Changes

This section describes the details of the various test types available in [[RF.Spice A/D]]. You can specify one or more [[tests]] to be performed at the same time. This is done using the checkboxes available for each test type in the "Test Panel" of the Toolbox. Most [[tests]] offer three options: Basic, Sweep and Monte Carlo (M.C.). The "Basic" test is a single-run simulation, while in a "Sweep" you vary the value of a device parameter. The "Monte Carlo" simulation provides an opportunity to examine the statistical behavior of your circuit given the tolerances for some part values.

In order to run a successful test, you must set up your circuit and specify the relevant simulation [[parameters]] correctly. For example, to run an AC sweep test, or a distortion test or a network analysis, you need to specify one or more AC sources in your circuit. Or if you run a transient test of a circuit with DC sources only, you will get the same response over time unless your circuit is an oscillator. You can access and specify the simulation [[parameters]] of each test type by clicking the corresponding "Setup" button to open the respective Test Settings dialog.

{{Note| No test will run by itself unless you have previously set up it [[parameters]]. To run a test, select it from the Test Panel of the Toolbox by checking one of the checkbox options, and click either the "Run" button or the "Run Enabled [[Tests]]" button.}}

The output simulation data of a [[RF.Spice A/D]] test are presented and displayed either as a graph or in the form of a table. This is done in the "Output Results Options" section of each Test Settings dialog. Note that most [[tests]] do not have a default output. You have to specify whether you want a graph or a table or both. Moreover, you have to specify all the voltage or current signals that you want to be plotted or tabulated unless you have defined voltage or current probes in your circuit.

From the Toolbox's [[Tests | Tests]] tab, you can select, set up, and control any number of [[tests]] that can be performed on your circuit. To select a Test and to set it up, click on the "[[Tests]]" tab in the Toolbox. The Test Panel shows a list of the available [[tests]] with respective checkboxes. Click the "Setup" button next to each test type to set its properties and various available options and settings. Click the green "Run Enabled [[Tests]]" button to start the test(s). To learn more about individual [[tests]], please see the section on [[Tests]].