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# Name: qspice_simulator.py
# Purpose: Represents QSPICE
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# Author: Nuno Brum (nuno.brum@gmail.com)
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# Created: 26-08-2023
# License: refer to the LICENSE file
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import sys
import os
from pathlib import Path
import logging
from ..sim.simulator import Simulator, run_function, SpiceSimulatorError
import subprocess
_logger = logging.getLogger("spicelib.QSpiceSimulator")
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class Qspice(Simulator):
"""Stores the simulator location and command line options and is responsible for generating netlists and running
simulations."""
raw_extension = '.qraw'
""":meta private:"""
#
# In QSPICE all traces have double precision. This means that qraw files are not compatible
# with LTSPICE
# windows paths (that are also valid for wine)
# Please note that os.path.expanduser and os.path.join are sensitive to the style of slash.
# Placed in order of preference. The first to be found will be used.
_spice_exe_win_paths = ["~/Qspice/QSPICE64.exe",
"~/AppData/Local/Programs/Qspice/QSPICE64.exe",
"C:/Program Files/QSPICE/QSPICE64.exe"]
# the default lib paths, as used by get_default_library_paths
_default_lib_paths = ["C:/Program Files/QSPICE",
"~/Documents/QSPICE"]
"""Searches on the any usual locations for a simulator"""
# defaults:
spice_exe = []
process_name = None
if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "darwin":
# status mid 2024: Qspice has limited support for running under linux+wine, and none for MacOS+wine
# TODO: when the situation gets more mature, add support for wine. See LTspice for an example.
spice_exe = []
process_name = None
else: # Windows (well, also aix, wasi, emscripten,... where it will fail.)
for exe in _spice_exe_win_paths:
if exe.startswith("~"):
# expand here, as I use _spice_exe_win_paths also for linux, and expanding earlier will fail
exe = os.path.expanduser(exe)
if os.path.exists(exe):
spice_exe = [exe]
break
# fall through
if len(spice_exe) == 0:
spice_exe = []
process_name = None
else:
process_name = Simulator.guess_process_name(spice_exe[0])
_logger.debug(f"Found Qspice installed in: '{spice_exe}' ")
qspice_args = {
'-ASCII' : ['-ASCII'], # Use ASCII file format for the output data(.qraw) file.
'-ascii' : ['-ASCII'], # lowercase also works. Not sure about the others, so keep it this way.
'-binary' : ['-binary'], # Use binary file format for the output data(.qraw) file.
'-BSIM1' : ['-BSIM1'], # Use the charge-conserving BSIM1 charge model for MOS1, MOS2, and MOS3.
'-Meyer' : ['-Meyer'], # Use the Meyer Capacitance model for MOS1, MOS2, and MOS3.
'-o' : ['-o', '<path>'], # Specify the name of a file for the console output.
# '-p' : ['-p'], # Take the netlist piped from stdin. >> Not used in this implementation.
'-ProtectSelections': ['-ProtectSelections', '<path>'], # Protect sections marked with .prot/.unprot with encryption.
'-ProtectSubcircuits': ['-ProtectSubcircuits', '<path>'], # Protect the body of subcircuits with encryption.
'-r' : ['-r', '<path>'], # Specify the name of the output data(.qraw) file.
}
""":meta private:"""
_default_run_switches = ['-o']
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@classmethod
def valid_switch(cls, switch: str, path: str = '') -> list:
"""
Validates a command line switch. The following options are available for QSPICE:
* `-ASCII`: Use ASCII file format for the output data(.qraw) file.
* `-binary`: Use binary file format for the output data(.qraw) file.
* `-BSIM1`: Use the charge-conserving BSIM1 charge model for MOS1, MOS2, and MOS3.
* `-Meyer`: Use the Meyer Capacitance model for MOS1, MOS2, and MOS3.
* `-ProtectSelections <path>`: Protect sections marked with .prot/.unprot with encryption.
* `-ProtectSubcircuits <path>`: Protect the body of subcircuits with encryption.
* `-r <path>`: Specify the name of the output data(.qraw) file.
The following parameters will already be filled in by spicelib, and cannot be set:
* `-o <path>`: Specify the name of a file for the console output.
:param switch: switch to be added.
:param path: path to the file related to the switch being given.
:return: Nothing
"""
# format check
if switch is None:
return []
switch = switch.strip()
if len(switch) == 0:
return []
if switch[0] != '-':
switch = '-' + switch
# will be set anyway?
if switch in cls._default_run_switches:
_logger.info(f"Switch {switch} is already in the default switches")
return []
# read from the dictionary
if switch in cls.qspice_args:
switches = cls.qspice_args[switch]
switches = [switch.replace('<path>', path) for switch in switches]
return switches
else:
raise ValueError(f"Invalid Switch '{switch}'")
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@classmethod
def run(cls, netlist_file: str | Path, cmd_line_switches: list | None = None, timeout: float | None = None,
stdout=None, stderr=None, cwd: str | Path | None = None, exe_log: bool = False) -> int:
"""Executes a Qspice simulation run.
A raw file and a log file will be generated, with the same name as the netlist file,
but with `.qraw` and `.log` extension. You can however change the raw file name using the `-r` switch.
:param netlist_file: path to the netlist file
:param cmd_line_switches: additional command line options. Best to have been validated by valid_switch(), defaults to None
:param timeout: If timeout is given, and the process takes too long, a TimeoutExpired exception will be raised, defaults to None
:param stdout: control redirection of the command's stdout. Valid values are None, subprocess.PIPE, subprocess.DEVNULL, an existing file descriptor (a positive integer),
and an existing file object with a valid file descriptor.
With the default settings of None, no redirection will occur. Also see `exe_log` for a simpler form of control.
:type stdout: _FILE, optional
:param stderr: Like stdout, but affecting the command's error output. Also see `exe_log` for a simpler form of control.
:type stderr: _FILE, optional
:param cwd: The current working directory to run the command in. If None, no change will be done of the working directory. This may not work as wanted when using the simulator under wine.
:param exe_log: If True, stdout and stderr will be ignored, and the simulator's execution console messages will be written to a log file
(named ...exe.log) instead of console. This is especially useful when running under wine or when running simultaneous tasks.
:raises SpiceSimulatorError: when the executable is not found.
:raises NotImplementedError: when the requested execution is not possible on this platform.
:return: return code from the process
"""
if not cls.is_available():
_logger.error("================== ALERT! ====================")
_logger.error("Unable to find the QSPICE executable.")
_logger.error("A specific location of the QSPICE can be set")
_logger.error("using the create_from(<location>) class method")
_logger.error("==============================================")
raise SpiceSimulatorError("Simulator executable not found.")
if cmd_line_switches is None:
cmd_line_switches = []
elif isinstance(cmd_line_switches, str):
cmd_line_switches = [cmd_line_switches]
netlist_file = Path(netlist_file).absolute() # need absolute path, as early 2025 qspice has a strange repetition bug
log_file = Path(netlist_file).with_suffix('.log').as_posix()
cmd_run = cls.spice_exe + ['-o', log_file] + [netlist_file.as_posix()] + cmd_line_switches
# start execution
if exe_log:
log_exe_file = netlist_file.with_suffix('.exe.log')
with open(log_exe_file, "w") as outfile:
error = run_function(cmd_run, timeout=timeout, stdout=outfile, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, cwd=cwd)
else:
error = run_function(cmd_run, timeout=timeout, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, cwd=cwd)
return error