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Simulating Circuits Using QUCS, the Quite Universal Circuit Simulator
Doug Reece, AK4AOMay 22, 2015
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About QUCS
• Free software!• Provides CAD tools for drawing schematic
diagrams• Simulates the behavior of the circuit represented
by the schematic– DC– AC
• Frequency domain• Time domain
– Digital logic
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Uses for QUCS
• Students/hobbyists: Experiment with various types of electronic circuits without components and lab instruments
• Professionals: Analyze circuit performance before building
Caution: Models don’t capture all aspects of a real circuit: stray capacitance/inductance, hum pickup, etc.
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DC Circuit: Voltage Divider
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Voltage Divider with Parameter Sweep
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AC Circuit – Frequency Domain
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AC Circuit – Time Domain
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Digital Logic Simulation
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Some other QUCS Features
• Libraries of real devices• Filter design • Attenuator design• Equations, including differential equations• Optimization
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Resources
• URL for software (MAC, Windows, various Linux flavors, source code) http://qucs.sourceforge.net/
Note: Windows version loads several programs• Tutorials:
http://qucs.sourceforge.net/docs.html