DC Analysis Setup Options
You can run a DC analysis on these components:
- Passive
- Electrical sources (except for Fourier source)
- Switches (except for controlled switches)
- Semiconductor system level
- Semiconductor device level
- SPICE compatible models
- Transformers
- Continuous blocks
- Discrete blocks
- Source blocks
- Signal processing blocks (except for MAX, MIN, MAXT, MINT, two-point element with hysteresis)
- Math blocks
- Measurement (electrical domain)
- Time functions
- Characteristics
- Equations (except for DES solver)
- C-Models with definition for DC and AC simulation.
- Macros using appropriate models (internal components, C-Models)
These components are not supported for DC analysis:
- Electrical machines
- State graph
- Signal characteristics
- Physical domain
- Digital
- Time functions
- Simulator parameters
Warning:
If models without DC and AC implementation are used in a DC simulation, an error message appears.
The DC Simulator calculates the operating point for simulation models with nonlinear components in the quiescent domain. Voltage and current information about the operating point is saved to an .sdb file of the simulation model. Voltage values for the computed operation point display on the sheet at the components.
The DC Analysis Setup dialog box provides the following options:
- Analysis Setup Name – The default name is DC. If you specify additional solution setups, the default name increments by 1 (for example, DC1).
- Analysis Control – Use this check box to enable or disable the analysis.
- Analysis Options – Click Analysis Options to open a Select Solution Options dialog box where you can choose the solution option to use for an analysis.
Related Topics
Viewing DC Bias Values in a Schematic
Setting the Active Analysis Setup
Disabling/Enabling an Analysis Setup