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--- kicad:using_arbitrary_spice_engines_in_kicad_5 [2018/10/17 15:25] – mithat
+++ kicad:using_arbitrary_spice_engines_in_kicad_5 [2019/01/04 21:41] (current) – mithat
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 # * In this script:
 #       * Set CIRCUITNAME to point to the .cir file KiCad 5 generates.
-#       * Set SPICE_ENGINE to your desired SPICE engine. (You'll need to
+#       * Set SPICE_ENGINE to your desired SPICE engine. (Hack the line
-#         hack the line where it's invoked to add command line
+#         where it's invoked to add any needed command line parameters.)
-#         parameters or if it's weird.)
+# * In the KiCad Netlist dialog's Spice tab, set the simulator to this
-# * In the KiCad Netlist dialog SPICE tab, set the simulator to this file using
+#   file using an absolute path.
-#   an absolute path.
+# * In the KiCad Netlist dialog's Spice tab, Run Simulator.
-# * In KiCad, Run Simulator.
 # ----- config ---------------------------------------------------------
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 # The command for the SPICE engine you want to use:
-SPICE_ENGINE=spiceopus
+SPICE_ENGINE="xterm -e ngspice"
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------