PSpice Student Version Release 9.1
Release Notes

February, 2000

These release notes apply specifically to the PSpice Student Version Release 9.1. For detailed information about using a particular product, please refer to the online Help and documentation for that product.

The Student Version of PSpice is intended for use by college students and professors who are interested in learning about analog and mixed-signal simulation. It is not intended to demonstrate the capabilities of any product other than PSpice. Because it is distributed freely, certain limitations have been imposed on the libraries and functionality. If you are interested in obtaining a fully functional version of PSpice, contact Orcad Sales at 1-800-671-9505. (International customers may call 1-503-671-9500.)

To obtain the very latest information about workarounds or solutions to problems that you may encounter, visit the Orcad Design Network on the Orcad Web site at www.pcb.cadence.com/odn.

Documentation for the PSpice Student Version Release 9.1 is available for download (in .PDF format) at: ftp://ftp.orcad.com/dwn_file/Pspice/Docs/9_1_SP1/. You can obtain the Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing the .PDF files at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

For a free Starter Kit CD that demonstrates the breadth of functionality offered by Cadence PCB System Division's Orcad series products, please visit www.pcb.cadence.com.

Contents

What's included with the Student Version

Limited versions of the following products are included in the Student Version of PSpice:

  • PSpice A/D 9.1, Web Update 1, including PSpice Schematics 9.1
  • Your choice of schematic editors (specify during installation)
    • PSpice Schematics 9.1
    • Capture 9.1, Web Update 2

Limits, distribution, and contact information

Limits
The following limits apply to the Student Version of the products:

PSpice A/D
Circuit simulation is limited to circuits with up to:

  • 64 nodes
  • 10 transistors
  • 65 digital primitive devices
  • 10 transmission lines in total (ideal or non-ideal)
  • 4 pairwise coupled transmission lines.
Additional limits:
  • The sample library includes 39 analog and 134 digital parts.
  • Device characterization in the PSpice Model Editor is limited to diodes.
  • Stimulus generation in the PSpice Stimulus Editor is limited to sine waves (analog) and clocks (digital).
  • Circuit optimization with the PSpice Optimizer is limited to one goal, one parameter, and one constraint.
  • You can not create CSDF format data files.
  • You can only display simulation data from simulations performed with the Student Version of the simulator.

Schematics

  • You can place a maximum of 50 parts on a schematic design.
  • You can only draw on size A sheets.

Capture

  • The PSpice libraries are the only ones included. The standard Capture libraries are not included.
  • Import facilities, netlisters, and accessories that are not relevant to PSpice are not included.
  • You can not save a design that contains more than 60 parts. (You can view or create larger designs, but you can not save them.)
  • You can not save a library that contains more than 15 parts.

Minimum hardware requirements

  • Intel Pentium 90MHz or equivalent processor
  • Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT
  • 16MB RAM (32MB recommended)
  • 90MB of free hard disk space
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Mouse or similar pointing device

Distributing the Student Version of PSpice

The Student Version of PSpice can be distributed freely -- we encourage it -- providing all copyrights are observed and the software is not redistributed under another name.

Contacting customer support

To obtain assistance with the Student Version of PSpice, you can send questions to our customer support email address: mailto:tech.support@pspice.com

Release Notes for particular products

To get more detailed information about the different product releases, you can read the Release Notes by clicking on the links listed below. Please keep in mind the limitations described above -- they are not covered in the release notes.

PSpice Release 9.1

PSpice Release 9.1, Web Update 1

Capture Release 9.1

Capture Release 9.1, Web Updates 1 and 2

Helpful hints

  • If you use the Schematics-to-Capture Translator with the Student Version, you will need to use the PSPICEEV.INI file in the local Windows or WinNT directory.