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PSPICE-FOR-TI: Error in PSpice for TI

Guru 12115 points
Part Number: PSPICE-FOR-TI

Hi,

I'm trying to simulate using Pspice for TI, but I'm having trouble running it. The schematic is below.

I will send you the error contents in a text file, so could you give me some advice?

--------------- INFO(ORPROBE-3209): Simulation Profile:  SCHEMATIC1-test ---------------
INFO(ORPROBE-3183): Simulation running...
** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 
Reading and checking circuit
Circuit read in and checked, no errors
ERROR(ORPSIM-16583): Detected an imported model containing transistors or diodes. For such models, PSpice for TI supports a minimum of one and maximum of three traces. Reduce the number of traces and simulate again.
ERROR(ORPSIM-16583): Detected an imported model containing transistors or diodes
Run aborted
  Total job time (using Solver 1)   =        1.19

INFO(ORPROBE-3188): Simulation aborted
**** 05/25/23 10:14:10 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

 ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 


 ****     CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION


******************************************************************************




** Creating circuit file "test.cir" 
** WARNING: THIS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FILE MAY BE OVERWRITTEN BY SUBSEQUENT SIMULATIONS

*Libraries: 
* Profile Libraries :
* Local Libraries :
.LIB "C:/schematic/Pspice/nx5008nbkm.lib" 
.LIB "C:/schematic/Pspice/sn74lvc1g32.lib" 
* From [PSPICE NETLIST] section of C:\cds_spb_home\cdssetup\OrCAD_PSpiceTIPSpice_Install\17.4.0\PSpice.ini file:
.lib "nom_pspti.lib" 
.lib "nom.lib" 

*Analysis directives: 
.TRAN  0 100m 0 
.OPTIONS ADVCONV
.OPTIONS FILEMODELSEARCH
.PROBE64 V(alias(*)) I(alias(*)) W(alias(*)) D(alias(*)) NOISE(alias(*)) 
.INC "..\SCHEMATIC1.net" 



**** INCLUDING SCHEMATIC1.net ****
* source SEQ
V_V1         N14941 0  
+PULSE 0V 3.3V 10ms 0.01ms 0.01ms 20ms 50ms
C_C2         0 N14671  0.1u  TC=0,0 
V_V3         N14671 0 3.3Vdc
V_V4         N14770 0  
+PULSE 0V 3.3V 20ms 0.01ms 0.01ms 20ms 50ms
R_R5         N16206 0  1Meg TC=0,0 
R_R6         0 N14588  100k TC=0,0 
R_R7         0 N14770  100k TC=0,0 
X_U1         N16206 N14588 N17183 N14671 0 SN74LVC1G32
R_R8         0 N17264  100k TC=0,0 
R_R9         0 N19984  100k TC=0,0 
R_R10         N17493 N17264  1k TC=0,0 
R_R11         N17813 N19984  1k TC=0,0 
V_V5         N17493 0  
+PULSE 0V 3.3V 15ms 0.01ms 0.01ms 20ms 50ms
V_V6         N17813 0  
+PULSE 0V 3.3V 25ms 0.01ms 0.01ms 20ms 50ms
R_R12         N14941 N14588  1k TC=0,0 
R_R13         N14770 N17183  1k TC=0,0 
X_U2         N14588 N17264 0 NX5008NBKM
X_U3         N17183 N19984 0 NX5008NBKM

**** RESUMING test.cir ****
.END

**** 05/25/23 10:14:10 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

 ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 


 ****     Diode MODEL PARAMETERS


******************************************************************************




               X_U2.D_DBD      X_U3.D_DBD      X_U1.XU1.D1     
          IS    2.096000E-06    2.096000E-06   10.000000E-15 
           N    2.475           2.475                        
          BV   68.8            68.8                          
         IBV  250.000000E-06  250.000000E-06                 
          RS    1.000000E-06    1.000000E-06                 
          TT   18.500000E-09   18.500000E-09                 
         CJO   83.870000E-12   83.870000E-12                 
          VJ     .01             .01                         
           M     .4433           .4433                       


**** 05/25/23 10:14:10 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

 ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 


 ****     MOSFET MODEL PARAMETERS


******************************************************************************




               X_U2.MINT       X_U3.MINT       
               NMOS            NMOS            
       LEVEL    3               3            
           L  100.000000E-06  100.000000E-06 
           W  100.000000E-06  100.000000E-06 
         VTO     .8566           .8566       
          KP    3.943           3.943        
       GAMMA    0               0            
         PHI     .6              .6          
      LAMBDA    0               0            
          IS    1.000000E-24    1.000000E-24 
          JS    0               0            
          PB     .8              .8          
        PBSW     .8              .8          
          CJ    0               0            
        CJSW    0               0            
        CGSO    0               0            
        CGDO    0               0            
        CGBO    0               0            
         NFS  315.500000E+09  315.500000E+09 
         TOX  100.000000E-09  100.000000E-09 
          XJ    0               0            
       UCRIT   10.000000E+03   10.000000E+03 
        VMAX    2.133000E+03    2.133000E+03 
         ETA    0               0            
      DIOMOD    1               1            
         VFB    0               0            
        LETA    0               0            
        WETA    0               0            
          U0    0               0            
        TEMP    0               0            
         VDD    5               5            
       XPART    0               0            


