Introduction to MicroCap for Beginners Kiss U107 - part of Kiss University

[@xuexi1137]

Thanks for teaching us how to use MicroCap. All your videos are clear and easy to follow. Could you tell me how to set up the magnifying glass cursor you used in your video ?

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you - I appreciate you! That comes from the editing software no from Micro-Cap;)

[@donmitchell3566]

I am thrillled to find a knowledgeable person (you!) that talks plain in tech speak! Thanks for your efforts and care to share.

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you! I appreciate you!

[@ancientwaiting]

Thank you great tutorial, very happy to see old people still energetic and happy, best wishes!

[@KissAnalog]

LOL thank you:)

[@davidgriffin79]

41:18 It has an analogy with mechanical engineering and Newton's third law: "For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction"; that is, a force or forces (F1, F2, etc) are exerted on a body, then at the body constraints there will be a reaction (R) equal and opposite to the sum of applied forces, such that R-(F1+F2)=0; there are many analogies in engineering like this.

[@KissAnalog]

Great feedback! Thank you!

[@wahng9552]

I have just recently discovered your channel and am loving it. Being trying to view as many of your videos as possible but there are so many ! Thanks for passing on your wealth of knowledge,

[@KissAnalog]

You bet! Thank you - I appreciate you:)

[@stryderx1]

Thank you again for the good video. Because of your first micro-cap suggested video I downloaded it and started using it instead of of ngspice text based simulation. It saved a lot of my time for basic circuits/fragments testing.

[@KissAnalog]

That's great feedback - thank you! I'm glad that it helped;)

[@sunuk1915]

Thank you dear for new episode 🤩👏👏👏👏

[@KissAnalog]

My pleasure 😊 You are always appreciated;)

[@deserteddrake]

Eddie Yahoo again :) This was great work...thanks for the video and a merry christmas!

[@KissAnalog]

LOL I have friends you call me that;) I once had the Yahoo email address but ATT didn't let me renew it...:(

[@davidlavasani8637]

Hey Eddie , god bless you. Thanks for these videos , so clear and nice. 🙏

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much! I appreciate you!

[@dw6528]

Wonderful! I was still able to find a downloadable copy - and will be following along with all of your excellent tutorials on its use. Sincere thanks!!

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much!!

[@SpinStar1956]

Hi Eddie (I believe?) I just started downloading the MicroCap SW and have yet to get into it but wanted to let you know I did fire off an email to Spectrum to let them know that I and others appreciate them putting this into the public domain. It would have been so easy for them to have just shut it all down and not been bothered; so to me it shows a love they have of their legacy product. And thank you for both letting know and making tutorials to get us going with what appears to be an impressive tool. Anyway thanks and 73...

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for the great feedback! I appreciate you!

[@Dcassimatis]

Thank you for making these tutorial.

[@KissAnalog]

You bet! Thanks for your feedback!

[@zetadoop8910]

Great Video. Could you show how to solve some practical problem like choosing the right cap and inductor for impedance matching of 450 Ohm load with 50 Ohm power source at 433Mhz or something similar real world problem with real values that we can test later with NanoVNA

[@zetadoop8910]

To make it a bit simpler there is SimSmith program. It may automatically find solution. So you will insert these values in MicroCap or LTSpice and later solder that board.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks Zeta Doop! I can't wait:) Yes, I am going to start the fun stuff soon and try to get these out once or more a week;)

[@cannaroe1213]

At 10:46 it sounds like we drop a magical resistor ✨✨

[@KissAnalog]

LOL, that's right;)

[@charmio]

Finally a tutorial with decent audio!

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks Charlie! Did my other tutorials have poor audio? Or, are you referring to other channels? I'm always trying to improve;) I appreciate your feedback!!

[@charmio]

@@KissAnalog I actually haven't gotten to your other videos yet - at this moment I'm still following along on with Micro-Cap on my computer - pausing while I explore what I've just learnt. You're doing a a far better job of explaining it than the 'User's Guide'. Thanks for that. It's the abundance of other electronics tutorial channels with bad audio that drives me nuts. God knows how people with such detailed electronics knowledge manage to screw up a microphone.

[@versace885]

Hi Eddie, Another great video, thank you.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks - I appreciate you!

[@FrankTricamo]

Your tool reviews are great.....but this is better. I look forward to more of your "U" videos. I'd like to see some reverse engineered circuits disected/explained/simulated. Anything in your wheelhouse like power supplies/rf/audio. I thought Falstad was cool....never knew of Micro-cap. great tool. thank you for the videos

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you Frank - I appreciate this feedback! Happy holidays;)

[@dimitrispapis634]

Hi Eddie, another awesome presentation, Happy new year!

