The Pulse Source - Repeating Pulse subcircuit models a repeating pulsed voltage source. In DVM, this source is not used in any test objectives, but you can set a source to use this subcircuit with a Pul() call in the Source column of your testplan.
Other similar pulsed voltage sources include:
In this topic:
DVM Information | Power Supply (Non-DVM) Information | |
Model Name | Pulse Source - Single Voltage Pulse | |
Simulator | This device is compatible with both the SIMetrix and SIMPLIS simulators. | |
Parts
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Symbol Library | SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED.sxslb | power_supply_source_and_loads.sxslb |
Model File | SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED.lb | power_supply_source_and_loads.lb |
Subcircuit Name | SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED_SOURCE_PUL | POWER_SUPPLY_SOURCE_PUL |
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Note: Power Supply probes will not have the "DVM" prefix.
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The following table explains parameters used in the Repeating Pulse Source.
Parameter Name | Default | Data Type | Range | Units | Parameter Description |
FALL_TIME | 50u | Real | min: 0 | s | The fall time of the source voltage pulse |
FINAL_VOLTAGE | 750m | Real | V | The pulse or final voltage for the source pulse. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of full source | |
FREQUENCY | 10k | Real | min: > 0 | Hz | The frequency of the source pulse |
IDLE_IN_POP | 0 | Real | 0 or 1 | If set to 0, the source voltage during the POP analysis is set to the START_VOLTAGE; otherwise the source will be active during the POP analysis. | |
SOURCE_NAME | SRC | String | n/a | n/a | Name of the DVM source. This name cannot contain spaces. |
SOURCE_RESISTANCE | 0.4 | Real | min:0 | Ω | Sets the source resistance of the source |
OFF_UNTIL_DELAY | 0 | Real | 0 or 1 | If set to 1, the source voltage will be the START_VOLTAGE until the time specified by TIME_DELAY. If set to 0, the value of TIME_DELAY is interpreted as a phase delay. | |
PHASE_ANGLE | 90 | Real | ° | The phase angle of the voltage pulse, used only if the USE_PHASE parameter is 1. | |
PULSE_WIDTH | 200u | Real | min: 0 | s | The pulse width of the source, excluding the rise and fall times |
RISE_TIME | 100u | Real | min: 0 | s | The rise time of the source voltage pulse |
START_VOLTAGE | 0 | Real | V | The lower or starting voltage for the source voltage pulse. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of nominal input voltage. | |
TIME_DELAY | 10u | Real | min: 0 | s | The delay before the source voltage pulse starts. The source behavior before the TIME_DELAY is determined by the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY parameter. |
USE_PHASE | 0 | Real | 0 or 1 | If set to 1, the source is configured to use the phase angle supplied by the PHASE_ANGLE parameter. |
To set any managed DVM source to a Repeating Pulse Source subcircuit, place a Pul() testplan entry in the Source column.
The Pul() testplan entry has the following syntax with the arguments taken from the list of parameters above.
Pul(REF, START_VOLTAGE, FINAL_VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY, RISE_TIME, FALL_TIME, PULSE_WIDTH) Pul(REF, START_VOLTAGE, FINAL_VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY, RISE_TIME, FALL_TIME, PULSE_WIDTH, OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING)
Argument | Range | Description |
REF | n/a | The actual reference designator of the DVM source or the more generic syntax of INPUT:n where n is an integer indicating a position in the list of DVM sources. |
START_VOLTAGE | n/a | The lower or starting voltage for the source voltage pulse |
FINAL_VOLTAGE | n/a | The pulse or final voltage for the source pulse |
FREQUENCY | min: > 0 | The frequency of the source pulse |
RISE_TIME | min: 0 | The rise time of the source voltage pulse |
FALL_TIME | min: 0 | The fall time of the source voltage pulse |
PULSE_WIDTH | min: 0 | The pulse width of the source, excluding the rise and fall times |
OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING | n/a | Parameter string with any of the other parameters from the parameter table above* |
* If multiple parameters are specified, join the parameter key-value pairs with a space, as shown in the examples below. The order of the parameter names does not matter.
The following examples set the first DVM managed source to a Repeating Pulse Source with a starting voltage of 1V and a final voltage of 5V. The timing parameters and the optional parameter strings are different for each example.
Since the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to zero, the waveform begins with the FINAL_VOLTAGE value of 5 at t=0.
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Pul(INPUT:1 , 1 , 5 , 10k , 6u , 10u , 22u , TIME_DELAY=0) |
The results of this testplan entry are shown below:
In this example, the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to 70us. Since the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY parameter is not specified, the TIME_DELAY is interpreted as a phase delay, meaning that the waveform is active from time=0.
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Pul(INPUT:1 , 1 , 5 , 10k , 6u , 10u , 22u , TIME_DELAY=70u) |
The results of this testplan entry are shown below:
In this example the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to 70us, and the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY is set to 1; therefore, for simulation times less than the TIME_DELAY parameter, the source voltage is 1V, which is the value of the START_VOLTAGE argument.
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Pul(INPUT:1 , 1 , 5 , 10k , 6u , 10u , 22u , OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1 TIME_DELAY=70u) |
The results of this testplan entry are shown below:
In this example, the USE_PHASE parameter is set to 1, and the PHASE_ANGLE parameter is set to 270. Setting USE_PHASE to 1 configures the source to use the PHASE_ANGLE parameter to determine the effective time delay. The time delay is calculated by:
\[ \text{TIME_DELAY} = \frac{\text{PHASE_ANGLE}}{\text{360*FREQUENCY}} \]
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Pul(INPUT:1 , 1 , 5 , 10k , 6u , 10u , 22u , USE_PHASE=1 PHASE_ANGLE=270) |
The results of this testplan entry are shown below:
In this example the PHASE_ANGLE parameter is set to 270, and the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY is set to 1; therefore, for simulation times less than the time delay defined by the PHASE_ANGLE parameter, the source voltage is 1V, which is the value of the START_VOLTAGE argument.
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Pul(INPUT:1 , 1 , 5 , 10k , 6u , 10u , 22u , OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1 USE_PHASE=1 PHASE_ANGLE=270) |
The results of this testplan entry are shown below:
To change a Power Supply source to a DVM source, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Upgrade to DVM Source/Load
To change a DVM source to a Power Supply source, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Downgrade to SIMetrix/SIMPLIS Source/Load