Pspice for TI

[jan.didden]

Hi, apparently TI has decided to also make a free Spice simulator available to their customers.
You can ask to get access for their 'Pspice for TI' simulator, you get an email and can then download & install.
Should be of interest for those TI proprietary models of switching regulators etc.

Anybody using it?

Jan

 

[jackinnj]

Did they get tired of TINA -- it's down the list. (FWIW -- TINA had models for the LM3886, LM4702 but my copy is buried on an ASUS laptop which refuses to boot.)

Here's a link to the simulation tools page at TI:
https://www.ti.com/design-resources/design-tools-simulation/models-simulators/overview.html

 

[jackinnj]

PSPice for TI has the LM3886 model with mute, havent seen yet if it is an AC model.

 

[nigelwright7557]

I use TI op amps a lot so TINA is very useful for that.

 

[tvrgeek]

I wonder if their models are compatible with LTSpice, my favorite for years.

 

[JohnBraburn]

Have you tried modelling dc/dc converters with it and expecting any accurate results? It is an OK simulator for low frequency analog, but for anything complex (like power management circuitry), LTspice is the preferred simulator. Although LTspice has its faults, it is still, in my opinion, by far the most accurate simulator on the market.

Put side by side, I would pick LTspice every time

 

[johnc124]

Jan beat me to it! We snuck the link on TI.com last month to start testing PSpice for TI. Today is actually the official launch date after over a year of work with Cadence on it!

I made a thread for it in the commercial portion of the forum if you would like to discuss PSpice for TI more: https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/vendor-s-bazaar/360225-pspice-ti.html#post6342561