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34 2. Tutorial
2.1 Preface
2.1.1 How to Read this Tutorial
Whereas Part 3 of this book serves as a reference manual for all Analog Insydes commands,
Part 2 explains dedicated topics of Analog Insydes in a tutorial manner. Although this part is
entitled Tutorial, it is not meant to be read entirely at once by the novice user before working with
Analog Insydes. Rather, each chapter can be read separately to get a more detailed insight into the
corresponding topic. For example, Chapter 2.3 describes how to write your own subcircuits and
models and how to use them during equation setup. However, in the usual application, netlists are
imported automatically using the command ReadNetlist, and equations are set up using predefined
models of the Analog Insydes model library. Thus, in most cases there is no need to write netlists
and models by hand. Nevertheless, you may encounter a task that requires a special hand-written
device model. In this case it is recommended to consult Chapter 2.3 (and perhaps Chapter 2.2 as
well) to learn more about the fine points of Analog Insydes’ modeling capabilities. For the novice
user we recommend to read Chapter 2.4, Chapter 2.5, Chapter 2.7, and Chapter 2.9.
2.1.2 Loading Analog Insydes
The first thing we need to do before we can use any circuit analysis function is to load the Analog
Insydes master package. This file reads in the context AnalogInsydes‘Main‘ which contains all
function definitions for working with netlists. In addition, the master package sets up autoload
declarations for other Analog Insydes functions which are not defined in the Main context.
Loading of Analog Insydes is performed by evaluating the command
in a Mathematica notebook window.