---
name: "pat2spi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pat2spi"
---

# pat2spi(1)

## NAME

*pat2spi*, PAT ALLIANCE format translator to Spice PWL format

## SYNOPSIS

**pat2spi**  \[ *-slope natural\_value* \] *In\_filename* *Out\_filename*

## DESCRIPTION

**pat2spi** is a translator from ALLIANCE pattern format (*".pat"*) to spice PWL format (*".spi"*). An optional slope parameter can be used to specify the slope value in pico second.

## EXAMPLE

Converts adder4.pat using PWL commands and generates the file spice\_pattern.spi (that could be used in a SPICE testbench for example).

pat2spi -slope 100 adder4 spice\_pattern

## SEE ALSO

[asimut(1)](/asimut/1.md), [pat(5)](/pat/5.md)