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Installation

Introduction

ElectricVLSI is free software that runs on Java, making it cross-platform. However, documentation is limited, so learning to use it requires considerable patience.

Files to Download

  • Download Electric (Link) - Get the Full Electric Binary Release with Extra Features version 9.08

  • Download and install LTSpice (Link)

Java Version

Before running ElectricVLSI, check if you have Java 17 or later installed in your computer. Open a terminal or command window and check if you have Java installed and the correct version.

To run ElectricVLSI, if double clicking on the .jar file doesn't open the program, open a terminal and run the following command:

java -jar electriBinaryFull-9.08.jar

Enable LTSpice Plugin

Go to "File -> Preferences" and set the Spice/CDL as below.

  • For the Run program path, make sure that you put the path for your LTSpice installation.