LTspice® Recommended Reading List

LTspice® is a high performance SPICE simulation software, schematic capture and waveform viewer with enhancements and models for easing the simulation of analog circuits. Below are resources organized to help you get started or perform more advanced LTspice simulations.

Getting Started

Get Up and Running with LTspice

Keyboard Shortcuts

Connecting the Dots

Combining Multiple Model Instances Into One Symbol

Piecewise Linear Functions for Voltage & Current Sources

Generating Triangular & Sawtooth Waveforms

Simple Steps for Simulating Transformers

Copy and Paste Between Schematics

Computing the Average or RMS Value of a Trace

Using the .STEP Command to Perform Repeated Analysis

Simple Idealized Diode

Simple Steps to Import Third-Party Models

Importing & Exporting PWL Data

Basic Steps in Generating a Bode Plot of SMPS

Annotating Schematic & Waveform Plots

Essentials

Undocumented Shortcuts

Voltage Controlled Switches

Using Transformers

Modeling Constant Power Loads

AC Analysis Using The Step Command

Integrating Noise Over a Bandwidth

Using .MEAS and .STEP Commands to Calculate Efficiency

Parametric Plots

Plotting a Parameter Against Something Other Than Time (e.g. Resistance)

Using an Intrinsic Symbol for a Third-Party Model

Using Time-Dependent Exponential Sources to Model Transients

Models of ISO 7637-2 & ISO 16750-2 Transients

How to Generate a Bode Plot with LTspice

Worst-Case Circuit Analysis with Minimal Simulations Runs

Speed Up Your Simulations

Advanced Technical Articles

SPICE Differentiation

Simulating SAR ADC Analog Inputs

Using LTspice to Characterize Capacitor Banks

Model Transfer Functions by Applying the Laplace Transform in LTspice

Audio WAV Files: Using Stereo and Encrypting Voice Messages

How to Select a Boost Regulator/Controller IC and Use LTspice to Select Peripheral Components

How to Use LTspice to Produce Bode Plots for LED Drivers

Simulating Power Planes

Using LTspice for Engineered Power and MEMS Signal Chain Simulation

Using LTspice to Analyze Vibration Data in Condition-Based Monitoring Systems

Extracting Switch Mode Power Supply Loop Gain in Simulation and Why You Usually Don't Need To

Modeling Safe Operating Area Behavior of N-channel MOSFETs

MOSFET Safe Operating Area and Hot Swap Circuits

SOAtherm Support for PCB and Heat Sink Thermal Models