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.

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.