Title :
Event-driven behavioural simulation of analogue transfer functions
Author_Institution :
LSI Logic Ltd., Kent, UK
Abstract :
A method is proposed for simulating analogue circuits, represented by their transfer functions, in an event-driven simulator. Analogue waveforms may be voltage or current, and are represented by a piecewise linear approximate. A novel timestep control technique is presented, whereby individual models maintain this approximation within tolerances, permitting different timesteps in different parts of the circuit. The method is demonstrated by the simulation of an FM receiver architecture
Keywords :
analogue computer circuits; approximation theory; circuit analysis computing; piecewise-linear techniques; FM receiver architecture; analogue circuits; analogue transfer functions; analogue waveforms; event driven behavioural simulation; piecewise linear approximate; timestep control; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Context modeling; Discrete event simulation; Large scale integration; Logic circuits; Piecewise linear approximation; Transfer functions; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1990., EDAC. Proceedings of the European
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2024-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDAC.1990.136652
