Cadence Spectre - DC Analysis after Transient

[kishore2k4]

The following is for a Bandgap circuit simulation.
How can I set spectre to do DC analysis only after the VDD (vpwl) is completely ramped up. The transient simuation shows proper response but the DC analysis is being performed at t=0 which happened to be Vdd=0.

I tried setting the order in Setup -> Environment but it has no effect.

 

[monya11]

In spectre each voltage source typiccaly has parameter "DC voltage" this voltage will be used by DC simulation. Set this voltage to what it needs to be.

 

[kishore2k4]

In spectre each voltage source typiccaly has parameter "DC voltage" this voltage will be used by DC simulation. Set this voltage to what it needs to be.

Thank You, I tried it but that didn't work in this case. The error amp is (self)-biased from the bandgap, unless DC-Analysis can wait till the currents have properly settled the simulation output is going to be wrong. Any advice?

 

[LvW]

In spectre each voltage source typiccaly has parameter "DC voltage" this voltage will be used by DC simulation. Set this voltage to what it needs to be.

Thank You, I tried it but that didn't work in this case. The error amp is (self)-biased from the bandgap, unless DC-Analysis can wait till the currents have properly settled the simulation output is going to be wrong. Any advice?

DC analyses have no time properties.
Therefore my advice: Do a tran analysis instead using a linear voltage ramp of the corresponding source. This analysis can be delayed by a time specified by you.

 

[kishore2k4]

In spectre each voltage source typiccaly has parameter "DC voltage" this voltage will be used by DC simulation. Set this voltage to what it needs to be.

Thank You, I tried it but that didn't work in this case. The error amp is (self)-biased from the bandgap, unless DC-Analysis can wait till the currents have properly settled the simulation output is going to be wrong. Any advice?

DC analyses have no time properties.
Therefore my advice: Do a tran analysis instead using a linear voltage ramp of the corresponding source. This analysis can be delayed by a time specified by you.

I can do that but I have one small problem(I think). I am using one of those capacitor startup circuits that turns itself off when the circuit is biased properly. The only way (I know of) to trigger that startup circuit is with a varying(ramp, however short it may be) voltage on the supply line. Is there any other way around this? Thanks.

PS: I think the main issue is with the use of this particular startup rather than other things.

 

[dick_freebird]

Perhaps you want to use a different source for your power
supply - for example, a vpulse lets you set the DC voltage
to one value, but transient initial and pulse values to something
else (so, DC=3V, tran initial=0, tran pulse=3, etc.).

Or, you could not insist on running all the analyses with the same
variables and conditions and schematic base.

 

[erikl]

I think the main issue is with the use of this particular startup rather than other things.

Also, with your transient analysis you could use the writefinal option, which writes the last oppoint info to a file, and then start your DC analysis with the prevoppoint option, which then uses the previously stored oppoint info from the transient analysis.

 

[kishore2k4]

Thank You for all the replies. The problem has been rectified.

Also, with your transient analysis you could use the writefinal option, which writes the last oppoint info to a file, and then start your DC analysis with the prevoppoint option, which then uses the previously stored oppoint info from the transient analysis.

The method suggested by erikl did the job, with one small change. I couldn't get DC analysis to take prevoppoint ( I understand that it is mainly used for small-signal (AC, stb etc) analysis? ). What I did was to use the writefinal option in Transient analysis and read that file using readns in DC-Analysis options.

Also one may want to set skipdc=yes in transient analysis.

 

[erikl]

What I did was to use the writefinal option in Transient analysis and read that file using readns in DC-Analysis options.

Thank you, kishore,
for reporting back your successful implementation!
Also for having clicked helped me! ;-)