TPS2663: downloaded Pspice for TI transient analysis and is throwing errors even though the Parts are TI parts

Hi Patrick,

How many markers are there? Can you change no of markers between 1 and 3?

Regards

Kunal Goel

I Kunal, I can change the markers between 1 and 3.  This constraint should not be put on these parts because TI makes these parts right?  Just curious why are these parts not in the TI library inherent to when you download pspice for TI?

Hi Patrick,

I am checking on this. I will get this added to Pspice for TI.

Regards

Kunal Goel

Thanks Kunal

I just tried redownloading the model from TI.com and tried to run the sim in pspice for TI and ran into the same issue.  Here is the error message I get
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**** 06/01/23 11:15:12 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

** Profile: "TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM-trans" [ C:\Users\patrick.willard\OneDrive - Epirus\Documents\Engineering\9-55V Boost\E-Fuse Pspic

**** CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

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

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

*Libraries:
* Profile Libraries :
* Local Libraries :
.LIB "../../../tps2663_trans.lib"
.LIB "../../../csd19537q3.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 10u
.OPTIONS ADVCONV
.OPTIONS FILEMODELSEARCH
.OPTIONS ABSTOL= 10n
.OPTIONS ITL1= 1500
.OPTIONS ITL2= 400
.OPTIONS ITL4= 400
.OPTIONS VNTOL= 10.0u
.PROBE64 V(alias(*)) I(alias(*))
.INC "..\TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM.net"

**** INCLUDING TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM.net ****
* source TPS2663_TRANS
R_R6 PGOOD IN_SYS 24k TC=0,0
R_R7 FLT_N IN_SYS 24k TC=0,0
R_RILIM 0 N16848747 3k TC=0,0
R_R8 0 IMON 21k TC=0,0
C_Cdvdt DVDT 0 {Cdvdt} TC=0,0
R_R9 0 N16848819 8 TC=0,0
V_VIN N16848841 IN 0Vdc
X_U2 N16848841 B_GATE IN_SYS CSD19537Q3
V_V2 IN_SYS 0
+PULSE 0 24 100u 1u 1u 1 2
V_VOUT OUT N16848819 0Vdc
X_S1 DRV IN_SYS B_GATE IN_SYS TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM_S1
R_R1 UVLO IN_SYS 887k TC=0,0
R_R2 OVP UVLO 29.4k TC=0,0
R_R3 0 OVP 34k TC=0,0
C_COUT 0 N16848819 1m TC=0,0
R_R4 PGTH N16848819 499k TC=0,0
R_R10 0 PLIM 150k TC=0,0
R_R5 0 PGTH 56k TC=0,0
X_U3 B_GATE DRV DVDT FLT_N 0 N16848747 IMON IN IN_SYS 0 OUT OUT OVP
+ PGOOD PGTH PLIM SHDN_N UVLO TPS2663_TRANS
C_CIN 0 IN_SYS 1u TC=0,0
.PARAM overvoltage_protection=0 overload_respond=0 cdvdt=100n
+ adjustable_output_power_limit=1

.subckt TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM_S1 1 2 3 4
S_S1 3 4 1 2 _S1
RS_S1 1 2 1G
.MODEL _S1 VSWITCH Roff=1E9 Ron=7.5 Voff=3 Von=3.6
.ends TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM_S1

**** RESUMING trans.cir ****
.END

INFO(ORPSIM-15453): Model X_U2.NMOS: Using BSIM VERSION 3.2

**** 06/01/23 11:15:12 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

** Profile: "TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM-trans" [ C:\Users\patrick.willard\OneDrive - Epirus\Documents\Engineering\9-55V Boost\E-Fuse Pspic

**** Voltage Controlled Switch MODEL PARAMETERS

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

X_S1._S1
RON 7.5
ROFF 1.000000E+09
VON 3.6
VOFF 3

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
**** 06/01/23 11:15:12 ******* PSpice 17.4.0 (Nov 2018) ******* ID# 0 ********

** Profile: "TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM-trans" [ C:\Users\patrick.willard\OneDrive - Epirus\Documents\Engineering\9-55V Boost\E-Fuse Pspic

**** JOB STATISTICS SUMMARY

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

Node counts:
Top level (NUNODS) = 15
External (NCNODS) = 471
Total (NUMNOD) = 503

Total device count (NUMEL) = 19
Capacitors (C) = 3
Diodes (D) = 0
VCVS (E) = 0
CCCS (F) = 0
VCCS (G) = 0
CCVS (H) = 0
Inductors (L) = 0
MosFETs (M) = 0
Resistors (R) = 12
VSwitches (S) = 1
Voltage Sources (V) = 3

Number of subcircuits (X) = 3

Matrix statistics:
Matrix size (NSTOP) = 776
Initial no. elements (NTTAR) = 1986
No. elements w/ fillin (NTTBR) = 1986
No. fillins (IFILL) = 0
No. overflows (NTTOV) = 0
No. LU operations (IOPS) = 0
Percent sparsity (PERSPA) = 99.670

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 = 2.86
General setup = .91
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 = .13
Total job time (using Solver 1) = 3.77

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HERE IS THE OUTPUT WINDOW:

--------------- INFO(ORPROBE-3209): Simulation Profile: TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM-trans ---------------
INFO(ORPROBE-3183): Simulation running...
** Profile: "TPS2663_STARTUP_EVM-trans" [ C:\Users\patrick.willard\OneDrive - Epirus\Documents\Engineering\9-55V Boost\E-Fuse Pspic
Reading and checking circuit
INFO(ORPSIM-15453): Model X_U2.NMOS: Using BSIM VERSION 3.2
Circuit read in and checked, no errors
ERROR(ORPSIM-16583): Detected an imported model containing transistors or diodes
Run aborted
Total job time (using Solver 1) = 3.77

INFO(ORPROBE-3188): Simulation aborted

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I also tried searching for the parts in the TI library and could not find them, were they updated yet?


If they were do I need to manually update the TI library in pspice for TI?

Hi Patrick,

Let me follow up with team on this and get back.

Regards

Kunal Goel

Great thanks Kunal

Hi Patrick,

Can you update your libraries and check if it shows up in PSpice for TI?

Regards

Kunal Goel

I updated and had 8 new parts added.  Don't think they were the MOSFET or the IC were one of the 8

Hi Patrick,

We are working with model team figuring out what went wrong here.  to double check can you expand the folder and navigate to efuse section and see if you find in the list?

Regards

Kunal Goel

Hi Patrick,

What's your library version?

-JC