FOSDEM 2024 - ngspice circuit simulator stand alone and embedded into kicad

A talk by Holger Vogt, maintainer of ngspice about developments in ngspice and exploration of KiCad's next major updates enhancements to simulation with ngspice.
fosdem.org/202...

[@kicadeda]

If you want to learn more about ngspice simulation in KiCad 8. Holger has started a video series of tutorials: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKfXqpWLndSHhbM

[@Electheo]

I’m very happy to start simulating in KiCad! Thanks guys, keep it up 😃

[@mortenhattesen]

It is unfortunate that it is not clear which parts of the presentation relate to ngspice, which parts relate to KiCad 8, and which parts relate to both working in conjunction (KiCad GUI with ngspice). Also, it would be helpful to have a link to a Git repository containing KiCad projects with the Schematics+ngspice models from the presentation.

[@absurdengineering]

I think it is very clear. KiCad only provides ngspice with a gui. It does nothing else. All other features are those of ngspice.

[@mortenhattesen]

@@absurdengineering it is in no way clear which parts of ngspice that were discussed are currently exposed in the KiCad 8 UI, though. I KNOW that quite a few of the subjects are NOT currently available. That was what I was referring to.

[@chrisracer2007]

Could you make a iPad version of Kincaid? I like iPads because they bust my creativity, especially with the pencil like user interface

[@Erhannis]

Is there an analog equivalent to d_process?

[@ruslanzalata]

Ok, how about adding simulation of PCB traces and SI in KiCAD ?

[@kicadeda]

It's a wishlist item but it's quite technically complex. The open source solutions for FEM are very unwieldy to integrate, many depend on Fortran which causes crossplatform issues.

[@ruslanzalata]

@@kicadeda , got it. thanks. Thank you very much for KiCAD!