Good day all, Well, I've been around awhile now and have tried Orcad Capture (ver 9 demo), CircuitMaker, SuperSpice and LTSpice. I had initially given up on Orcad as being to complex, unnecessarily detailed and being MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE for small time operators like me. When I started out, I just wanted something to draw and save simple schematics!!!! Until I tried SPICE that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, Spice is most important!! Gotta have Spice (after trying it). After trying all, Orcad has a lot of advantages, I'm doing the self contained tutorial for the third time.
I've seen the light. I'm wondering if older versions of Orcad are affordable and how much difference there is between the older versions and the latest megabucks version. I've seen Orcad 9 on ebay for $66, but always from a vendor in a country where copyright laws aren't closely enforced:>: I won't even give those people my email address! However, if someone had ver 8 because they upgraded to ver 9, I'm wondering if I could afford to buy it??? Also, does anyone know if Cadence will transfer the software license from the old owner to me??? So, is Orcad worth trying again and does buying an older version make it a cheaper option (remembering that it has to include Spice). Hackers, password crackers and persons who DO NOT respect intellectual property rights should not reply.
Thanks, AB qrk 05.09.03 17:29. If money is an issue, then LTSpice is an excellent choice. It's free, works, and the program is updated often. If you find a bug, it's usually fixed within a day. Have a good suggestion, you might see it incorporated within a month or less. Unlike PSpice where you have to dish out lots of money and wait a year.
LTSpice has a very good spice engine and it's compatible with PSpice syntax. I have run comparison tests between PSpice 9.2 and LTSpice on moderately complex circuits.
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The results of the simulations normally matched pretty good. If you use LTSpice, download the PSpice reference manual. It's very helpful. If you have to do PCB's, then you might be limited by LTSpice's schematic capture being able to spit out a properly formatted netlist. Mark Chuck Harris 05.09.03 17:38.
Usually when you upgrade from one version to the next, you pay a price that is much less than the original buy-in price. But you don't get a license that allows you to transfer the old version. If you sell the old version, you must stop using the new one. If you want to spice, go out and get the best spice.LTSpice. It is free, and works better than any of the educational/demo versions.
-Chuck AB wrote: >Good day all, >>>I'm wondering if older versions of Orcad are affordable and how much >difference there is between the older versions and the latest >megabucks version. >>I've seen Orcad 9 on ebay for $66, but always from a vendor in a >country where copyright laws aren't closely enforced:>: I won't even >give those people my email address! >>However, if someone had ver 8 because they upgraded to ver 9, I'm >wondering if I could afford to buy it??? Also, does anyone know if >Cadence will transfer the software license from the old owner to me???
>>So, is Orcad worth trying again and does buying an older version make >it a cheaper option (remembering that it has to include Spice). >>Hackers, password crackers and persons who DO NOT respect intellectual >property rights should not reply.
>>Thanks, >>AB >>AB 05.09.03 19:12. Thanks to Chuck and QRK. I never thought Spice would be so important, but I've been bitten. As expensive and complex as Orcad is, it does NOT include a model for a 1N4148 or a 1N914. I was not impressed by this, especially since they do include models for thousands of chips that I never heard of! I am a hobbyist, but have a degree in electronics, but don't work due to serious arthritis.
If I was working tho, I would have Spice! I do not need PCB layout software, although tomorrow, who is to know what I will need:>: Regards, AB On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:38:37 -0400, Chuck Harris wrote: Jim Thompson 05.09.03 19:38. On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 22:12:38 -0400, AB wrote: >Drivers License Office Carrollton Georgia on this page. Thanks to Chuck and QRK.
>>I never thought Spice would be so important, but I've been bitten. >>As expensive and complex as Orcad is, it does NOT include a model for >a 1N4148 or a 1N914. I was not impressed by this, especially since >they do include models for thousands of chips that I never heard of! >>I am a hobbyist, but have a degree in electronics, but don't work due >to serious arthritis. If I was working tho, I would have Spice! >>I do not need PCB layout software, although tomorrow, who is to know >what I will need:>: >>Regards, >>AB [snip] Hardly be me the one to defend OrCAD. I think Capture is the biggest pile of horse excrement ever devised by man.