A Quick KiCad Simulation Tutorial - Charging Capacitor Transient

[@Tim_Small]

Thanks for the video! I think this was made for KiCad 5.x. For people starting fresh with KiCad 6, (with the default preferences and hotkeys) it's almost the same but: Add components using the 'A' hotkey (or Place -> Add Symbol, or the comparator symbol button from the right-hand-side toolbar) Connect up wires with the 'W' hotkey (or Place -> Add Wire, or the '/' button on the rh toolbar) Change the Value of the components at @1:23 with the 'V' hotkey (or arrow button from rh toolbar, then right-click -> 'Edit Value') Place text at @1:58 with the 'T' hotkey (or Place -> Add Text, or the 'T' button on the rh toolbar) Finally, the simulator has moved from the "Tools" menu to the "Inspect" menu. HTH!

[@ElectronXLab]

Those are great tips. Thanks for your input Tim.

[@MatzeMaulwurf]

Thanks Tim! KiCad-Army 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@MickHealey]

Superb video, thank you. A nice simple example, that we should all know, so allows us to focus entirely on how to use KiCad. The initial condition part is a real gold nugget.

[@techankhamun838]

Absolutely love this! Please make new videos on KiCad and LTSPICE. Thank you

[@ElectronXLab]

Thanks for the comments. I do intend to keep making KiCad and LTSpice videos in the near future.

[@iwbnwif]

Fantastic video, thanks!

[@OndryAulin]

Hi, how did you know about condition ".ic V(/VC1)=0", where can I learn more about this? Thanks!

[@mahuubao]

Excellent ... well done ... for KiCAD 6 ... KiCAD 7 is quiet different ... VSource doesn't exist any more ...Simulation is different ...

[@ngouanewhoumand1999]

thank you very much sir

[@larsthomsen6434]

easy to follow, worked

[@Dexter101x]

Is it possible to update this for the new Kicad?

[@nusch_pl]

If Kicad is using spice in GUI those commands should be part of 'Spice Simulator' window itself instead those quirks. Ideally also generated from GUI settings instead of typing spice queries manually

[@williamkopanchuk]

Thank you!

[@publikjuli]

Do I have to do this for every capacitor in a complicated circuit or it is not necessary only to specific analysis?

[@ElectronXLab]

For AC analysis, it's not necessary. It's only necessary if you need to force a initial voltage on the capacitor when looking at transient analysis

[@Antyelektronika]

Could you make video with mosfter transistor which include spice netlist? Thank you for this video

[@ElectronXLab]

Thanks for the comments. That is definitely on my to-do list; it's kind of far down the list right now, so please be patient. :-)

[@davidlamantia5743]

awesome, thank you so much

[@ElectronXLab]

you're welcome

[@SilvanaBordados]

please, in your procects post de file of each video I'm inexperienced user and my KiCad is a v7.x

[@eliemarckenziemichelespino3332]

thanks so much

[@hhal9000]

Does kicad have spice models for most of it's components and can it be used as a simulator in the same way Multism is used or does it just have generic models for capacitors and transitors etc?

[@ElectronXLab]

Kicad is open source software, and due to licensing issues it doesn't include device specific spice models. It has some generic BJTs and FETs, but that's about it. It's easy enough to obtain the models from the manufacturer or something like LTSpice though

[@hhal9000]

@@ElectronXLab Ok-Thanks

[@FourTweny]

"Like and subscribe if you do that sort of thing" 😂, I've never heard that one

[@a3103-j7g]

get a speaking course and learn the meaning of pauses