---
name: "ps2sp.pl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qucs"
version: "0.0.15-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ps2sp.pl"
---

# ps2sp.pl(1)

Netlist preprocessor

## NAME

ps2sp - Netlist preprocessor

## SYNOPSIS

**perl** *ps2sp.pl* \[*OPTION*\] *infile \> outfile*

## DESCRIPTION

- This utility is a SPICE netlist preprocessor.

  - It converts netlists in PSPICE syntax to an equivalent SPICE3/XSPICE netlist syntax.

  - Recognized are nearly all PSPICE features like:

  - \*

  local and global parameter (expression) definition (.PARAM)

- \*

  parameter (expression) passing to subcircuits (PARAMS:)

- \*

  local and global function definition (.FUNC)

- \*

  E and G-device VALUE=f(V,I), TABLE and POLY lines

- \*

  E and G-device functions like IDT(), DDT(), LIMIT(), PWRS(), PWR(), IF(), MAX(), MIN(), relational ops, ...

- \*

  R-device VALUE=f(V,I), L-device FLUX=f(V,I) and C-device Q=f(V,I)

- \*

  spice2 like C and L-device POLY expressions

- \*

  pspice VSWITCH and ISWITCH models

- \*

  pspice .PROBE lines (also with expressions)

- \*

  R-device lines with temperature coefficients like TC=tc1,tc2

- \*

  pspice .STEP PARAM lines (not yet tested on GNU/Linux)

- \*

  pspice .LIB and .INC(lude) lines (not yet tested on GNU/Linux)

## OPTIONS

**-h**, **--help** displays the help screen

- **-v**, **--version**

  display version information and exit

- **-sp3**

  switch means conversion of pspice table to spice 3 b-source instead of xspice core model (default)

- **-ltspice**

  switch means conversion of ^ spice 3 power to \*\* ltspice power and addition of tripdv=1 tripdt=1 in b-lines

- **-debug**

  for debugging all .param .func and .pfunc definitions (default is nodebug)

- **-tosub**

  only output subckt expansions

- **-fromsub**

  inputfile is a sub.tmp file

- **-tolib**

  only output lib expansions

- **-fromlib**

  inputfile is a lib.tmp file

- **-check**

  determine the same count of open and closed paranthesis in b-lines (default is nocheck)

- **-notinylines**

  produces longer b-lines for some functions (default is tinylines = shorter b-lines)

- **-xornot**

  allows ^ and ~ operators in the netfile (don't mix with ^ as power operator) use the \*\* operator as power instead

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to Friedrich Schmidt \<frie.schmidt@aon.at\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Friedrich Schmidt \<frie.schmidt@aon.at\>

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.