SPICE simulators operate on a netlist and perform
a standard set of simulations; AC, DC, TRAN, etc… By adding a script
language, the results of these simulations can be automatically post
processed - making available measurement results that correspond closely
to real world test measurements. What’s been missing, up to now,
is the ability to create new analysis types.
New analysis types that have been most often requested
are:
In theory, each of these analyses can be performed
using ICL scripts; however, the scripts would have to be specialized
for each circuit.
Simulation Templates were invented by Intusoft to integrate the ICL scripts with
the netlist builder in order to make new analysis types that apply to
a class of problems. Simulation Templates control netlist options and
mark insertion points for simulation control directives. These templates
are easily edited by the user to create custom report formats and even
to modify the analysis based on the user's special needs. Extensions
to optimization, what-if, and sneak circuit analysis are possible.