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you so much! I just posted another Micro-Cap video on RC filters;) Happy New Years!

[@myelectronicsworld]

Knew only about Spice that I used a few times say in 1988 may be:))) Thank you for introducing the name and the software. When I saw the title, I thought that was a kind of capacitor;)

[@KissAnalog]

It does sound like a capacitor or Microchip company;). Thanks fir your feedback!

[@obiAlkenobi]

Amazing Video. Big Thanks for taking to time to make them. it helps a lots !!

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you Alberto! I appreciate you!

[@davebuhs453]

this is very helpful for a newbie.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much! I have a playlist with tutorial videos:)

[@nicholasleewoeiming526]

I am using Microcap 12 simulator to design my analog fuzzy integrated circuit. Although this program has no match of the power of Hspice, it still meets my requirement according to my thesis. Thanks for your video of the introduction and further detail of Microcap 12.

[@KissAnalog]

You bet! Thank you for your feedback!

[@7arp836]

わかりやすかったです、ありがとうございます😊

[@KissAnalog]

ありがとうございました

[@henryjeskelinen1636]

Really nice video. Newcomer in this area.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks - I appreciate you! And welcome! Please consider subscribing. I am running behind so I try to answer my subscribers first, then work my way through the list:)

[@aripudjowibowo8197]

Thank You Sir 🙏

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much!!

[@robinkumar9086]

Thanks a lot sir, I have just installed this software and I am really excited

[@KissAnalog]

That’s great - I’m glad that you got your copy! I have a playlist of tutorial videos if you are interested;)

[@curtislucka9954]

Thanks for these vids - they are very helpful. I have used this tool for several projects and I love the results. Could you show us how to setup a transformer - power and audio output. I am not finding much there and not sure how to interpret component attributes that may be there on some sample transformers. Happy Holidays!

[@KissAnalog]

That's awesome! Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate you!

[@andymouse]

Nice Tutorial....cheers.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much! I appreciate you!

[@shahafe2000]

Thanks!

[@KissAnalog]

You bet! Thanks for the feedback;)

[@dnk4017]

great ! thank you !

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much!

[@keremtarikaygun]

Hi.I can't find BT137 Triac on the program library.Why isnt there BT 130 series on Microcap? Or i dont know.Can you help me? Thanks.

[@KissAnalog]

Great question! I'll do a video on this very soon;)

[@keremtarikaygun]

@@KissAnalog Thank you so much.The video could be very good.

[@TRONMAGNUM2099]

This got me thinking if I can design a crossover with micro cap. A high pass around 80hz

[@KissAnalog]

You Sure can;)

[@johnsweda2999]

I was wondering about using motor run capacitors say 3 50uF on the end of a isolation transformer or inverter as a battery type backup of a scenario so you get clean constant supply to your transformer amplifier a bit like a re generator. Could you use the capacitors in that way to storing some energy and keeping the mains constant?

[@KissAnalog]

I think you can use caps to filter the AC but not to store it. Unless you mean after converted to DC? Great question John!

[@johnsweda2999]

@@KissAnalog I thought motor run caps are AC? Motors like air conditioning fridges run on AC current motor run caps change the phase of the AC isn't that there job and hold current. I'm confused now maybe somebody will know

[@KissAnalog]

@@johnsweda2999 You are right - they are AC capacitors. And they do change the phase. Motors are inductive which makes the current lag behind the voltage and the caps make the current lead the voltage. Used together the hope is that the voltage and current are back in alignment for max power. Does that make sense? I think this is a great discussion for a video;)

[@johnsweda2999]

@@KissAnalog sort of yes be nice in a video still not sure if you can use them to store AC voltage and how that reacts with the transformer maybe on both ends Happy New Year

[@peetbezuidenhout2434]

Hi Eddie, Thanks for the videos you make. I have watched many of them already and will continue watching more. I especially like the Micro-cap videos, i have downloaded the software and are using it to improve my audio amplifier knowledge. Could you perhaps make some audio amp design videos and simulate the different building blocks with Micro-Cap. This really helps with the understanding of electronics. The PSU is also another area of interest to me. I mainly have interest in analogue electronics although PIC-micro and Arduino makes things more easier to make more complicated projects. Again, thanks for sharing you're knowledge and please continue with the videos. Peet from South Africa.

