LTSpice Articles

Collection of articles and tools about LTSpice (Download Link) to support Circuits and Electronics classes. All the examples are done for LTSpice windows version.

Note: Some LTSpice steps or examples might be different for Mac users. Sorry for the inconvenience, we will try to include Mac directions in the future.

• Introduction (Link)
• Variable Parameters (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: step, param, op, tran
  • Circuit applications: KCL, KVL, and Max Power Transfer
• Variable Resistor (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: step, param, op
  • Circuit applications: Voltage Dividers
• External Components/Libraries (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: op, tran, inc
  • Circuit applications: Op Amp’s
• Dependent Current and Voltage Sources (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: op
  • Circuit applications: Dependent Sources
• Switches (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: tran, ic, model, pulse, param
  • Circuit applications: RLC Circuits (Transient Analysis), Switching Capacitors, and User Input Buttons
• Phasor Analysis (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: ac, inc
  • Circuit applications: Phasors Steady State Analysis
• Fourier Series (Link)
  • LTSpice commands: tran, four, inc
  • Circuit applications: Fourier Series Steady State Analysis
• FFT’s (Soon…)

Articles under Development

• Waveforms (periodic and non-periodic)
• Average and RMS Values
• Harmonics Distortion
• Oscilloscope Probe Simulation
• Simulation Directives (op, tran, sweep, ac)

Tools

• LTSpice schematic viewer/converter: Read an LTspice netlist (*.asc) and associated symbol netlists (*.asy), and redraw them in the LTC Marcom format.

HotKeys

• Shortcut Flyer (Mouser)
• Shortcut Flyer (Analog Devices)

Tutorials

• LTSpice Essential Tutorials (Analog Devices)
• LTSpice YouTube Videos (FesZ Electronics YouTube Channel)