The LTSpice IV Simulator: Manual, methods and applications Hardcover – July 1, 2013

Have used it several times when stumped by how to do something in LTSpice. Most complete reference for LTSpice I have found so far. Just the peace of mind knowing that you have the information available, whether power goes out, or you just prefer carbon copies(me) it is worth it’s price. Nicely bound, with a built in bookmark ribbon(don’t see that often anymore); if you are a user of Linear Technology’s version of spice simulation this book is a must have.

Very good and very detailed description of LTspice. It is a must have. I have used Pspice since 1990 and have developed countless models of various components. I have recently tried LTspice in more detail than just casually and discovered that it has a lot better simulation engine than Pspice. Convergence is much better when simulating switching power supplies. However when you need to go the extra mile with this simulator you really need a book at hand to find what you are looking for. Web searches help you up to a point only. The book is very well written, full with examples.

LTSpice IV is a free circuit simulator, published by Linear Technology Corp. It is a very good implementation of the "mSPICEn" programs, where the "m" and "n" have been many letters and numbers over the years since SPICE was published by U. C. at Berkley, c. 1972.This book is a pretty comprehensive users manual, beginning with an explanation of what you get when you download LTSpice IV from the www.linear.com website, then giving an explicit tutorial of using the simulator to enter schematics and run analyses. The book runs 663 pages, and I had hoped for a lot of detailed information about parts of the program that are poorly documented, if at all. With the exception of the Monte Carlo analysis section, which is a gem, I was disappointed. The poorly documented sections remain poorly documented.For instance, one glaring omission in the help file is no explanation of the cryptic error messages that are likely to be a beginner's first result of an LTSpice simulation run. The book is equally silent about error messages. Another omission is an explanation of how to use the simulation control parameters (reltol, abstol, vntol, chgtol, etc.) to facilitate one's simulation, while retaining acceptable accuracy.A third omission is more than a passing mention of the "hacks" screen in the control panel. Here one finds 11 parameters that affect simulator execution. For example, this is where one finds the "seed" number for the Monte Carlo analysis, pseudo-random sequence generator. The fixed, default number is not disclosed, but one can use the clock generator to change it to another unknown value by un-checking a block here. One wishes for some real explanation of how this all works, but it isn't there. The explanations for the other 10 parameters are also terse to the point of being almost useless.9/17/14: Since my first review, I have studied more of this book, and found Section 17, a detailed tutorial on simulating inductors and transformers using the non-linear magnetics model of John Chan, et. al. I have found this to be an excellent treatment of the subject, and extend my kudos to the author. Once again, the treatment is encyclopedic, including a lot of information on transformer and inductor design and modeling. Many otherwise competent circuit designers are weak in magnetics design and will find Section 17 useful. Now much of this is self-serving. Wurth Electronik sponsored the writing of this book; their logo is on every odd-numbered page. They also have a library of Spice models for their transformer and inductor products, which they explain how to use. While this is fine, the treatment of magnetic materials begins and ends with ferrites, Wurth's core material of choice. Now ferrites are in a group of materials known as soft-saturating magnetics. That is, their characteristics differ from linear in a graceful manner. When designing with ferrites, I rarely bother using the Chan model, because I operate ferrites in their linear, non-saturating regions. There are a plethora of other magnetic materials known as square-loop magnetics. They are far more difficult to model, but their saturation characteristics are much more interesting and useful because of they are sharp and highly non-linear, making them useful as switches, oscillators, and control elements in switch-mode power supplies. The book is mute about square-loop materials, and the art of using saturation characteristics to advantage in an LTSpice simulation. So, while I applaud the effort put into Section 17, it again falls short for the advanced user.10/6/14: Further readings show another area not covered adequately: The .NOISE analysis. There is barely an acknowledgement of its existence, let alone how to use it. Fortunately, look at another of my book reviews to see the solution for this oversight. "Motchenbacher and Connely, Low Noise Electronic System Design, Wiley, 1993, ISBN 0-471-57742-1" is an excellent treatment of the titled subject. Chapter 4 covers .NOISE analysis with Spice. This treatment is generic, so any Spice user can benefit. With this book, I added low noise design to my resume. It taught me to design an LNA that performed at its theoretical limits on the first try.In summary, this book, despite its length, is relatively shallow in the depth of its treatments of LTSpice IV. It has wide breadth, and the topics are easy to read with generous use of graphical screens from the simulator and its editors. However, even with 663 pages there is little that isn't already covered in the help file that accompanies the program. While this manual is worthwhile for a beginner who wants to minimize the struggle of getting started with LTSpice, the book lacks lasting value as a reference manual.

Excellent book. Much better than expected really.Also, the quality of the binding, paper, printing is possibly the best I have ever seen.Sounds like this review is written by the author I know but it isn't; it is that good.

I have worked with other PSpice versions, but always was stymied when trying to add new models. Tried LTSpice and found it to be fast, compared to other versions, but documentation still is a hurdle for me. This book is just what I needed. Full of examples of model addition and creation but well written so a neophyte does not have to be overwhelmed. Highly recommend. 4 stars only because I have worked with associates that were really knowledgeable about Spice and were able to do very fascinating things with the software. Probably an expert would consider this a beginner-to-modest user book. Nevertheless, it is just right for me.

The definitive, very detailed, and extensive reference for LTspice! This is the book you need! The only thing missing sometimes are the bigger picture overviews that would provide some overall context and perspectives.

I purchased this book as a reference for the others in my group. It seems to have a great amount of detail and would make a good reference for those using LTSPICE.

Husband said it is a great book.

El mejor manual de LTSpice. Si bien la actual versión es LTSpiceXVII y el libro se refiere a LTSPiceIV, todo lo que el libro explica y muestra es perfectamente aplicable a la nueva versión.

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Mi sta aiutando moltissimo a capire come funziona LTSpiceIV ed a saperlo usare con una certa competenza. Non rimpiango affatto l'acquisto.

Excellent reference book for any user of LTSpice. Highly recommended!

Magnífico libro de referencia.