1.3 How to use this manual
The best approach is to read this chapter, then read the command summary at
the beginning of chapter 2, then run the examples in the tutorial section.
Later, when you want to use the advanced features, go back for more detail.
This manual is designed as a reference for users who are familiar with
circuit design, and therefore does not present information on circuit design
but only on the use of this program to analyze such a design. Likewise, it
is not a text in modeling, although the models section does touch on it.
Throughout this manual, the following notation conventions are used:
-
Typewriter font represents exactly what you type, or computer
output.
- Underlined typewriter font is what you type, in a
dialogue with the computer.
- Command words are shown in mixed UPPER and lower case. The upper case
part must be entered exactly. The lower case part is optional, but if
included must be spelled correctly.
- Italics indicate that you should substitute the appropriate name
or value.
- Braces { } indicate optional parameters.
- Ellipses (...) indicate that an entry may be repeated as many times as
needed or desired.