**** 05/25/23 10:14:10 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

 ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 


 ****     Voltage Controlled Switch MODEL PARAMETERS


******************************************************************************




               X_U1.XU1.SW1    X_U1.XU1.SW2    
         RON   10                .01         
        ROFF   60.000000E+06  100.000000E+06 
         VON    6.5              .55         
        VOFF    5.5              .45         


ERROR(ORPSIM-16583): Detected an imported model containing transistors or diodes. For such models, PSpice for TI supports a minimum of one and maximum of three traces. Reduce the number of traces and simulate again.


ABORTING SIMULATION
**** 05/25/23 10:14:10 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

 ** Profile: "SCHEMATIC1-test"  [ C:\schematic\Pspice\seq\seq-pspicefiles\schematic1\test.sim ] 


 ****     JOB STATISTICS SUMMARY


******************************************************************************



Node counts:
  Top level (NUNODS)                =          11
  External (NCNODS)                 =          99
  Total (NUMNOD)                    =         101

Total device count (NUMEL)          =         164
  Capacitors (C)                    =           8
  Diodes (D)                        =           5
  VCVS (E)                          =          58
  VCCS (G)                          =          25
  CCVS (H)                          =           1
  Inductors (L)                     =           6
  MosFETs (M)                       =           2
  Resistors (R)                     =          40
  VSwitches (S)                     =           5
  Voltage Sources (V)               =           8

Number of subcircuits (X)           =          10

Matrix statistics:
  Matrix size (NSTOP)               =         174
  Initial no. elements (NTTAR)      =         427
  No. elements w/ fillin (NTTBR)    =         427
  No. fillins (IFILL)               =           0
  No. overflows (NTTOV)             =           0
  No. LU operations (IOPS)          =           0
  Percent sparsity (PERSPA)         =      98.590

Analysis statistics:
  No. total time points (NUMTTP)    =           0
  No. rejected time points (NUMRTP) =           0
  No. iterations (NUMNIT)           =           0

Load Threads                        =           1

Runtime statistics:                       Seconds      Iterations
  Matrix load                       =        0.00
  Matrix solution                   =        0.00               1
  Readin                            =         .77
  General setup                     =        0.00
  CMI setup                     =        0.00
  Setup                             =        0.00
  DC sweep                          =        0.00               0
  Bias point                        =        0.00               0
  AC and noise                      =        0.00               0
  Total transient analysis          =        0.00
  Output                            =        0.00
  Overhead                          =         .06
  Total job time (using Solver 1)   =        1.19


Thanks,

Conor

  • Hi Conor,

    Please place 3 markers into your schematic as you can only save 3 signals due to non-TI models used in this design.

    Thanks,
    JC

  • Hi, JC

    Please place 3 markers into your schematic as you can only save 3 signals due to non-TI models used in this design.

    Could it be possible for you to provide the details?

    After that, the same error occurs even with a simple circuit with only FETs and resistors, so it seems that something is wrong with model generation and import. The FET is made by Nexperia and the Spice model is downloaded from the following.
    NX5008NBKM - 50V, N-channel Trench MOSFET | Nexperia
    www.nexperia.com/.../NX5008NBKM.html

    I was able to run the simulation only once before, but when I created a new project and tried to run it again to check how to use PSpice for TI, this error occurred.

    Thanks,

  • You can play with any built-in TI test projects. They should work without special requirements:

    For the issue you are seeing, please check whether the sim profile is set up to save the markers rather than save all because your circuit and model configuration does not support saving all signals. This is the correct setting:

    -JC

  • Hi, JC

    When I checked Settings >Data Collection> Data Collection Options, it was not set to "At Markers Only". So I tried running it after setting "At Markers Only", but the same error occurred.

    After trying various things, after placing a marker, the simulation was successful when executing Run.

    I remember that it was not such a procedure when it was executed for the first time, but do you know the cause?

    Thanks,

    Conor

  • Hi Conor,

    Yes this option works when markers are placed in the schematic, otherwise PSpice does not know what signals to save.

    It is required when certain components are present in the schematic. Previously you were probably running a design with built-in components only.

    -JC