User manual
Until now there is no or little user documentation available. The Qucs application has an integrated help system giving the user useful but yet limited help with the program. However, a useful beginners tutorial can be found here (pdf). We are searching for people who want to support the project by creating more documentation. The internal help system is also multi-lingual, thus translations into languages other than English, German, French and Spanish have to be done. If you are interested then feel free to write a email to: contact. It is planned to have user manuals consisting of
- the integrated multi-lingual help system
These should be little helpers with the program itself available during runtime including a getting started guide and brief descriptions of what is what in the graphical user interface (GUI). The documentation is written in simple HTML pages and focuses on the GUI.
- an english user manual with some more details
The actual user manual should contain a more detailed description of the simulation backend including the available program options, components and simulation types. The user manual focuses on the simulator and should be written in the Texinfo (texi) format, i.e. means it can be easily converted into info and HTML pages.
- tutorials about how to use Qucs
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Topic-related tutorials dealing with certain issues, real life applications and how to handle these with Qucs. The tutorials will be available as pdf files and are written in LaTex. Available tutorials so far:
- workbook tutorial chapters
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- Getting Started with Qucs: getstarted.pdf
- DC Analysis, Parameter Sweep and Device Models: dcstatic.pdf
- Getting Started with Digital Circuit Simulation: digital.pdf
- Transient Domain Flip-Flop Models for Mixed-Mode Simulation: ffmodels.pdf
- Modelling Operational Amplifiers: opamp.pdf
- Modelling the 555 Timer: timer555.pdf
- Qucs simulation of SPICE netlists: spicetoqucs.pdf
- Biasing a BJT Transistor: bjtbias.pdf
- BJT Modeling and Verification: modelbjt.pdf
- Power Amplifier Design: poweramp.pdf
- Low Noise Amplifier Design: lna.pdf
- Microstrip Design - 10dB Directional Coupler Design: coupler.pdf
- Measurement Expressions Reference Manual: functions.pdf
- Component, compact device and circuit modelling using symbolic equations: equations.pdf
- workbook
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- Preliminary WorkBook: workbook.pdf
- Russian translation of the preliminary WorkBook: workbook_ru.pdf
-- provided by Vladimir Gololobov <vgololobov@mpark.ru> on 2006/10/18
- SPICE to Qucs test reports (by Mike Brinson)
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- DC and independent voltage pulse generator test: StoQ_test1.pdf
- DC and independent voltage sin generator test: StoQ_test2.pdf
- SPICE 2g6 and 3f5 resistors: StoQ_test3.pdf
- SPICE 2g6 and 3f5 capacitors: StoQ_test4.pdf
- SPICE 2g6 and 3f5 inductors: StoQ_test5.pdf
- standalone report chapters
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- Verilog-AMS interface: verilog.pdf
- A Curtice level 1 MESFET model: curtice.pdf
- Verilog-A Modular Macromodel for Operational Amplifiers: mod_amp.pdf
- Verilog-A Logarithmic Amplifier Macromodel: log_amp.pdf
- Verilog-A Macromodel for Resistive Potentiometers: potentiometer.pdf
- Verilog-A compact device models for GaAs MESFETs: MESFET.pdf
- Verilog-A implementation of the EKV v2.6 long and short channel MOSFET models: EKV26.pdf
- Compact Verilog-A pn junction photodiode model: photodiode.pdf
- PV Cell simulation with QUCS - A generic model of PV Cell: Photovoltaic_Cell_Model_Miguel Pareja.pdf
- reportbook
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- Preliminary ReportBook: reportbook.pdf
- other tutorials
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- Notes on Constructing Qucs Verilog-A Compact Device Models and Circuit Macromodels: Qucs_Verilog_ANotes.pdf
- Using Qucs in Textmode: textmode.pdf