requiring computer-aided simulation and analysis. PSpice widens the scope for the integration of computer-aided simulation to circuits and electronics courses for undergraduate and graduate students.It may not be possible to add a one-credit-hour course on SPICE to integrate computer-aided analysis in circuits and electronics courses. However, students need some basic knowledge of how to use SPICE. They are constantly under pressure with course loads and do not always have the free time to read the details of SPICE, PSpice, or OrCAD from manuals and books of a general nature.This book is the outcome of the author's experience in integrating SPICE in circuits and electronics courses at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level. The objective is to introduce the SPICE simulator to the electrical and computer engineering curriculum at the sophomore or junior level with a minimum amount of time and effort. This book requires no prior knowledge of the SPICE simulator. A course on basic circuits should be a prerequisite or co-requisite. Once the student develops an interest in and an appreciation for the applications of circuit simulators like SPICE, he or she can move on to more advanced materials for the full utilization of SPICE, PSpice, or OrCAD in solving complex circuits and systems.This book can be divided into six parts:(1) introduction to SPICE simulation--Chapters 1 and 2; (2) DC, transient and AC circuit analysis--Chapters 3, 4, and 5; (3) advanced SPICE commands and analysis--Chapter 6; (4) semiconductor devices modeling and circuits--Chapters 7, 8, and 9; (5) op-amp circuits and differential amplifiers--Chapter 10, and (6) difficulties--Chapter 11.Chapters 8, 9, and 10 describe the simple equivalent circuits of transistors and opamps, which are commonly used in analyzing electronic circuits. Although SPICE generates the parameters of complex transistor models, analysis with a simple circuit model exposes the students to the mechanism of computation by,SPICE .MODEL commands. This approach has the advantage that the students can compare the results, which are obtained in a classroom environment with the simple circuit models of devices, to those obtained by using complex SPICE models.The commands, models, and examples that are described for PSpice are also applicable to UC Berkeley SPICE with minor modifications. The changes for running a PSpice circuit file on SPICE and vice-versa are discussed in Chapter 11. The filenames for the circuit files in this book are named using all uppercase so that the same file can be run on either the PSpice or the SPICE simulator.Probeis a graphics post-processor and is very useful in plotting the results of simulation, especially with the capability of arithmetic operation. It can be used to plot impedance, power, and so on. Once students have experience programming in PSpice, they will really appreciate the advantages of .Probe command.Probeis an option on PSpice, available with the student version. RunningProbedoes not require a math coprocessor. The students can also get the normal printer output or printer plotting. The prints and plots are very helpful to the students in their theoretical understanding and in making judgments on the merits of a circuit and its char