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Linking
two
widely-used
electronic
design
products,
Cadence
Design
Systems
has
announced
an
interface
between
its
PSpice
analog
simulator
and
the
Matlab
modeling
tool
from
The
Mathworks.
The
interface
allows
the
co-simulation
of
electrical
and
mechanical
systems.
The
new
PSpice
interface,
called
SLPS,
was
co-developed
by
Cadence
and
Japanese
company
Cybernet
Systems.
It
links
PSpice
to
both
Matlab
and
The
Mathworks'
Simulink
simulator,
and
can
be
used
with
a
new
PSpice
Smoke
option
to
provide
reliability
analysis.
SLPS
allows
users
to
substitute
electronic
blocks
in
PSpice,
allowing
co-simulation
with
Matlab
and
Simulink.
By
simulating
electronics
within
a
complete
electrical-mechanical
system,
Cadence
claims,
users
may
be
able
to
create
a
successful
system
design
with
only
one
prototype.
The
PSpice
Smoke
option,
meanwhile,
lets
designers
perform
a
stress
audit
to
verify
that
electrical
components
are
operating
within
the
manufacturer's
safe
operating
limits
or
derated
limits.
The
Smoke
tool
flags
violations
such
as
power
dissipation,
secondary
breakdown
limits,
current/voltage
and
junction
temperature
limits.
Both
the
PSpice
SLPS
interface
and
the
Smoke
option
are
available
now
as
part
of
Cadence's
OrCAD
product
line.
-
Richard
Goering
EE
Times |
