Simulations are evaluated in InfineonSpice’s Waveform Viewer module by examining the plots from the simulated values.

To evaluate a simulation, you must have run it as described in

Running a simulation

. Doing so creates result files that Waveform Viewer can display.

Waveform Viewer has its own window outside the main

InfineonSpice

window:



It contains a menu bar and toolbar across the top, the

Output Variables

view at the left (although it can be hidden) and the plots in the main part of the window. A plot is a rectangular diagram containing one or more traces (series of simulation result values), axes, and optionally annotations in the form of labels. The Waveform Viewer window can contain multiple plots, which are stacked vertically.

Note that, in results of AC analyses, each output variable is represented by two entries, one for the real component and one for the imaginary component.

Working with results​

Usually, Waveform Viewer is automatically opened when the simulation is complete, displaying the simulation’s results. However, you can load other saved results using the

File > Open

command. Simulation results are stored in subfolders of the project folder with the name

sim-

schematicName

-Default

in files whose names end in

.csdf

.

You can also open the saved waveform files in InfineonSpice by double-clicking the files in the simulation's result folder in the workspace. To open two files in one Waveform Viewer window, drag one file on top of the other in InfineonSpice.

If Waveform Viewer displays results and the result files on disk change, you can update the display using the

File > Reload

command.

Working with plots​

When a simulation has been completed, Waveform Viewer displays the results in one plot. You can create additional plots, remove existing plots, and rearrange plots, as described in

Working with plots

.

The axes in plots can be dimensioned automatically or manually. It is also possible to add and remove y-axes when a plot contain multiple traces. See

Working with axes

for details.

Plots can also be annotated to emphasize aspects of interest or improve their comprehensibility, as described in

Working with annotations

.

Working with traces​

Each plot contains one or more graphical representations of series of simulated values, so-called traces. You can add and remove traces, transfer traces between plots, and modify their appearance. For details, see

Working with traces

.