2.1.1 How to Read this Tutorial

Whereas Part 3 of this book serves as a reference manual for all Analog Insydes commands, Part 2 explains dedicated topics of Analog Insydes in a tutorial manner. Although this part is entitled Tutorial, it is not meant to be read entirely at once by the novice user before working with Analog Insydes. Rather, each chapter can be read separately to get a more detailed insight into the corresponding topic. For example, Chapter 2.3 describes how to write your own subcircuits and models and how to use them during equation setup. However, in the usual application, netlists are imported automatically using the command ReadNetlist, and equations are set up using predefined models of the Analog Insydes model library. Thus, in most cases there is no need to write netlists and models by hand. Nevertheless, you may encounter a task that requires a special hand-written device model. In this case it is recommended to consult Chapter 2.3 (and perhaps Chapter 2.2 as well) to learn more about the fine points of Analog Insydes' modeling capabilities. For the novice user we recommend to read Chapter 2.4, Chapter 2.5, Chapter 2.7, and Chapter 2.9.

Throughout this tutorial, explanations are accompanied by examples which show the application of the described commands. Note that in case you try to evaluate certain input cells in a section, you need to evaluate all previous input cells of the corresponding chapter, starting from the beginning, in order to get the correct result.