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Getting started with eSim.- Windows Installation'

Author: Usha Viswanathan, Gaurav Supal

Keywords: video tutorial, Free and open source software, EDA tool, Simulation

Visual cue	Narration
Show Slide: Title slide	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “ Getting started with eSim- Windows Installation. ”
Show Slide: Learning Objectives	In this tutorial we will learn how to Install eSim version 1.1.2 on Windows OS Run eSim using an example.
Show Slide: System Requirements	To install eSim, we will use Windows 10 OS. You can also use Windows 7 or 8.
Show Slide: Installation Requirements	For the installation- We require a working Internet connection. We also require to be an administrator user.
Show Slide: Prerequisites	To use eSim, one should have basic knowledge of Analog and Digital electronics.
Show Slide: Packages installed with eSim	The following packages will be installed along with eSim: Python 2.7 PyQt4 Matplotlib NgSpice KiCad
Show Slide: About eSim	eSim is a free and open source software alternative to OrCAD . It can be used to: create circuit schematic , perform simulation and create PCB layout .
Show slide: eSim Installation	Let us first download the installer files from the eSim website. Go to the eSim website shown here.
Click on Downloads tab.	Click on Downloads tab.
Point to eSim Installer – Windows	Click on eSim Installer - Windows.
Point to “ Save ”	Click on“ Save ” to save the installer in your computer.
Click on Cancel	I will click on Cancel, because I have already downloaded this file earlier.
Go to Downloads folder	Go to the folder where the eSim installer file is downloaded.
Right-click >> click on Extract Here	Right-click on it and click on Extract Here.
Double-click to open eSim-Windows-Installer folder.	Open eSim-Windows-Installer folder.
Right-click on Setup >> Run as administrator.	Right-click on Setup file and Run as administrator.
Installing Window:	Click Yes or OK or Next as prompted, to complete the installation.
Highlight [ eSim installation is successfully completed]	You can see that the installation of eSim on Windows OS is now complete. Close all open windows.
Show slide: Running eSim	Now that we have installed eSim, let us do a test-run.
Show slide: Example for test Run	Let us run an example using eSim . We are using Half wave Rectifier example for the test-run. Now let us open the project.
Switch to the Desktop	Switch to the Windows Desktop.
Point to eSim icon	We can see that a shortcut to eSim is created here.
Double-click eSim icon >> eSim window opens	Double-click on this eSim icon to launch eSim. The eSim window opens up.
By default, the project files created will be saved in the esim-Workspace directory.	By default, the project files created will be saved in the esim-Workspace directory.
Press “ Ok ”	Press “ Ok” in the dialog box.
eSim window >>click on Open Project	To open the project, click on Open Project button on the top toolbar.
Esim window: Selecting the project folder	Locate the folder where eSim is installed. Open eSim folder and go to Examples folder. Now, select the Half wave rectifier folder.
Point to Half wave rectifier under Projects.	Half wave rectifier will appear under Projects .
Double-click on project file	Double-click to select the project.
Click Open Schematic	Click Open Schematic button on the left toolbar. You can now see the half wave rectifier schematic.
Place cursor on schematic >> press F1 to zoom in >> press F2 to zoom out	Place the cursor on the schematic and press F1 key to zoom in. Press F2 key to zoom out.
Minimize the Schematic window.	Let us now go back to the eSim main window. Now let us simulate the project.
Click on Simulation button	Click on Simulation button, in the left toolbar. This will simulate the circuit.
Terminal and Plot Windows: Highlight each window	You will see: The ngspice terminal window, The ngspice plot window and the python plot window.
Ngspice Terminal Window:	If you are familiar with ngspice commands, then use this window to plot various other waveforms.
Ngspice Plot window:	This shows the simulated output.
Switch to the Python plot window	Now, come to the Python plot window.
Select as per narration	Select the nodes (for voltage) and branches (for current), which need to be displayed.
Click on Plot	Click on Plot.
Output Waveform	Here, the output voltage is rectified with respect to input.
Python plo t window and the schematic window	Click on the maximize button on the Python plot window to see the plot better.
Python plot window	Click on the minimised schematic window. You can now see the plot and the schematic together.
	This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
Show Slide: Summary	Let us summarize. In this tutorial, we learnt how to Install eSim version 1.1.2 on Windows OS. Run eSim using Half wave rectifier as an example.
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Show Slide: Acknowledgment	The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Govt. of India
Show Slide: Thank You	This is Usha from IIT Bombay signing off. Thanks for watching

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