SIMetrix help needed... 'Illegal Device' when using digital models
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Posted by Chaos Master on January 4, 2005, 4:01 am
Please log in for more thread options Suddenly, SIMetrix won't let me use a digital device or a block like Laplace function. It will tell me that the device is an illegal device. The error is like: A$xx [PIN NAMES] [MODEL NAME] ***ERROR***: Illegal device Q: What can be causing this problem? []s -- Chaos Master®, posting from Canoas, Brazil - 29.55° S / 51.11° W "People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!" -- Amy Lee | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Tim Stinchcombe on January 5, 2005, 12:47 am
Please log in for more thread options Without more information, I don't know how much I can help. Are you placing on the schematic 'from model library', or 'from symbol library'?; are you using your own symbols/devices?; have you edited any of the properties, particularly the 'model' one? - some digital devices are subckts, which are referenced as 'X$xx' rather than 'A$xx'. I generally find the documentation sufficiently good to solve most of my problems - you just have to read diligently! Can you give more info or post a specific example? Failing that, you could try their support direct - John Warner is very good, and if he's not too busy may even help despite the fact you only have the 'intro' version. Tim -- __________________________________________________________ Tim Stinchcombe Cheltenham, Glos, UK | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Chaos Master on January 5, 2005, 3:44 am
Please log in for more thread options Tim Stinchcombe stated:
> Without more information, I don't know how much I can help. Are you placing
> on the schematic 'from model library', or 'from symbol library'?; are you > using your own symbols/devices?; have you edited any of the properties, > particularly the 'model' one? - some digital devices are subckts, which are > referenced as 'X$xx' rather than 'A$xx'. I generally find the documentation > sufficiently good to solve most of my problems - you just have to read > diligently! Can you give more info or post a specific example? Failing that, > you could try their support direct - John Warner is very good, and if he's > not too busy may even help despite the fact you only have the 'intro' > version. Just found the reason. I had loaded a "broken" SPICE model library, which caused this. Looks like the library redefined a few part names. []s -- Chaos Master®, posting from Canoas, Brazil - 29.55° S / 51.11° W "People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!" -- Amy Lee | ||||||||||||||||
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> Suddenly, SIMetrix won't let me use a digital device or a block like
> Laplace function. It will tell me that the device is an illegal device.
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> The error is like:
>
> A$xx [PIN NAMES] [MODEL NAME]
> ***ERROR***: Illegal device
>
> Q: What can be causing this problem?