[@KissAnalog]

Wow - South Africa! So cool! Thank you and yes I will. I’ve only scratched the surface;)

[@gkdresden]

How does MicroCap compare to LTSpice? I'd like to give it a try. Who has experience with both circuit simulators?

[@KissAnalog]

Great question! I can tell you that Microcap was a $4700 product right up to when the owner retired and decided to give it away. LTSpice has always been free, but many purchased Microcap anyway - as I did;) I use both and Microcap is hands down a superior product. BTW, the guy who is the father of LTSpice left the company. I wonder how long Analog Devices will keep supporting it. If you give Microcap a try - I’m confident that you will see what I mean:)

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Excellent! I am a Mac person and have been using CircuitJS1 (Falstad simulator) for quite some time (learned a lot using that) and I have a free version of LTSpice for MACOS but I liked already what you showed me with MicroCap, so I'm setting up another Windows10 for this MicroCap, so I can follow along your follow up videos better (hopefully also with some stuff on SMPS'es :-) By-the-way: have you heard of Quite Universal Circuit Simulator? This one comes in Windows and Mac version and is Open Source too.

[@KissAnalog]

I held off using Macs for this reason, but maybe 10 years ago I went all in and love my Macbooks! I use parallels program so that I can run Windows based software with no problems or slow down - it is actually amazing! I can pop back and forth on mac or windows with ease;)

[@tonysfun]

What did you get for Christmas??? Demo DEMO asap.

[@KissAnalog]

I'll have to get back with you on that - or do you mean what I got myself;)

[@tonysfun]

@@KissAnalog Yes, yourself! I have a big list, but I should do my lab very soon for that. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks Tony! Merry Christmas to you and yours too;)

[@glockpawpaw]

Hi! I got a question. Next year I’m going to study electrical engineering and I have a MacBook Air M1 so I was wondering if Micro-Cap is available on MacBook? Is it possible to download it??

[@KissAnalog]

I use a MacBook, and all you need is the Parallels program to run windows. It is great and you can switch between OIS and windows with no problem, and they actually run better than on a PC;)

[@rohitchaturvedi2271]

How to probe current through an IC pin in probe transient. When i click on a pin, it enters in subcircuit.

[@KissAnalog]

That's the tricky part - it wants to know what you want in that grocery bag;) I'll show this sort of thing soon:) Sounds like you are doing a great job at getting around!

[@abbas8596]

👍👍👍

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks so much!

[@richardgray8593]

From Hayt's Engineering Circuit Analysis textbook: When using real devices, Watch the models that you choose; Think well before you calculate, And mind your Z’s and Q’s!

[@KissAnalog]

Thank you Richard! That's a great book and quote;)

[@samcast1005]

Do you know where we can download Microcaps? It looks like the site finally went down

[@KissAnalog]

They finally closed the website:( Try this and let me know if it works please;) groups.io/g/FreeEDA-Tools/files/MC12_Files_&_Documents/MC12-2-0-3.zip Micro-cap Tutorials playlist link: Micro-Cap kzbin.info/aero/PLZ0_iMoMBSslK1NFAXIEBsTnFzP8u9BGH

[@winstonsmith478]

Great stuff, but I really don't like your magnified cursor as it obscures the text label of whatever you're pointing at by only showing a magnified portion of it which is annoying for some reason.

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks Winston - I noticed that more this time editing too. I'll see if I can find a better way. I appreciate you!

[@paules0099]

Dude, this is just like Electronic Workbench from NI. It's also free...

[@KissAnalog]

Thanks for your feedback! I do like Electronic Workbench and I used to own a professional copy. It is a little different then Micro-Cap though as it is not a true SPICE machine, but it is great to use and another fun option.

[@paules0099]

@@KissAnalog MicroCap doesn't let me add a variable resistor or switches that you can assign hot key to toggle on or off, not the end of the World. I'm so used to EWB, I guess...

[@KissAnalog]

@@paules0099 I’ll show how to do a variable resistor in a new video. I did this as part of another video but it probably needs its own video.

[@tasmedic]

This is going to make you laugh... I had a heck of a time trying to find a potentiometer until I located it in the "macro" list. That's not very intuitive!!!

[@KissAnalog]

LOL Now I’m curious as to what else is in that ‘macro’ list;)

[@luizcarlosquerido2943]

Man...this lens s not goot to us. Don't help nothing.

[@KissAnalog]

I'm sorry, you say the lens is not good, is it out of focus? Or, do you mean that the intro video is not good? Here is a link to a playlist with other Micro-Cap videos: kzbin.info/aero/LLD5GUs2SVXDaqDo6WMtdsqw