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In the previous topic, 2.3 Managing Simulation Data, you learned how to output voltage and current vectors to the data group. Once these vectors are present in the current data group, you can plot them on the waveform viewer. In SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, this action is called random probing, and is commonly used to debug circuits. In this section you will learn how to use some very powerful random probing functions.
In section 2.3 Managing Simulation Data, you used random probing to plot a voltage. In the Getting Started section of this topic, you randomly probed a pin current. The most often used random probe functions are listed on the schematic menus Probe, and Probe AC/Noise. The advanced probe functions are located on the schematic menu Probe ▶ More Probe Functions... menu:
Selecting the More Probe Functions... menu item opens a tree selection dialog containing the advanced probing features. For convenience, the training scripts define the shortcut key Ctrl+P to execute this menu item. The tree selection dialog which opens is shown below.
In the next topic, 2.4.2 Generating Per Cycle Curves, you will use the per cycle probes to measure and plot converter behavior on a cycle-by-cycle basis.