Linux equivalent of Orcad Capture/PSPICE circuit simulator

detly · 04-03-2006, 12:33 AM

Orcad Capture is basically a tool for visually constructing circuits with PSPICE models of components.

I can't run it under WINE, so I am trying to find an equivalent of this software under Linux. I've found replacements for the simulation side of things (eg. ng-spice) but almost nothing for the "pretty pictures" side of things.

Has anyone out there used this software and found a replacement? (Please note that I have searched, but want the opinions of people who were better at it than I.)

jlo_sandog · 04-03-2006, 02:42 AM

which version. I had 9.2 spice working. I just did small schematics did not try simulations. It should run with the latest wine

detly · 04-04-2006, 01:52 AM

I was trying 9.1 -- will try 9.2 with WINE.

detly · 04-15-2006, 06:42 AM

Okay... that's a 182MB download. Maybe not.

Added: Got it, it installs and runs (Capture does, anyway), I can open projects but I can't place parts. It's probably something straightforward, so I'll see...

detly · 05-25-2006, 07:53 AM

...no, it's definitely not going to cooperate. And there is no additional output from wine indicating any failure. But officially, it works:

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=1150